artist

Mar
09
Surrealist Artist Vincent Castiglia Talks Tattoos, Bloodletting & Growing Up In Bensonhurst

Surrealist Artist Vincent Castiglia Talks Tattoos, Bloodletting & Growing Up In Bensonhurst

Photo by Benjamin Cohn/Bensonhurst Bean“Every painting is intrinsically a part of me,” says Bensonhurst-born tattoo artist and surrealist
8 min read
Feb
15
‘A Tree Falls In Brooklyn’: Local Wood Carver And Sculptor Eric Pesso Featured At BPL Winter Exhibition

‘A Tree Falls In Brooklyn’: Local Wood Carver And Sculptor Eric Pesso Featured At BPL Winter Exhibition

Circular #8 by Eric Pesso. (Courtesy of Eric Pesso)The most intriguing exhibitions resonate long after a viewer experiences the
3 min read
Feb
12
‘A Tree Falls In Brooklyn’: Local Wood Carver And Sculptor Eric Pesso Featured At BPL Winter Exhibition

‘A Tree Falls In Brooklyn’: Local Wood Carver And Sculptor Eric Pesso Featured At BPL Winter Exhibition

Circular #8 by Eric Pesso. (Courtesy of Eric Pesso)The most intriguing exhibitions resonate long after a viewer experiences the
3 min read
Aug
13
Neighbor Laolu Senbanjo On Being Nigerian In America, His Art Exhibit & Concert At Bar Chord Tomorrow And More

Neighbor Laolu Senbanjo On Being Nigerian In America, His Art Exhibit & Concert At Bar Chord Tomorrow And More

Laolu Senbanjo. Photo by Jide Alakija [http://www.alakija.com/]Laolu Senbanjo [http://www.laolusenbanjo.com/] was born and raised
8 min read
Jun
04
Neighbor & Artist Juan Carlos Pinto Starts Gorgeous Mosaic At Q Gardens

Neighbor & Artist Juan Carlos Pinto Starts Gorgeous Mosaic At Q Gardens

Photo via Q Gardens [https://www.facebook.com/Qgardenscommunity/photos/a.235195139999496.1073741829.190736197778724/393835164135492/?type=1&theater] Exciting
1 min read
Jan
20
The View From Cortelyou Road, As Seen Through Neighbor Michael Hirshon’s Pen

The View From Cortelyou Road, As Seen Through Neighbor Michael Hirshon’s Pen

We were pretty pumped when neighbor Michael Hirshon [http://www.hirshon.net/info] sent us a link to these drawings
3 min read
Nov
05
See Artist Karen Eve Friedland’s Work At A Free Open Studio This Saturday & Sunday

See Artist Karen Eve Friedland’s Work At A Free Open Studio This Saturday & Sunday

Artist and neighbor Karen Eve Friedland [http://www.karenfriedland.com/] will show her work at a free open studio this
2 min read
Jul
15
Meet The Neighbors: Jennifer Kahrs Of The Shadowbox Shop

Meet The Neighbors: Jennifer Kahrs Of The Shadowbox Shop

We first met neighbor Jennifer Kahrs several month ago, after we spotted her adorable cat [/blog/photos/photo-of-the-day-window-cat] basking in
3 min read
Jun
03

The Day: Weekend Violence, a Musical Neighbor and a Studio Stroll

The sun sets on a summer night in Fort Greene. (Photo by Francisco Daum)Good morning, Fort Greene and Clinton
2 min read