The Bushwick Collective is known for hosting a rotating roster of street artists from around the world. Owen Dippie, aka OD, is one of those artists.
This New Zealand-born artist has painted detailed and rich murals of icons like Albert Einstein, Notorious B.I.G, Nelson Mandela, and even Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring. He created a Biggie mural at Queen’s legendary graffiti spot 5 Pointz (and got married on its roof) before its closure last year. His street art graced Bushwick once before in 2013, but Dippie decided it was time to go big for The Bushwick Collective.
Making his New York debut with a solo exhibition at the Low Brow Artique through July 5, I spoke with the artist about collaborating with The Bushwick Collective, his influences, and his new Jay Z-Jean-Michel Basquiat mural on Troutman St.
