Featured above are the iconic “COMPANION” characters fashioned by legendary Jersey City native KAWS installed on the riverfront in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. What follows are several more images of curious characters captured in NYC open spaces:
Bristol native and renowned stencil artist Nick Walker at the Bushwick Collective
Gowanus-based artist David Barthold with Beam Center youth apprentices, “Hurly-Whirly” at 4th Ave and 2nd St in Brooklyn
Miami native Woody De Othello,”Inner Knowing” on view in his outdoor sculpture exhibit “Guardian Spirit” at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Hawaii native Buff Monster on the Lower East Side
LA native Frank Ape outside the Ridge Hotel on the Lower East Side
Miami-based Golden at Boone Avenue Walls in the Bronx
Photo credits: 1, 2, 5-7 Lois Stavsky; 3-4 Tara Murray