BROOKLYN STREET ART LOVES YOU MORE EVERY DAYOne trend these days in the world of Street Art is to go lavishly large, big with a bang, gargantuan with gusto! Copius expanses of epic walls, scissor lifts, cases of cans and buckets of wheat-paste, an assortment of assistants, photographers, a public press release, and a panting play-by-play on social media as the Street Artist progresses across the cinder blocks. The desire to think big is a historical human inclination, from the pyramids to the Great Wall of China to Burj Khalifa to the works of Christo and Jeanne-Claude , we love gigantic work.
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Due to its completely democratic nature, the Street Art practice also includes the simplest, least showy, and anonymous pieces. Often we find little one-layer stencils, sprayed in ten seconds, to be just as interesting, and sometimes more powerful than the largest mural. Hidden, tucked away on the bottom of a doorway or a lamppost, the stencil is a fast way for an artist to get up and run, as fast as a sticker slap and just as effective. This collection of stencils recently collected in a few cities reminds us of those days when a lot of Street Art was not conspicuously installed and the works were small. The artists here are unknown to us but maybe you have seen them.
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Don’t crack your knuckle! They’ll grow as big as the Ritz-Carlton. Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Could be hallucinating but does this fly have a lion face? Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Even pugilists take a break. Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Señor Conejo has an announcement. Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
Artist Unknown (photo © Jaime Rojo)
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