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My first time dabbling in stop-motion animation. I recreated Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night.” I made it (and others) to create a series of fictional print ads for my advertising portfolio (JeffTepper.com). This was approximately 1800 pieces, and a still photo frame for each piece. I condensed this version to 15 seconds so I could share it on Instagram. I hope you like it.

As you probably know, street art is disappearing from NYC. 5-Pointz is gone, and Manhattan is becoming more and more white-washed and dull as the city becomes more unaffordable due to gentrification.

New York City is where street art began, and it's where the culture flourished and became so essential to life here. What happens when art is no longer out in the open? What happens when it can only be seen in tiny galleries, and only enjoyed by the super rich? When artists try to create something for everyone to enjoy, they get arrested and are forced to pay ridiculous fines.

At Save The Walls, we want to do everything we can to keep street art alive in New York City. Not just in the Bronx, or deep Brooklyn, but in Manhattan where the world can see it. This past spring, we generated small buzz by creating temporary walls from shrink wrap where artists could paint without worrying about getting arrested. If a police officer doesn't like it, it is easy to comply with the law and remove it without damage to property.

What we are proposing next is a visual assault. We want to have the temporary walls up at as many locations as possible, all at the same time so that our message cannot be ignored. We will supply the shrink wrap, you supply the art, and on one morning before Thanksgiving, while the rest of the world sleeps, we put the walls up for the world to see. Save The Walls! Art is for everyone!

If you are interested in joining, please get back to us, and please help us spread the word!

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Street Art is amazing all over the globe, but to see everything, you would have to spend millions constantly travelling all across the globe. This new Google application allows viewers to see works of street art from around the world in a virtual gallery.

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A much shorter introduction to Save The Walls (1 minute). By creating temporary walls from shrink-wrap, we are creating a safe way for artists to create their work. The loss of 5-Pointz and other street art from New York is representative of the gentrification and increased unaffordability of the city. Art is disappearing from out in the open world. Instead, it is being crammed into tiny galleries or museums with expensive admission.

What happens to a city without the art that has made it so iconic over the years? What happens to a city when only the wealthy can afford to survive there? Is New York turning into an enormous blank canvas that only rich people can see?

Thanks to the artists that helped: Hunt Rodriguez, Fridge, Clark Fly I.D., Zimad, and Bishop 203.

Our final logo.

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Our new logo

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Here's our new logo by Philip Pagliaro. Let us know what you think.

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An article about us in Time Out NY! All press is good press. Our mission is to spread the word, and this helps!

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Fresh wall art from dertism in Williamsburg Brooklyn. New York City is losing art. Yes, that's right. It is slowly being forced off the streets and crammed into expensive museums and claustrophobic galleries. But wasn't Street Art and Graffiti technically born here? Isn't seeing art out on the city streets part of life here in the Big Apple? Artists face strong punishments just for carrying paint supplies. Left and right, officials fight street art for publicity claiming it has a negative impact on the quality of life in New York. I'm sure most people walking around a bleak urban landscape would disagree with that mentality the instant they come across a beautiful mural on a wall. Instead of another brick or concrete facade, what if there was a colorful piece of art that brought feelings of joy to just one person even for a brief moment. If anything, that commuter has just had his or her life enhanced by a unique visual experience. And that experience is something countless commuters share each day when they see random art out on the streets. But that experience is likely to become a thing of the past unless something is done. What can we do about it? We can do everything we can to let the world know that art is important to us! Share your pictures and your thoughts! Get loud and express yourself! Is art important to you? Then let us know, let your friends and family know! Let New York and the world know! Don't let art disappear from this fine city!

At Save The Walls NYC, we create temporary walls from shrink wrap. Not just because Art itself is so transitional and constantly moving. Sure, that's a part of it. But what happens when the art you see out on the streets everyday disappears? Work commutes are dreary and depressing enough. Imagine commuting to your job through a boring and institutional city where every building looks the same. How much worse would it be to no longer see any of the sights that used to brighten up your day? Seeing 5-Pointz was the highlight of my commute to work. I went out of my way to stare at the walls for as long as I could to see if there was something new. Art is one of the greatest things the human race has produced on this planet. What is left when that is removed? Art is one of the most effective platforms of expression. What other ways can messages reach the masses when art is exclusively for those who can afford increasingly expensive museum admission or the price of actually owning art? Art belongs out in the world. This is why we do this. We love art, we love seeing what it can be and what it can do. #SAVETHEWALLS

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Save The Walls NYC Temporary Street Art in WIlliamsburg Brooklyn seen on Bedford Ave around North 9.

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Go out and make your own legal Street Art. Help SAVE THE WALLS by making your own art on a temporary shrink wrap wall. Post the pics and use the hashtag #SAVETHEWALLS. Street art is vanishing from New York.... It was born here.

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Our Save The Walls video is up!!!! Save street art in NYC by making your own wall by using shrink wrap around 2 posts. Paint it, post it and use the hashtag #SAVETHEWALLS ....just remember to be nice and take it down if the cops ask you to.