HAND PAINTED SIGNS

             As many long time followers of this Monday morning passel of pix   

             will know, I love hand painted signs, and have posted them more 

             than a few times. 

 

             Here’s a recent handful from the past year or so…

                         

 

all photos ©Ken Brown

DOORS OF NYC (UPDATE)

                        Here are some recent additions from an ongoing series

                   on the doors of NYC. Maybe you will recognize a few...

      

                                       all photos ©Ken Brown

VERTICAL WORLD

                      Time for a quick catch up dip into the vertical archive…

all photos ©Ken Brown

NYC EASTER PARADE 2017

                        Easter Sunday 2017, and the annual Easter Parade is 
                 inundated with fashion, frills, and frolics of every persuasion...

Trump crashes the Easter Parade and shows off his

(beleaguered) Eagle.

tiny dogs are really BIG!

When I asked how the Easter ears were selling, he answered

that it was worse than last years since Trump Tower closed

off traffic.

all photos ©Ken Brown

                           

PITTSBURGH PA.

          Recently, we had the good fortune of spending several days of Spring     

          break in the spirited and culturally rich city of Pittsburgh. We visited the

          Carnegie and Warhol Museums as well as the (only) Center for Post 

          Natural History. The street culture is lively with a wealth of great graft, 

          good coffee, and many up and coming neighborhoods.

all photos ©Ken Brown

WORDS ON WALLS, CRYSTAL BALL

Now for something completely different.

One of my favorite sub-topics in the ongoing documentation of NYC street culture

has been “words on walls”. Over the past several months, I have been collaborating with two young friends: poet and producer, Marcus Fleming, and musician and coder, Brian Hurlow. Using an interactive website, we have come up with a piece of art that reflects these phrases and offers the possibility of a vision into the future via the mix of a traditional mechanism, the crystal ball, and a high tech roll of fortune on your computer or phone.  Enjoy!

http://www.wordsonwalls.nyc 

Please note, there is a countdown clock of 1 minute for a friend or partner

to receive their fortune.

all best,

Ken

BALLOON PORTAGE

  Balloon portage, what a job.…the primal attraction of a bright blast of colors is always a treat for the eyes, and it still rings true, especially against a gritty city background.

                                    All photos ©Ken Brown