Guerilla artist, Nate Swain, has struck again! If you walk the Greenway past Rowes Wharf, you will notice the tunnel egress headhouse has turned into a “log cabin.” The 67 foot vinyl wrap is held up using thirty magnets, specifically 100 lb. neodymium magnets. The 3D logs are painted on a discarded Yahoo ad vinyl fence scrim. “It’s Read More…
Artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo has completed Spaces of Hope, the latest giant mural on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The work is the fifth in an annual series of contemporary murals on the massive 70′ x 76′ tunnel vent building wall facing Dewey Square. “I want people to think of ‘hope’ when they view the mural,” said the 35-year Read More…
Artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo is just days away from completing Spaces of Hope, the latest giant mural on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The work will be the fifth in an annual series of contemporary murals on the massive 70′ x 76′ tunnel vent building wall facing Dewey Square. “I want people to think of ‘hope’ when Read More…
The massive 70′ x 76′ tunnel vent building wall on the Rose Kennedy Greenway has once again rotated contemporary murals with its fourth edition unveiled this week. Created by Lawrence Weiner, the textual mural is simple and bright, with seven words in orange against a blue background, A TRANSLATION FROM ONE LANGUAGE TO ANOTHER. Artist Weiner Read More…
The first phase of a new mural has been installed on the trash enclosure at Union Wharf as part of a beautification project by the condo association. North End artist Nathan Swain was commissioned to design the surrounding wrap and will be painting the 16′ tall x 20′ wide roll down door in the next phase (simulated in the Read More…
The latest mural on the Rose Kennedy Greenway has been finished featuring artist Shinque Smith’s “Seven Moon Junction.” The mural is the third of its kind at the Dewey Square location following the first by Brazilian artists Oz Gemeos and most recently by Matthew Richie’s Remanence. The previous two murals were partnerships with the Institute Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlJ6HZSlCyY] North End artist, Nathan Swain, updated residents on his latest efforts to cover blank walls with scenic murals. Swain intends to begin work on a wall at the Gassy flights this week. The above video is from the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting held on June 12, 2014. See NateSwain.com Read More…
North End artist, Nathan Swain, has literally gone over the top with his latest installation, the Sequoia mural. The tallest mural in Boston is located on the side of the Government Center Garage, reaching 120 feet high and painted on a discarded Apple iPad vinyl billboard from Boston Building Wraps. The owner of the garage, Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTqyQcsd-Q0] Video: Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Staff Updates from the April 9, 2013 Board of Directors Meeting. Timeline Index: 00:00 – Jesse Brackenbury, COO and Acting Executive Director Replacement of Dewey Square Mural Public Art RFQ Update Gala on the Greenway – May 13 and 14, 2013 03:30 Rings Fountain Maintenance – Robert Stigberg, Superintendent Read More…
Local artist Nathan Swain took a space formerly used for billboards and transformed it into public art. The space is located on Cambridge Street above the Red Hat in Beacon Hill. The North End resident hand painted the murals with images of a forest of dandelion wishies. They are each 25 feet wide by 37 Read More…
Residents have something to look at as they pass by the old Edison Powerhouse building on the corner of Salem & Prince Streets. Many folks are actually going out of their way to see what once was a barren building. Thanks to artist Nathan Swain, this eyesore has been transformed into a colorful canvas of Read More…