tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77075671840023617462024-03-14T03:03:26.874-05:00Madison Street Art...a city is more than concrete and brick.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.comBlogger170125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-40593674292893063852017-11-02T12:23:00.000-05:002017-11-02T12:23:01.987-05:00Mural at Hair Works
Really killer mural piece right next door to the Jade Monkey (corner of Cottage Grove Rd. and Monona Dr.) - on the Hair Works building. Love the different script styles.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-56660436775433405052017-10-31T12:20:00.001-05:002017-10-31T12:20:34.489-05:00Hidden color
Great new mural went up not too far from my place, but it's sadly kind of hidden - it's on the back side of the strip mall at E. Wash and E. Johnson, accessible by Hermina St. (click for bigger image)Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-3729103585257116382017-10-12T09:29:00.000-05:002017-10-12T09:29:18.863-05:00Tattoo shops have the best graffitiHi friends! Long time no see. Thought I'd update a bit with some of the great art I've seen popping up around the city lately, plus some stuff I've overlooked in the past. As always, if you see something that hasn't been featured here yet, drop a line with a photo (and how you want to be credited): madstreetart@gmail.com
(click for bigger image) Mural on the back of Rockwell Tattoo Company on Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-58012609849423722302015-07-30T15:50:00.000-05:002015-07-30T15:50:11.419-05:00Just a Cool Thing
Gettin' political up in here. Been seeing these all over the place lately - obvs someone supporting Walker's bid for president on an absurdist platform.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-6799161603073910362015-05-24T14:10:00.002-05:002015-05-24T14:10:40.020-05:00Help a new mural come to life on Willy St!From Sharon Kilfoy, who runs the Williamson Street Art Center:
The mural will be a celebration of life on Willy Street. It will honor the life of Tony Robinson and others with connections to the Willy St neighborhood who have died through violence. It will depict no violence, no guns, no 'RIP.' It will show people in happy moments - skateboarding, sitting on the front porch, playing the Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-71934926885607230472015-05-06T18:09:00.001-05:002015-05-06T18:09:24.601-05:00Boned.
Happy Spring, Madison!
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-6125587712265099962014-10-24T16:04:00.001-05:002014-10-24T16:04:21.989-05:00Brain + Beer = Best friends forever
This adorable little tableau was spotted and submitted by JS on the Capitol City bike path behind Regent Street. I'm not sure everyone would agree with the sentiment represented, but this is very Wisconsin.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-40169699259799058342014-10-22T13:59:00.000-05:002014-10-22T13:59:05.118-05:00Never lost
Mural (in progress still, I think) on the back side of Plan B / behind Cha Cha Beauty Parlor on Willy St.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-491980221214766202014-10-15T15:42:00.002-05:002014-10-15T15:42:20.506-05:00Another face in the wall
It's almost like the green Zoidberg face thing is trying to mock the red face stencil, but we all know that just comes from being insecure. East side of Madison, on the bike path near intersection of E. Wilson and Dickinson Streets.
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-48022836682093502182014-09-30T19:17:00.000-05:002014-09-30T19:17:16.054-05:00Third eye GAH I'M BLIND
Spotted/submitted by TF. There's just...a whole lot going on here. Cats with cleavage = nope nope nope.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-36067210673807240592014-09-29T14:22:00.003-05:002014-09-29T14:22:45.853-05:00Watchers on the bridge
A couple of interesting, nicely done stencils on the bridge crossing the Yahara River at Rutledge.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-10400275834893221322014-09-11T12:21:00.000-05:002014-09-11T12:21:21.034-05:00Building better neighborhoods with artThis press release just arrived in my inbox. I'm super stoked to see projects like this taking off in Madison, and especially being utilized by traditionally under-served neighborhoods and communities. Check it, and help out if you can:
Sustain Dane Paints a Sustainable Future with Darbo-Worthington Neighbors
September 9, Madison, WI – Community Paint Days for smART [sustainability + Madison + Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-1416031040459323762014-09-08T14:02:00.001-05:002014-09-08T14:02:19.900-05:00LOOK INTO MY EYES
Meep! natch.
I love this artist so much, but seriously, Madison, anyone else wanna step up their game? I feel like Meep is the only one doing anything with any kind of regularity these days.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-51015640500539026072014-09-03T11:01:00.001-05:002014-09-03T11:01:32.102-05:00Ziggy Gets Art
Ziggy the cat is a Willy Street institution, a sort of feline ambassador of the neighborhood. Because of course that 'hood has a resident friendly kitty--especially one that gets his own street art, courtesy of the ever-prolific Meep. Photo from the Ziggy the Cat Facebook page. You can get a t-shirt with his face on it now, too.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-21553519483147001522014-07-16T12:22:00.000-05:002014-07-16T12:22:25.520-05:00Community Mural Love
A much-needed splash of color just got added to the (formerly) big white wall on the side of the Plan B nightclub on Williamson St.
Let the Willy Street Blog tell you all about it. The work was done by Baltimore-based artist Michael Owen, and brought about by lots of community effort:
The Baltimore Love Mural is the second mural to go up on a wall in the neighborhood in as many years as partEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-18210129737264007932014-07-15T17:54:00.001-05:002014-07-15T17:54:29.675-05:00Proper gentledogs
Meep again. Paste-up at the corner of Ingersol and Willy. And the inevitable dong graffiti on the gentleman dog, too.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-79232944309899651612014-07-03T09:39:00.001-05:002014-07-03T09:39:14.672-05:00The prettiest monster in the deep ocean
Another piece by one of our most prolific Madison street artists (or collective, I've heard conflicting rumors), Meep! On the side of Mother Fools, natch. Such a pretty, pretty deep sea creature!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-12277060000898794602014-06-22T13:21:00.003-05:002014-06-22T13:21:52.811-05:00The face of the Yahara River bridge
This fella currently stares up at cyclists and pedestrians on the bridge over the Yahara River by O'Keefe.Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-66523911476997564082014-06-12T12:31:00.000-05:002014-06-12T12:31:01.936-05:00Girls Rising
Photo by Catherine Capellaro
This is so ridiculously cool:
It looks so awesome, I'd never guess it was painted by a group of sixth graders.
A bright new mural gracing the graffiti wall at Mother Fool's Coffeehouse on Willy Street pays tribute to the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls and the Bring Back Our Girls movement, and is part of a global awareness campaign in support of girls' Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-91330907219480047412014-05-22T13:12:00.001-05:002014-05-22T13:12:37.840-05:00Two new murals approved for Willy StreetProgress! Super stoked to see these go up:
Two new murals have been approved for the Willy Street corridor on the near east side, adding to the street's already vibrant collection of artwork.
Michael Owen, a muralist and painter from Baltimore, has been tapped to create a new mural on the side of Plan B at 924 Williamson St. The building is owned by Chuck Chvala, who has donated Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-37634164904585131052014-05-13T18:26:00.001-05:002014-05-13T18:26:31.615-05:00Mondrian, street artist
Piet Mondrian on the street, yo. East Wilson Street along the backside of the storage units. Happy spring, artists!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-1583274805558295392014-04-25T17:37:00.000-05:002014-04-25T17:37:08.022-05:00ElsewhereStreet art is often an expression of political and/or social turmoil.
"Across Athens, Graffiti Worth A Thousand Words of Malaise"
What are we talking about in Madison?Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-30205874472097651992013-12-08T21:12:00.000-06:002013-12-08T21:12:03.459-06:00Graffiti artists take over an abandoned warehouseMoar like this, please.
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-5115162742662698642013-11-19T12:41:00.000-06:002013-11-19T12:41:16.906-06:005 Pointz: In memoriumDamn. Just...damn:
Furious street art fans were in mourning Tuesday after the owners of 5
Pointz had the graffiti Mecca in Long Island City whitewashed overnight.
Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7707567184002361746.post-50347767469765107192013-10-17T13:15:00.001-05:002013-10-17T13:15:04.060-05:00The Guardian wants to see the graffiti in your 'hoodInteresting and cool project courtesy of the Guardian: "Show Us: Photos of graffiti in your neighborhood." Definitely some great stuff in there from places around the UK, though it appears to be just getting off the ground. Get on it - represent!Emilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11393762115493350763noreply@blogger.com0