I've taught The Art History of Graffiti and Street Art class every other semester or so since 2011 at City College. Every session we meet with a section of amazing artists. 

On November 12 we met the Romeo and Juliet of the street art world @menaceresa consisting the graffiti bomber Menace Two and the classically trained art world denizen Reca Piece. You know the quote, "two households, both alike in dignity…from ancient grudge...

Tito Ferrara 1st painted the NYC streets in 2018, he obtained 2 walls with help from East Village Walls and neither lasted long before being tagged and bombed over. For his sophomore mark on NYC, he came much more prepared and with a purpose close to his heart. The Amazon is burning, and it is crucial to the stability of global climate. There are over 400 different indigenous groups that call the Amazon home, and one in partic...

I've taught The Art History of Graffiti and Street Art class every other semester or so since 2011 at City College. Every session we meet with a section of amazing artists. 

On October 3rd the founder of WallWorks John CRASH Matos and the director Anna Matos opened up the gallery just for our class - an opportunity so appreciated. We met with Wilfredo BIO Feliciano a member of one of the longest running graffiti crews in the c...

The BIG day finally arrived. On October 4th, 2019 our friend, Ricky Sencion AKA Little Ricky was a part of a show at The Long Beach Expo Art Center in Bixby Knolls, CA. Even though he was part of a group show, he definitely didn’t blend in with the rest of the herd!

Photo credit: Lovepreet Gill

"Waking up on the day of setup, I felt ease and calmness. It was a bewetiful thing.

Once the set-up was complete, I had a huge smile in...

"There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are now controlling transmission... You are about to participate in a great adventure."

This is part of a famous quote from the 1960's sci-fi show, "The Outer Limits." Every episode famously started with a narration that made people think their TVs were being controlled. Turning the dial to the 21st century and it's TVs and pocket-sized...

SHEEP has taken Little Ricky from New York City, to Los Angeles, to Paris and back to the Big Apple again.  It has been years since he returned, and he packed in as much SHEEP love as possible.  If Anna Wintour only knew she has been traveling along with Little Ricky on this amazing journey!

Sold Magazine's Editor and photographer, Erica Stella made an afternoon date with Little Ricky while he was in town. She was fir...

 Houston Bowery Mural, 9.12.19 Photo by (@catscoffeecreativity)

Just a few days ago, busy social media bees were buzzing trying to figure out, who was next up at the Houston Bowery Mural? It just so happened that we had the #SoldScoop! You heard it on our Instagram page first, that Tomokazu Matsuyama would be the latest to paint the wall at the corner of Bowery and Houston Street. I think we gave FOMOFEED a little FOM...

Facts are always welcome, sometimes hard to find, but they're truths we seek here at Sold from some of your favorite and up-and-coming artists. "Rising" onto the street art scene is, Early Riser. We've been noticing her work around and wanted to find out more about this poetic illustrator and painter, who is a friend to all animals.

 Early Riser at Greenpoint Ave. photo by (@kristycnyc)

Dancer in Greenpoint, Free...

If you’ve driven through any big city lately, you’ve seen posters for the latest Netflix series plastered against the walls of buildings you pass, and billboards screaming at you to buy whatever they’re selling.  On some days in Los Angeles, you may be lucky enough to catch additions to those advertisements, not intended by the marketing team.

Ad Takeover artists alter the billboards to change the message, and get th...

I've taught The Art History of Graffiti and Street Art class every other semester or so since 2011 at City College. Every semester we meet with a section of amazing artists. On Wednesday July 17 the hottest day of the year so far we wandered over to 121st Street and and 6th Avenue to meet with florist / yarn-bomber the marvelous Naomi Rag. My students and I were enamored of her tag - Naomi her first name, and in true old schoo...

I've taught The Art History of Graffiti and Street Art class every other semester or so since 2011 at City College. Every semester we meet with a section of amazing artists. On July 15th we met Abe Lincoln Jr., thankfully in the cool classroom. This is an ad takeover and sticker artist I’ve admired so much, especially since the 2016 election. The self proclaimed “janitor” “grunt worker” and advocate of so many other - more tim...

Mue Bon, the 36 year old street artist from Thailand ... has made his name painting endearing character with a social message; including his PukRuk black bird, the tv-screen faced Mr. TV, and a Mickey Mouse-eared skull incorporating a peace symbol. He has exhibited his paintings and sculptures around the world and recently partnered with high-end brand Hermès. His first introduction to graffiti as a kid were album covers from...

Henry Chalfant along with Martha Cooper are two pioneers and the most important graffiti photo journalists of all time. They were at the forefront of documenting subway art and the birth of hip-hop culture. This past Saturday at Beyond the Streets, there was an exclusive and sold out conversation between Henry and Sacha Jenkins SHR, filmmaker, author, and creative director of Mass Appeal.

Photo by @kristycnyc

A trained scul...

Acrylics featuring the artist's signature mask/headdresses

Here at Sold Magazine, we've been fans of Rob 'TMO' Plater for years, having seen his murals at the Centrefuge Public Art trailer, FSG Park and JMZ Walls, among many places around the city. A Queens native born in 1988, he merges classical training and pop culture/comic book references to create work that is truly distinctive.

Last week his first solo exhibit at 212 Arts...

On a bright April afternoon with our heads craned to see the entirety of the massive 7575 Melrose Street Art Wall in Los Angeles, CA; Little Ricky and I talked about a wish he had for this wall. He hoped to bring SHEEP to the top of this infamous wall, which stood nearly 25 feet high and required special permission. Other artists such as: Teachr1, Muck Rock, Wrdsmth, Vegan Club, C3, Kafka is Famous, Trasheer, Dylan Egon, ...