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Photoessay: Street Art in Boston

By Sara Joe Wolansky
Harvard Square - This colorful Shepard Fairey piece painted undereath a Ben and Jerry’s sign on JFK street in Harvard Square overlooks diners at B. Good. On top of it is stenciled the sentence ‘The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.” By Sara Joe Wolansky
Community Mural - This Cambridge community mural entitled “The Potluck: The Area IV Community Mural” was designed and painted by David Fitchter and many other members of the community. By Sara Joe Wolansky
Obey - Another sticker from Shepard Fairey’s OBEY sticker campaign adorns this wall. This icon campaign was first started in 1989 and is Fairey’s most iconic work besides the Obama “HOPE” poster. By Sara Joe Wolansky
Painter - This stenciled man with a painting bucket resides in a parking garage on Essex Street. Surrounding it is a lively dialogue about following your dreams left by self-styled anonomous commentators. By Sara Joe Wolansky
Push Botton, Wait for Walk Signal - Street art does not have to be concentrated in purely well known artists; this little doodle on a postage sticker can be found at a crossing near South Station. By Sara Joe Wolansky
Power Box - These two women reside on this power box on Massachusetts Avenue just outside the Central T Stop on the Red Line. By Sara Joe Wolansky
Roof - This roof in Central Square features works by lesser known artists as well as a piece by Shepard Fairey in the top left corner. By Sara Joe Wolansky
Graffiti Stairwell - Shepard Fairey’s iconic OBEY giant sticker overlooks a fire escape on Washington Street in Chinatown. By Sara Joe Wolansky
Modia Way - This is part of the 81-foot graffiti wall on Modica Way located in Central Square. The entirety of this wall is covered from top to bottom with stencils, posters, and other works as part of a public art project outside Central Kitchen. By Sara Joe Wolansky
Boston's street art scene is small but nonetheless has attracted famous and local artists alike.

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