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Entries Tagged as 'Eye on the Street'

Eye on the Street–We Live in Brooklyn

July 21st, 2008 · No Comments

This “We Live in Brooklyn” poster recently appeared on N. 6 Street near Kent Avenue, which is still a favorite spot for artists to show their work on the street.

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Eye on the Street: Judith Supine

July 20th, 2008 · No Comments

A number of new Judith Supine works have popped up around Williamsburg in recent weeks. This one is from Hope Street, east of the BQE, in a spot where one doesn’t usually find street art.

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Eye on the Street: Peru Ana Ana Peru

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

This Peru Ana Ana Peru comes from N. 6 Street between Wythe and Kent Avenues in Williamsburg, which is one of the few spots left in Williamsburg west of the BQE that continues to consistently attract new street art.

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Eye on the Street: Obey & Post No Bills

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

There is almost nothing we can add to this juxtaposition of street art from Obey and the directive to Post No Bills. It comes from Berry Street in Williamsburg.

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Eye on the Street: Third Eye + Dain

July 14th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Here are a few works from a popular street are wall on N. 8 Street in Williamsburg near Driggs. The work on the left is a Third Eye and the one on the right is a Dain, whose work has been popping up everywhere.

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Eye on the Street: Turf Steer

July 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

We found this interesting specimen on N. 9 Street on a construction fence that we’ve featured more than once because it’s often wide open and constitutes a public safety hazard. We do like it.

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Eye on the Street: Obey + Lightning

June 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

This Obey poster, which has been decorated with the always popular pink cloud and lightning bolt, is on Dunham Place near Broadway in South Williamsburg.

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Eye on the Street: New on Berry

June 16th, 2008 · No Comments

The art on top went up recently on Berry Street near N. 11 Street. The puppy on the bottom has been there for well over a year.

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Eye on the Street: Another Dain

May 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Many works by Dain have appeared in the Burg over the last couple of months. This one is on N. 10 Street near Berry.

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Eye on the Street: Boxy

May 29th, 2008 · No Comments

This box just popped up on some ugly new construction on Union Avenue in Williamsburg, which itself, is quite boxy. The art is the most colorful thing about the puke-brick colored building.

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Eye on the Street: Tricky Door

May 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

We will never be able to get enough street art images of The Tricky One. He’s around in the Burg and each one seems to have a different flavor, depending on placement and how he’s been altered. This Tricky is found on N. 8 Street between Driggs and Roebling. He’s been gone a long time [...]

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Eye on the Street: Wythe & N. 5

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Here’s another piece of art work that has appeared and been bolted to a street sign post in Williamsburg. This one is one N. 5 Street near Wythe. We don’t know who the artist is.

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Eye on the Street: N. 8 Street

May 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Versions of this art, which streetsy.com identifies as thirdeye, have popped up in a few places around Williamsburg. This and some other pieces are also identified as the work of Peripheral Media Projects.

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Eye on the Street: Stencil

May 18th, 2008 · No Comments

There are a number of these in Williamsburg, around S. 4 and S. 5 Streets, particularly on fences around the various local condo projects.

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Eye on the Street: Kermit with Pushpin

May 17th, 2008 · No Comments

These Kermit posters have been up on Driggs Avenue between N. 9 and N. 10 Street in Williamsburg for a while. The pushpin on this one is a recent addition, though.

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Eye on the Street: Tricky Dick with Roach

May 14th, 2008 · No Comments

The chances to see Richard Nixon street art are few and far between, so this Tricky Dick from Williamsburg is appreciated. It’s been up for a while and acquired some things like the roach on the forehead along the way.

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Eye on the Street: Dain Over Faile

May 12th, 2008 · No Comments

A door at N. 10 and Berry is one of the few spots left in Williamsburg where new street art is consistently posted. (There were a lot of them a few years ago.) This week’s new addition is some work by Dain which has gone atop work by Faile. Sadly, we noticed that a lot [...]

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Eye on the Street: Literally

May 11th, 2008 · No Comments

This comes to us from Little Nassau Street and Kent Avenue near the BQE and gives very real meaning to “Eye on the Street.” We don’t know how long it’s been there, given that we don’t hit Little Nassau Street very often.

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Eye on the Street: “Kitty Moth”

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Today’s street art comes from Carroll Gardens via a photo sent to us by a kind GL reader. She writes: “This is a ‘kitty moth’ as my 3-yr old calls it. It’s on the light at the corner of Court and 2nd Pl. Used to be on the wall by the Carroll St [...]

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Eye on the Street: Dain Door

May 8th, 2008 · No Comments

A lot of work by Dain went up around Williamsburg in the last few weeks and we’re still catching (and catching up with) some of them. This one comes from Berry Street near N. 6.

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Eye on the Street: Stencil

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

We’re not sure as to the origin of this stencil or its exact age, but it’s one of a series around Williamsburg.

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Eye on the Street: Eye Replacement

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

We found this somewhat tweaked poster on Driggs Avenue in Williamsburg near N. 9 Street. We always enjoy advertising when the eyes have been altered.

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Eye on the Street: Heel

May 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment

These Chihuahua posters have popped up around Williamsburg in both English and Spanish. UPDATE: This ain’t no street art. Per a reader: “The Heel posters are all over Hollywood too. I did some digging and discovered they’re a viral marketing campaign for Disney’s fall movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua.” Read more about it here. [...]

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Eye on Street: Bond Street Face

May 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment

This face was forwarded to us by our Carroll Gardens Correspondent from Bond Street in Gowanus. We’re unclear as to who or what it is, but it has that certain something.

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Eye on the Street: Faile with Sign & Tags

May 1st, 2008 · No Comments

It’s from Williamsburg. One installment of this Faile art has been covered by a construction sign and another has been tagged.

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