Pictured above is a striking photorealistic portrait of the legendary Martha Cooper, painted at the Bushwick Collective by the hugely talented French artist Swed Oner. Several more images of faces that have surfaced in NYC public spaces follow:
Bronx-born and bred artist Andre Trenier with Uptown Grand Central in East Harlem
New York-based Japanese artist Dragon 76 in Midtown West
Photorealistic muralist BKFoxx at the Ridge Hotel on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
NYC-based artist Cody James with Absurd Conclave
The itinerant, socially-conscious artist Joel Artista in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist Vince Ballentine at the Bushwick Collective
Photo credits: 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7 Lois Stavsky; 3 & 6 Tara Murray