Ellis's shadow art, DUMBO
Thankfully we're not the only ones doing street art around DUMBO, Brooklyn. We're always on the look out for new street art, and one of our favorites popped up during the Art Festival the other week.
Ellis is an undercover shadow artist; he traces the shadows of objects on the street such as a bicycle propped against a fence, a tree, a lamp post. The next morning the shadow has moved, but the trace is still there, a reminder of the shadow that once was. If you're lucky enough, you'll pass by at the right time, and see the shadow fit perfectly into the tracing.
We've taken a few pictures of the work around DUMBO, which unfortunately is no longer, my favorite being the writing captured outside Bo Concept, mirrored and shadowed, non-sensical both in its reality and its shadow.
Great photos! I really enjoyed Ellis' art as well.
Posted by: Hide | October 16, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Thank you! I'm always excited to see his new work.
Posted by: natasha | October 19, 2007 at 07:52 AM
Apparently Ellis just got arrested and a 6 year old girl was threatened with a fine for chalk "art."
http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/brooklyn/2007/10/19/2007-10-19_artist_vows_to_keep_chalking_even_after_.html
Posted by: natasha | October 23, 2007 at 02:06 PM