{"id":68924,"date":"2020-03-23T00:55:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T04:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=68924"},"modified":"2020-03-23T00:55:36","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T04:55:36","slug":"graff-tours-an-artist-led-tour-of-brooklyn-street-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/68924\/graff-tours-an-artist-led-tour-of-brooklyn-street-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Graff Tours: An Artist-led Tour of Brooklyn Street Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68925 size-mv_create_4x3_high_res lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68925 size-mv_create_4x3_high_res lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562-735x551.jpg 735w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142732562.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a warm Sunday afternoon in the beginning of March, I stand on the subway platform at 14 Street and 6th Street in Manhattan, waiting for the train to take me into Brooklyn. Despite the normal 20-minute delay characteristic of the L-train on weekends, luck is on my side, as I only have to wait for five until the beaten-down silver set of cars comes rattling down the track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Little did I know such trains were the stepping stone of the development of <a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/a-self-guided-brooklyn-graffiti-tour\/\">street art in the late 1980s<\/a>. I would find out soon enough, though, as I step off the train at Montrose, only a 15-20 minute ride away from Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graff Tours kicks off in a run-down art studio in the middle of the industrial area of Bushwick, where street art prospers to this day. A strong smell of paint fills the air as I enter the small room, where I am greeted by Eddie and Gabe, the two organizers of the tour, both of whom happen to be artists themselves. The former will be my tour guide, while the latter will stay behind at the studio and conduct a street art workshop, a feature unique to Graff Tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a brief introduction to the <a href=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/67579\/visit-this-brooklyn-graffiti-exhibit-before-it-closes\/\">history of street art in New York<\/a>, during which the aforementioned train art is emphasized, Eddie takes us out into the street, where we are immediately greeted by a number of murals. We do not move much for the first twenty or so minutes of the tour, because there is simply no need to: the entirety of Montrose Street provides different examples of street art, from stencils to free spray paint and tagging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The very first piece we see is a rather haunting image of a clown on a wall done by Eddie himself, with the fire alarm conveniently making up the clown\u2019s big round red nose. We move on to a high up mural featuring a multicolored woman; she embodies every color of the rainbow from red to purple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68926 size-mv_create_4x3_high_res lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"Brooklyn Street Art\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68926 size-mv_create_4x3_high_res lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"Brooklyn Street Art\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912-735x551.jpg 735w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_142953912.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Further down the street is a mural commemorating the advocacy of LGBTQ rights, created to celebrate the 50<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of Gay Pride Day in 2019. Gigantic block letters spell out \u201clove\u201d next to a heart that is outlined by a rainbow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68927 size-mv_create_4x3_high_res lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"New york Street Art\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68927 size-mv_create_4x3_high_res lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"New york Street Art\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464-735x551.jpg 735w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_143558464.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We venture a bit further on our Brooklyn Street art tour and see another mural by Eddie, a collaboration between him and a couple of other artists. Eddie\u2019s characteristic Grim Reaper image is adorned with his tag \u201cStaff 161,\u201d covering the entire wall space of the small deli that flanks it. The Grim Reaper was one of the first characteristic images to be drawn on the subway trains back in the 80s, and, according to Eddie\u2019s Instagram, reflects the uncertainty of life and death that everyone has to go through every day, regardless of who they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68928 size-mv_create_1x1_medium_high_res lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024012852-480x480.jpg\" alt=\"NYC Street Art\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68928 size-mv_create_1x1_medium_high_res lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024012852-480x480.jpg\" alt=\"NYC Street Art\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024012852-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024012852-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024012852-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024012852-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024012852-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eddie then takes us further away from Montrose Street, stopping to admire a painting of a camera on a tripod, which was drawn by using different sized nozzles to emphasize the details, every line, and every shadow. We also see a mural depicting the popular Transformers character Bumblebee, which naturally pulls a lot of attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the tour goes on, we drop by Bogart Street, where three artists are currently working on a mural while blasting Latin music from their speakers piercing the otherwise quiet Bushwick neighborhood as we pass them. We also pass a couple of large square buildings, which Eddie says is loft space for aspiring artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68930 size-mv_create_1x1_medium_high_res lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152025898-480x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68930 size-mv_create_1x1_medium_high_res lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152025898-480x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152025898-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152025898-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152025898-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152025898-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152025898-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The final twenty or so minutes of the tour is spent looking at characteristics that set different pieces of art, and artists, apart. One painting is that of two hands that are split by using tape, which I assume is a form of stenciling, a technique that is quite common in the Brooklyn street art scene. Another uses different shades of paint to illustrate the image of a blonde woman bathed in the glow of sunlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68929 size-mv_create_4x3_high_res lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68929 size-mv_create_4x3_high_res lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-720x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-720x540.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-320x240.jpg 320w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-480x360.jpg 480w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119-735x551.jpg 735w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_151447119.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We round off the tour with a couple of my favorites: an image of Captain America which was done by a hired artist for commercial reasons, and one depicting a gigantic Hercules beetle, whose big horns I am quite fond of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68931 size-mv_create_1x1_medium_high_res lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152324412-480x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68931 size-mv_create_1x1_medium_high_res lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152324412-480x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152324412-480x480.jpg 480w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152324412-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152324412-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152324412-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200301_152324412-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Eddie takes us back to the studio, after letting us take in a lot more street art than I have ever seen in my entire life. As I thank him and embark on my journey home, I find myself noticing the sheer number of murals that dot the short walk to the subway station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68932 size-mv_create_1x1_high_res lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024015105-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-68932 size-mv_create_1x1_high_res lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024015105-720x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024015105-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024015105-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024015105-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024015105-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/KakaoTalk_20200309_024015105-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><p>Fast forward an entire week, and I am still noticing street art in various forms and colors all around the city wherever I go. That tour in Brooklyn was anything but forgettable, and I learned a lot from it that I wouldn\u2019t have been able to elsewhere. Where would I have learned the difference between vandalism and art, or the various techniques that are used to produce the latter? Yes, the internet may teach me some things, but sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, and those pictures can be found in a quiet neighborhood in Bushwick.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoyed this post? Love Art like we do? 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