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July 22, 2017

WELLING COURT MURAL PROJECT

by Billy Mode and Chris Stain

Oakland-born photographer Brittani Sensabaugh's career took a dramatic turn when she decided to give up pursuit of fashion photography and make it her business to "document all the places around the world where melanated people live that the media talks down on." As her 222 Forgotten Cities project works to remind her people they can shine and rise above pain and struggle, Baltimore artists Billy Mode and Chris Stain approached her for permission to use one her powerful portraits as the basis for this 2016 piece at Welling Ct. and 30th Ave. in Astoria, Queens. Stain, who's interest in art started with subway graffiti, learned printmaking in high school and eventually shifted to stencil art adaptations of photography. He is a frequent collaborator with abstract graffiti artist Mode, who's work Street Art NYC says fuses elements of math, science, and design.  @chrisstain1972  @billymode  @brittsense  

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Street Dreams: An Interview with Martha Cooper

A really well done interview with legendary photographer, Martha Cooper. I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to document this project in the works and honored to be included in this incredible line up of artistic talent. Thank you  Brina Lee & Mista Oh for having me. And big thanks to Martha Cooper, Chris Stain, Billy Mode and all the artists at Art School Without Walls Vol 6 for just being so damn amazing. To all of Brooklyn, keep your eyes peeled for this beautiful piece of work at 267 Pacific Street in the coming Month. But first, read all about it. ;)

http://niborama.com/2014/04/05/street-dreams-an-interview-with-martha-cooper/

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While reading the articles on issues of gender, I came across this piece called "Invent the Future" where it's meant to communicate to the youth of that neighborhood that the future is theirs to invent. The artists choose to depict two girls as well to show that everyone no matter the gender you can do what you dream of doing. 

INVENT THE FUTURE by Chris Stain and Billy Mode 

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Street artists Chris Stain and Billy Mode paint a mural (video)

Watch a time-lapse video of two street artists painting a mural at the Bushwick Collective in Brooklyn, and hear how they did it.

Just finished this project, shooting and video editing a time lapse of Chris Stain and Billy Mode's massive mural going up in Bushwick for Time Out NY. Watch the video here! 

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/art/street-artists-chris-stain-and-billy-mode-paint-a-mural-video