SPREADING LOVE: A Street Art Project | 2020–Present. Latex paint on Construction Boards
Spreading Love is a conceptual street art painting project that was conceived in the early days of the Coronavirus Pandemic in NYC. The artwork takes the visual representation of the virus and reimagines it as a symbol of circulating, contagious love and kindness. I visit various parts of the city, painting this "Viral-Love" symbol in public spaces, aiming to infuse people’s lives with extra love, color and positivity. The goal of this project is to keep painting and documenting the interaction of the symbol with the public, until the Pandemic is completely gone.
WINDOWS TO LOVE: The Bleecker Tower Commission | 2021–Present | 644 BROADWAY, NYC
This project is an extension of my overarching street art painting activity within the "Spreading Love" initiative. Here I combined my Iconographic works on the theme of Love, creating a multi-window invitation for all New Yorkers and visitors to enjoy themselves and feel the Love.
Studio Editions
“There are all kinds of love in this world but never the same love twice.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
― F. Scott Fitzgerald
All work showcased in this section are the original extensions of my love-themed pieces that I share with the public on the streets on New York. What sets them apart is the fact that they are more refined, detailed, and use the finest materials, rather than what it available to me by the circumstance of the street. Both approaches are unique to their nature, complementing each other in different ways, and offering what the other one can't. If you like what you see, please reach out for prices, or for personal commissions. I am happy to make you happy!
The Kiss: Splendid Gold (2022)
48 x 24
Latex and Acrylic on Birch Board
48 x 24
Latex and Acrylic on Birch Board
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Viral-Love: Black (2021)
42 x 42 Latex on Birch Board |
Viral-Love: Pure (2021)
42 x 42 Latex on Birch Board |
Love-Evolv (2020–2021)
56 x 31
Latex and Acrylic on a salvaged 2020 Liquor Store window-protecting board.
56 x 31
Latex and Acrylic on a salvaged 2020 Liquor Store window-protecting board.
Unity (2020–2021)
Latex and Acrylic on salvaged 2020 SoHo Plywood Boards, a paint brush, a paint can.
Following George Floyd's death in 2020, a nation-wide organized outbursts of protests and looting ignited. New York City, and particularly, an affluent retail neighborhood of SoHo was hit very hard. Over a few days following the crime wave, the retail stores boarded up for protection, and the neighborhood became a ghost town, with boards in every window signaling yet another form of isolation from the world. This gave an open invitation for artists to use their talents to beautify the area and bring back art and culture to the neighborhood that was once the most dynamic artistic area of NYC. The ad hoc group Art2Heart was formed within days, and over the next 4 weeks in June they organized a massive painting initiative, providing the materials, food and support for anyone who wanted to take part in the historic beautification activity, coming directly from their hearts. I was among many artists who assisted and painted with the group, and documented the creative progress that was taking shape. Using real, authentic materials from the painting activities in Soho, this sculpture is a dedication to that profound and historical time of art, love and transformation.
Latex and Acrylic on salvaged 2020 SoHo Plywood Boards, a paint brush, a paint can.
Following George Floyd's death in 2020, a nation-wide organized outbursts of protests and looting ignited. New York City, and particularly, an affluent retail neighborhood of SoHo was hit very hard. Over a few days following the crime wave, the retail stores boarded up for protection, and the neighborhood became a ghost town, with boards in every window signaling yet another form of isolation from the world. This gave an open invitation for artists to use their talents to beautify the area and bring back art and culture to the neighborhood that was once the most dynamic artistic area of NYC. The ad hoc group Art2Heart was formed within days, and over the next 4 weeks in June they organized a massive painting initiative, providing the materials, food and support for anyone who wanted to take part in the historic beautification activity, coming directly from their hearts. I was among many artists who assisted and painted with the group, and documented the creative progress that was taking shape. Using real, authentic materials from the painting activities in Soho, this sculpture is a dedication to that profound and historical time of art, love and transformation.
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