Artist Statement: My work explores my personal experiences, while correlating ideas between culture and subculture. Touching on social, historical, and individual experiences, my goal is to engage the viewer through mundane subjects and satirical themes. Using a crude aesthetic to merge ideas of race,...
About the Mural Mural by Ruth Hofheimer at Myrtle/ Wyckoff in Bushwick.In memory of Ella Bandes, Edwin Torres, and Hui Wu— pedestrians killed at this intersection. May their deaths help produce safer streets for future generations. Partners & Sponsors Created with support from Transportation Alternatives, Council Member Antonio...
About the Mural Arcoíris de Dreamers pays tribute to the rainbow of immigrants that made Bushwick, Brooklyn their home.7 floors of murals, one design: Arcoíris de Dreamers is a piece by artist Gera Lozano in collaboration with local poet Modesto Flako Jimenez. Permanently on display at OPEN...
Artist Statement I am a firm believer that tradition is very important in our lives. The Bronx area has a big immigrant and blue collar community. What they have in common is the manual labor, earning the bread with your hands. I always remember the...
About Exhibition https://vimeo.com/279522341From June 3 to June 23, 2018, ArtBridge presents Arts on Amboy — a showcase of 31 Staten Island artists and 76 artworks in 11 local businesses, sponsored by Councilmember Joseph Borelli. Arts on Amboy is an art fair for the community, to promote both...
Artist Statement: Chinatown’s history is full of hardship, but also full of love. Doyers Street is located in Chinatown, intersecting with Pell Street at its very end, as if a flying dragon is winding its way up and resting at the intersection of the two...
About the Mural Lifelong Bronx resident Andre Trenier presents “Rep Your Flag”—an homage to the immigrant communities that give the Bronx its strength. The 16 included flags were determined directly from community feedback: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras,...
About the Mural Jose Rodriguez‘s mural encourages students to directly interact with it, and otherwise get them to exercise more and be healthy.During our student workshops, we were able to find out how they previously utilized the space on their playground with games they made up on the spot....
About the Murals ArtBridge is pleased to announce the completion of three large-scale stepstreet mural installations in the South Bronx. Diana Perea’s “Blue-Winged Warbler” can be found at Third Avenue and Weiher Court. It features a hexagonal pattern inspired by the honeycombs of beehives and the...
About Exhibition Cloud Formations blends new and old design elements, riffing off bland scaffolding piping, twisting them into cloud-like shapes, and enlivening these shapes with hundreds of LED lights fused by 3D-printed connectors. The result: A scaffolding interior that comes alive with vibrant curves and light. Partners...