"WALK ON BY..."

Walk on by...

all photos ©Ken Brown

DEAD HORSE BAY

Update on Dead Horse Bay:

Last weekend we biked out to Dead Horse Bay for a post Sandy peek at a favorite location. Other than a slight shifting among some larger elements (an abandoned yacht and some newly toppled trees), the essence of this fantastically surreal landscape was relatively unchanged. A New York City dump for over a hundred years, the vestiges of our culture 

are scattered about in an abundance rarely seen in an era of carefully manicured public 

landfills.

                                a lead paperweight from a new stand

                                 

                                all photos ©Ken Brown

"BIG ART" BUSHWICK NYC

In the long history of street art in NYC there have been significant changes in style and location. Especially large wall pieces appear in pockets throughout the city, but in recent years, one neighborhood that has had an abundant flourishing in this category with some 

of the best and most original work is Bushwick...

all photos ©Ken Brown

HAND PAINTED SIGNS-NYC

I have been obsessed with hand painted signs forever and as we witness the transformation away from original renderings to cheesy vinyl substitutes, it feels like we are watching the end of an era.  Of course, as long as there are artists around and businesses need to tell people where they are, hand painting will endure. It does make me appreciate the soulful, art from the heart funk factor and that is the basis for this celebration... Here are a few gems gathered over the past year or so. 

all photos ©Ken Brown

"FONT CITY''

There is growing evidence that someone out there is having too much fun with fonts...

all photos ©Ken Brown