“Brooklyn, Number 1”
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Content and images by: Caressa Losier
Where Ya From by Jason Shelowitz (@jayshells_ ) & Theron Cook (@theroncook) Dodworth St., Brooklyn, NY
Face it, when it comes to street art in New York City, Brooklyn is it! Every street corner, store, restaurant and sometimes even the sidewalk is just covered in creativity. So we traveled around the city – Bushwick, Bedford-Stuyvesant, Red Hook, Greenpoint, Prospect Heights, Williamsburg and several other neighborhoods to get a taste of what makes Brooklyn street art so special. Continue below to see the best street art in Brooklyn from over 50 talented well-known artists from around the world.
Don Rimx
Pirate Studios Mural by Don Rimx (@donrimx ), Division Pl., Brooklyn, NY
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Jerkface
Pink Panther Mural by Jerkface (@incarceratedjerkfaces ), Graham Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Queens street artist Jerkface created this Pink Panther mural that covers the gates of what used to be Grandma Roses in Brooklyn, NY. Jerkface street art offers a splash of nostalgia with cartoon characters like Pink Panther, Spongebob Square Pants, Tom & Jerry – from all of the greatest childhood shows.
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Angotti
Saint Rose by Angotti (@angotti81 ), Union Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Eduardo Kobra
Fight for Street Art by Eduardo Kobra (@kobrastreetart ), N. 9th St., Brooklyn, NY
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Sidka One & Nubian
French Touch by Sidka One (@sidkaone ) & Nubian Artwork (@nubianartwork ), Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Montpellier artists Sidka One and Nubian Artwork joined forces to make their mark on Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood with French Touch. The French artists found the perfect spot for their mural atop of La Mina Meat Market.
Alexandre Keto
Carefree by Alexandre Keto (@alexandreketo), Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Zim One
Angie’s Breakfast Spot Mural by Zim One (@zim__one), Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Fin DAC
Angel A by Fin DAC (@findac ), West St., Brooklyn, NY
The Watcher by Fin DAC (@findac ), Morgan Ave., Brooklyn, NY
See #MelanatedMurals for more information on The Watcher by FinDAC.
Girl Brooklyn by Fin DAC (@findac ), Wilson Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Colossal Media
The Mona Lisa of Williamsburg by Steven Paul/Colossal Media (@colossalmedia ), Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
What initially began as a photo “Lost Time” by Steven Paul turned into the emblematic, 4-story high mural The Mona Lisa of Williamsburg. Colassal Media partnered with Scholastic to celebrate The Scholastic Art & Writing Award Gold Medalist by painting his photo.
Love Thy Neighborhood by Colossal Media (@colossalmedia ), Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Vince Ballentine
Financial Freedom by Vince Ballentine (@vinceballentine99 ), Kosciuszko St., Brooklyn, NY
Boshia Rae Jean by Vince Ballentine (@vinceballentine99 ), Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Owen Dippie
The Radiant Madonna by Owen Dippie (@owendippie ), Jefferson St., Brooklyn, NY
Pol Corona
Untitled by Pol Corona (@polcorona), Myrtle Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Lolo
Snake Priestess by Lolo (@lolo.ys), Troutman St., Brooklyn, NY
Klops & Matt Adnate
Culture Vultures by Klops (@klopsito), Untitled by Li-Hill (@li_hill) ) & Adnate (@adnate ), Brooklyn, NY
Iena Cruz
Iguana by Iena Cruz (@ienacruz ), Meserole St., Brooklyn, NY
Dasic Fernandez
The Venus of Bushwick by Dasic Fernandez (@dasicfernandez ), Meserole St., Brooklyn, NY
Virgin & Child by Dasic Fernandez (@dasicfernandez ), Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
Dasic Fernandez street art is a splashing rainbow of vibrant, gravity-defying colors and characters. His artwork Virgin & Child was created with several other popular Brooklyn street art pieces for The Bushwick Collective 2014. Fernandez dedicated this bold mural to the mother of his children.
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DFace & Spraying Bricks
Save the World by DFace (@dface_official ) & Spraying Bricks (@sprayingbricks ), Eagle St., Brooklyn, NY
Icy & Sot
Color Rain by Icy and Sot (@icyandsot ), Wythe Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Color Rain by the Brooklyn-based Iranian duo Icy and Sot is a seventy-foot long mural that depicts a line of young children looking up at a rainbow downpour. It is located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.
Alan Aine
Untitled by Alan Aine (@alanaine), Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Sara Erenthal
Women Are by Sara Erenthal (@saraerenthalart), Knickerbocker Ave., Brooklyn, NY
See #AFWBW for more information on Women Are by Sara Erenthal.
Resa Piece
Untitled by Resa Piece (@resa_piece) x Menace Two (@menace.two), Stockholm St., Brooklyn, NY
Untitled by Resa Piece (@resa_piece), Dupont St., Brooklyn, NY
NS CB
Untitled by Nicole Salgar (@nmsalgar ) & Chuck Berrett (@chuckberrett ), Meserole St., Brooklyn, NY
Bushwick Natives
Artists: Zimer (@zimernyc ), Vince Ballentine (@vinceballentine99 ), Damien Mitchell (@damien_mitchell ), Andre Trenier (@andre_trenier ), Angotti (@angotti81 ), Resa Piece (@resa_piece ), Knickerbocker Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Several talented artists teamed up at Brooklyn’s 83rd precinct to portray some of the most respected Bushwick Brooklynites in the entertainment industry. This Bushwick Natives mural features Jackie Gleason by Zimer, Jeannie Ortega by Vince Ballentine, Eddie Murphy by Damien Mitchell, Rosie Perez by Andre Trenier, Rick Gonzalez by Angotti and Phil Rizzuto of the New York Yankees by Resa Piece.
Zimer & Rocko
King of NY by Scott “Zimer” Zimmerman (@zimernyc ) and Naoufal “Rocko” Alaou (@rocky_nyc), Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Lmnopi
Ta’kaiya Blaney by Lmnopi (@lmnopimaize), Wyckoff St., Brooklyn, NY
Denton Burrows
Untitled by Denton Burrows (@dentonburrows), Dupont St., Brooklyn, NY
Damien Mitchell
Anti-Social Media by Damien Mitchell (@damien_mitchell ), N. 3rd St., Brooklyn, NY
Lexi Bella & Danielle Mastrion
Lexi Bella (@lexibellaart ) & Danielle Mastrion (@daniellebknyc ), Morgan Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Mermaid Mural by Lexi Bella (@lexibellaart ) & Danielle Mastrion (@daniellebknyc ), Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Danielle Mastrion
Untitled by Danielle Mastrion (@daniellebknyc ), Underhill Ave., Brooklyn, NY
ANJL
House of Flying Daggers by ANJL (@ANJLNYC), Wilson Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Vexta & Askew One
Brooklyn street art like The Thread That Binds Us by Vexta & Askew One has several positive advantages. For starters, this climate change-inspired mural brightens up this artistic Greenpoint neighborhood with bright neon bands and outlined faces of local sustainability innovators. Sweet! This Brooklyn street art mural was also made with sugar-based paint from Ironlak.
DFace
Til Death Do Us Part by DFace (@dface_official ), Troutman St., Brooklyn, NY
Gaz NYC
Addicted to Likes by Gaz NYC, Meserole St., Brooklyn, NY
Fumeroism
Tropical Paradise by Fumeroism (@fumeroism ), Johnson Ave., Brooklyn, NY
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Sonni
Untitled by Sonni (@sonni ), Brooklyn, NY
James Bullough
Rookery Mural by James Bullough (@james_bullough ), Troutman St., Brooklyn, NY
Sexer1
Surrounded by Artificial by Sexer1 (@sexer1 ), Morgan Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Ibrahim El-Baait
Dirty Came by Ibrahim El-Baait (@sociobaaith), Putnam Ave., Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn street art that honors its natives, like Dirty Came by Ibrahim El-Baait, is important to the community. Ol Dirty Bastard was born in Fort Greene section of Brooklyn, but this mural on the side of a corner store in Bed Stuy honors the Brooklyn-turned-Staten Island resident by portraying his famous food stamp identification card.
Cern
Martial Arts Academy Mural by Cern (@cernesto), N. 8th St., Brooklyn, NY
Welin
Untitled by Andreas Welin (@welinoo ), Stagg St., Brooklyn, NY
Gaia
Five Bronze Mercuries by Gaia (@gaiastreetart), Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY
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