The boy on the bike but this time in color and a bit smaller than before. Still in progress at the Bushwick Collective. Thanks to Joe, Cliff and Ash.
A few more shots of the wall at the Bushwick Collective in Brooklyn. Looking forward to going back soon to finish up. Photos by Caroline Voagen Nelson.
Gettin’ ready for Fountain.
Up next in the series of BPP paintings. Bobby and Huey holding it down. Also if you are trying to reach me please do so at chrisstain@gmail.com and not the Tumblr email. Thanks!
Black Panthers. First set in a series. Acrylic on canvas.
By request, 5 new works on canvas about the Black Panthers.
As of late:
I helped design a tshirt for my kids school.
I helped Bill on a project.
Helped some of my students at East Brooklyn CHS put together a mural.
Painted the Clockwork Orange eyes for a party during Basel in Miami.
Carved and painted a diety of Jagannatha for a 3D class I was taking.
Helped put together the first Justseeds gallery show in NYC at Munch Gallery.
Taught the students at East Brooklyn CHS how to screen print.
Baked Xmas cookies with my kids.
Made a zine for my Art and Protest class.
Made a paper mask sculpture of Garuda for the 3D class.
In Hurricane Sandy’s wake a good friend of mine lost his studio, ie his means of making money. With the loving burden of a new born and family at home my man could really use the help. Please click the link below and show some love by purchasing a print that I put together in hopes to ease the stress.
A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who purchased a print for Hurricane Sandy relief. The prints are all SOLD OUT !
REBUILD. New print to benefit those affected by Hurricane Sandy. Proceeds go to RSR. $20 each.$300 for the original rubylith cut. more info here: http://chrisstain.bigcartel.com/
Over the weekend I took a trip down to Baltimore to paint with my man Billy Mode. We were asked to participate in Articulate Baltimore, another move to improve some of the grey walls currently deflating the spirit in many a Baltimore neighborhood.
I had recently come across a photo of two kids that I really wanted to try and do something with. So having called in sick for work last Thursday I took the opportunity to blow my nose, spit up mucus, and cut a stencil. I added some Ravens and Orioles references for a touch of hometown pride.
I arrived in Baltimore on Friday night. It had rained earlier that day and it looked like more showers were on the way. Fortunately by 9pm the rain had passed. Bill, Martha Cooper and I left the Mt Royal Tavern and went back over to the 30’ x 20’ wall on Mulberry and Tyson to get started on my part of the piece. Earlier in the week Bill had primed the wall dark grey and began his lettering which now covered about three fourths of the given space. Once, a very long time ago, there rode a “Welfare Crew” piece by one of Baltimore’s early graffiti crews on the same wall. Somewhere underneath the blanket of time and in someones photo album that piece still shines.
Bill and I worked through the night until about 1am. We came back the next day and were joined by old friend Scott MASK who helped with the fill-in and graciously kept us hydrated. The mural completion took us into a sunny Sunday afternoon. Martha took the final photos and I was on the road by 3 after just making the lunch buffet at Akbar on Charles St.
Some new work from Charlotte NC made in preparation for the DNC. More info on that here http://mccollcenter.org/exhibitions/current
Special thanks to Josh Macphee for the text and mural collaboration.
