Brooklyn’s Women’s Club presents a gallery dedicated to the art of “Ephemera” — that is, the art of things that exist only for a short amount of time. Chalk street art is not only wiped away by angry law enforcement, but by nature itself. Feet scoff up art on the ground, rain washes away words on brick; yet artists come back, again and again — across whole neighborhoods, the whole city — to decorate the streets if only temporarily. This Chalk Gallery looks to examine the themes of love in NYC and why artists choose this particular medium despite its short lived life span.
Coverphoto — Emphemera; 30×30; SoHo; October 4; Chalk
Squid Balloon; 15×65; SoHo; October 4; Chalk
Mystery image.
Emphemera; 30×30; SoHo; October 4; Chalk
Love in NYC; N/A; SoHo; October 4; Chalk
Hearts; N/A; SoHo; October 4; Chalk
This is the series that “mystified” me, among others. Over many blocks, it seemed as though one person was drawing in chalk similar art or words. The word love was written on one street for three blocks. The other’s (in the same handwriting and chalk) were found in other places within the same neighborhood. I wonder who did this and if they had a particular motivation for such positives messages.
Dreams; N/A; SoHo; October 4; Chalk
NYC Love; N/A; SoHo; October 4; Chalk
We hope visitors are intrigued by the street art of New York City. This chalk art is not permanent, but we hope visitors will begin to appreciate the ephemera all around them as it changes and disappears, only to be replaced by new art. We ask visitors to write comments about how the art itself spoke to them, and if the impermanence of the pieces changed or enhanced the meaning for them.