Ward 6, a waterfront district in Washington, D.C., is shining a bit brighter today. With the recent mural installation by Hense, an Atlanta-based artist, a once historic church now stands tall – decked out in bold, vibrant colors and painted textures. Hense’s process was astonishingly similar to that of your everyday graffiti artist, slowly and meticulously layering the exterior of a building with spray paint, rollers and brushes. The only difference? It was entirely legal.
So many goodies on the web this week! Here are a few faves: 1. One of my favorite Canadian mags, OCW, just launched another issue! Whee! 2. Did you catch Little Paper Plane’s large format print release this week? The only thing better than art is massive art. 3. Hammocks & High Tea’s newest Hammam
Oh, man. I need this mural on my garage door. Link: FLICKR
Oh, the last puzzle piece. Small pleasures indeed. Link: BRAD DOWNEY
Oh, dear. I’ll bet this knitter’s got a bad case of arthritis after all of that work. Amazing! Link: MY MODERN MET
Nuria’s street paintings inject much-needed color into otherwise dilapidated buildings. Oh, to be a color injector by trade! Link: NURIA MORA
How beautiful is this stop sign from Aakash Nihalani? Art in the everyday, indeed.
Miso’s street art in Melbourne is some of the most stunning graffiti I’ve seen. Can you even call this graffiti? Proof that there is so, so much beauty in the everyday. (p.s. I wrote a post on graffiti two years ago today!)