Bangkok's Deviant Street Art

The first large-scale collaboration between Thailand and European street artists. Kilos of fresh paint have been applied all over the city transforming ordinarily drab city walls into something creative and magical.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

This was the first large-scale collaboration between Thailand and Europe in the field of street art.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

After just having returned from working in New York City I was disappointed to find that I had missed the Bukruk International Street Art Festival.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

Street art is visual art. It can be found in almost every city. I've noticed more and more fresh paint over the last decade.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

The term can include traditional graffiti artwork, sculpture, stencil graffiti, sticker art and other types of guerrilla artwork.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

For some it is difficult to distinguish between contemporary public-space artwork and that from graffiti and vandalism.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

A portion of Us and Them Mural in the back of Siam Square by Alex Face.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

The area from Siam Square to Rama 6 is actually quite large and if you do not know the exact location could lead to a lot of ground work too.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

I am not surprised that they used the old abandoned buildings at the front of the Petchaburi Soi 18 community along the Saen Saeb canal.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

From the 4 Headed Elephant bridge over Phaya Thai road come down the stairs next to the pier. From the pier you can see many different works on both sides of the canal.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

Viewing each piece from different angles and perspectives reveals hidden stories and meanings.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

These large pieces above are located in the city blocks directly next to the Saem Saeb canal & Ratchatewi BTS on the same side of Phaya Thai road as Siam Paragon.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

This neighborhood consisting of 3 and 4 story block apartments is what most of Bangkok looked like 20 to 30 years ago.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

I would not be surprised to see this stretch of land be developed as a condo, hotel or another fancy mall by the end of the next decade.

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

European artists (15):
Amandine Urruty & Nicolas Barrome: France / Low Bros: Germany / Hattie Stuart & Ben Eine: England / Ibie & San: Spain / Daan Botlek & Rick Hedof: Netherland / Akacorleone & Kruela Denfer: Portugal / Dem: Italy / Saddo: Romania / Bonom: Belgium

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

Thai artists (11):
Alex Face – Bon – Haritorn Akarapat – Kobby – Unchalee Anantawat – TRK – Mamafaka – P7 – Rukkit – Tawan Wattuya – Yuree Kensaku

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

http://bukruk.com/festival/about-the-festival/

Bangkok Street Art & Graffiti

The artwork is located in various spots around Pathumwan from Siam Square to Ratchatewi to Rama VI roads.

View Larger Map

Central Park After Winter Storm Nemo

The February 2013 nor'easter (also known as Winter Storm Nemo or the Blizzard of 2013 was a powerful winter storm that developed from the combination of two areas of low pressure, primarily affecting the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada, resulting in heavy snowfall and hurricane-force winds. © 2013 Michael LaPalme — New York City

Looking West to 5th Avenue on 59th Street. I used to spend quite a bit of time in Central Park when I worked in the city over a decade ago.

Looking south towards 59th street from within the park. I noticed a tall skyscraper currently being constructed behind the Essex House.



The Pond - Central Park West frozen the morning after the storm.



Manhattan Skyline from Central Park - Looking towards the corner of 5th avenue & 59th Street (Central Park South)



Manhattan Skyline from Central Park - Looking towards the corner of 5th avenue & 59th Street (Central Park South)



Manhattan Skyline from Central Park - Looking towards the corner of 5th avenue & 59th Street (Central Park South)



The storm dumped between 2 and 3 feet across the entire northeast. There were a few dozen people out enjoying the snow.



The bridge spanning "The Pond" in Central Park West



The first low-pressure system produced moderate amounts of snow across the northeast.



The rain and snow combined via a second system coming out from the Atlantic. Mayor Bloomberg asked everyone to stay home so that the emergency snow plows and salt trucks could clear the streets faster.



As the two systems merged they produced heavy snowfall from New Jersey to Ontario.



It seems as if the city had only just recovered from the recent Hurricane Sandy which saw large sections of Manhattan without heat or electricity for weeks after it struck.



From what I could tell the city took many precautions it normally would not have taken if Sandy had not struck.  This statue is located in the "Grand Army Plaza" at the intersection of 59th and 5th avenue in front of the Plaza Hotel.



Golden equestrian statue of William Tecumseh Sherman designed by Augustus Saint-Gaudens.



The gold statue of Sherman on a horse with "Victory" in front of him pointing the way forward.

Central Park is a public park at the center of Manhattan in New York City. The park initially opened in 1857, on 843 acres of city-owned land.

1 Central Park West, New York, NY 10023

Alice in Wonderland Statue

And if you go chasing rabbits

And you know you're going to fall

Tell 'em a hookah smoking caterpillar

Has given you the call

To call Alice, when she was just small - Jefferson Airplane

View Larger Map

Alice In Wonderland Statue
E 74th St, New York, NY
(212) 310-6600 ‎ · nycgovparks.org

One of the three Electric Ladyland albums covers was shot here also.