Category graffiti

Indoor Exhibit Reveals Stories and Processes Behind the Lifespan of Outdoor Art

July 5, 2024 · by · in Art, art restoration, Artists, crafts, design, Exhibits, graffiti, interactive art, Mosaic, mural conservation and restoration, parks, playgrounds, public art, Sculpture · 1 Comment

The exhibit “Rust Happen(s): Caring for the Public Art Collection” opened at Cambridge Arts Gallery 344 in March, but I didn’t get there till the end of June. It will close on July 19, 2024. I’m posting quickly now to maximize remaining time for you to enjoy this revelatory exhibit.

Rob “Problak” Gibbs’ New ‘Breathe Life’ Mural Looks Wonderfully Alive at Madison Park High School

October 31, 2020 · by · in African American History, architecture, Art, art education, Artists, books, Boston events, children, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, commuity, Exhibits, graffiti, graphic design, interactive art, mural process, Murals, museums, painting, political issues, public art, public art tours, Roxbury community, schools, sketching and drawing, social justice, visual art · 1 Comment

The recently completed ‘Breathe Life’ mural by Rob “Problak” Gibbs’ takes in the sky above Madison Park Technical Vocational High School where he was a student, graduating in 1995. Here are photos from my first visits with quotes and links to valuable resources that promise to enrich your perspective on this significant artwork.

Ink Block Underground Murals by Women Artists: Indie 184, Silvia López Chavez, Imagine876, Thy Doan

March 9, 2020 · by · in architecture, Art, Artists, Bicycle Paths, bikepaths, Boston events, Boston Public Art, calligraphy, collaborative art projects, collabrative murals, commuity, design, drawing, flowers, graffiti, graphic design, Installations, landscape architecture, mural process, Murals, painting, parks, performance space, poetry, political issues, public art, social justice, street art, temporary art, Videos, visual art, women artists · 3 Comments

In honor of International Women’s Day, I will first focus on the four women artists who have created murals for Underground at Ink Block, an urban park that opened in Boston’s South End 2017. I have already enthusiastically posted about other murals by Silvia López Chavez and Imagine876 (Sneha Shrestha), but Thy Doan and Indie184 (Soraya Marquez) are new discoveries for me.