Image description: Artist Iris Barbee Pendergrass stands on scaffolding while painting mural space in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Photo by Conrad Benner / StreetsDept.com

Folks, come with me. We’re hanging out under some train tracks late at night in Philadelphia doing street art. As the promised companion piece to our wonderful Modern Toichographology episode on murals and street art, this Field Trip takes us to where the action happens, chatting with several muralists as they work on their 17-foot paintings lining Front Street. You’ll meet UNAPXLXGETIQ, El Toro, and Iris Barbee Pendergrass a.k.a. These Pink Lips and learn about their favorite inspirations, methods to making their designs huge, how many Sharpies it takes to outline a building-sized painting, sticker vs. marker vs. paint, graphic and text mural designs, freehand, and most of all, how not to get caught doing illegal art. Onward.

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A donation went to Mural Arts Philadelphia

About the project:

Mural Arts blog: Front Street Walls Refreshes with First Time Philly-Based Artists

Streets Dept blog: Fishtown Gets Four New Murals: Unveiling Front Street Walls 2023

@streetsdeptwalls Instagram post with finished murals

Socials & websites:

Conrad Brenner / Streets Dept
Instagram | website

Mural Arts Philadelphia
Instagram | website

Donna Grace Kroh
Instagram

Iris Barbee Pendergrass/ These Pink Lips
Instagram | website