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Etsy Finds: Love It and Leave It
Story by PeteCorrie
Published on September 25, 2008 in Spotlight 		Photo by MaeveW

Sometimes to really love a city you have to leave it. New York's history as an art capital is long and venerated, oddball and full of fits and explosions. This volatility and excitement is what has drawn generations of artists from Europe and the Midwest, to try their hand at causing one of those infamous art world fits. But in a city where you can't rent a studio the size of a watercolor set for less than what Damien Hirst sells his smallest dot drawings (Sotheby's estimate: $60,000!) it might be time for those artists to head home. But, before you pack up and head back to the future art capitals of Richmond, Kansas City, Montreal, Mexico City, Berlin or Detroit (where I'm fairly sure you can rent an entire block for the cost of a Manhattan lunch), make sure you take something to remind you of the city you loved and left. 

 

Brownstone Neighborhood

This print captures the crowded, hectic energy of a city constantly reinventing itself. By sweetbabu, $33.

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Three Brothers ORIGINAL

A more stoic and European cityscape, this painting nonetheless has the light hand of a city dweller always on the move.  By artquirk, $70.

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Crowded - Original Art

What it must look like from a 24th floor window in Midtown. Vertigo and awe is a heady combination.  By lisachow, $75.

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2312 Lyndale Ave., Original Watercolor

This watercolor slows down to notice the quirky beauty of a single door.  By patchofsky, $30.

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City Buildings

I think of the Metropolitan Museum's rooftop when I look at this deceptively controlled painting by MaeveW. It has the landscape of the Upper West Side and the brash color scheme of a Miro I just saw down in the Modern wing.  By MaeveW, $192.

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city building print

The cramped homeyness of this tenement hearkens to the New York my grandfather grew up in.  By missbrigette, $20.

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large NYC print

Here the city is both contemporary and a fantasy of the past, a living city constantly reworking the myths of its artistic forebears. By matteart, $60.

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Little Boxes...Original Illustration

The subdued color and element of collage in this picture show you that even in the busiest of cities one can carve out a place of one's own. By michelemaule, $40.

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 In the cit

In the end, New York has always been a winter town, so maybe stick around for one more year. You never know, the next sensation could be right around that crowded, loud, city corner you can't help but to love. By shelbyhealey, $20.

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23 comments     Login to add your own!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 8:51 a.m. HomemadeZen

nice painting!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 9:01 a.m. MeadowbelleVintage

Great art! The choices really depict the sea of buildings and architecture I love when I think of NY.
Oh, and if you must leave NY, Kansas City welcomes you!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 9:06 a.m. mudpuppy

FANTASTIC selections Pete! Thank you! ~m

Sept. 25, 2008 at 9:13 a.m. PillowMonsters

I like this sweet little article.

Sept. 25, 2008 at 9:20 a.m. uncharted

i love these drawings!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 9:36 a.m. JoyandWhimsy

As someone who spent so much of my life in Manhattan, I a Jersey gal, must say I love NY and all of this art! Have no NYC art now but for MEXICO CITY lovers, I just listed a really cool book with great color illustrations of that beautiful citta.
Link at:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?...

Thanks for this story Pete.

Sept. 25, 2008 at 9:37 a.m. fernfiddlehead

Since moving here in my early 20s, I left New York City lots of times. I know exactly what you mean by to love it you have to leave it. I always came back. I'm here for good now.

Sept. 25, 2008 at 9:37 a.m. fernfiddlehead

p.s. nice picks!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 9:54 a.m. hans1247

Oh I judt bought 2 prints from missbrigette, including the print you are showcasing.

I LOVE urban art like this. I love all of them shown! I need more walls!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 10:02 a.m. julietaromano

beautiful buildings!!!
love "In the cit"

Sept. 25, 2008 at 10:09 a.m. dogties

A view of life in the big city, for a country dog.
Nice items, Great Job

Sept. 25, 2008 at 10:13 a.m. PeteCorrie

Thanks for all the nice comments, and thanks to all of the artists for making great work!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 10:15 a.m. MyNovember

Oh I love all the picks so much! I do miss the city ever so much, however my heart belongs to the big rainy one on the oposite coast. :)

Sept. 25, 2008 at 10:27 a.m. yumiyumi

These are great!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 10:32 a.m. janicej

Wonderful picks! I do love the city!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 11:28 a.m. pogoshop

I live in the middle of a forest and always will, but, like most ardent Sex and the City fans, have a long distance love affair with that fabulous city. Great picks!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 11:55 a.m. faerwear

mexico city isn't a "future art capital" - it's a HISTORICAL one. Hello Frida and Diego, among millions of others!

anyway, what a sweet little article, regardless. i am an ex-new yorker who happily loves it from a distance now. :-)

Sept. 25, 2008 at 12:20 p.m. AnvilArtshop

Wonderful, wonderful picks! Spent many crazy, happy years there before heading home to the wilds of Canada... still having happy times whenever I'm in the city for a visit. I heart NYC!!

Sept. 25, 2008 at 12:36 p.m. satellitedaisy

I (heart) NY!
From the dirty grimy city that shaped
me as a child, to the ever so slightly
kinder gentler version of today-the place makes a mark on your soul that never fades

Sept. 25, 2008 at 1:21 p.m. lisachow

Thanks for including my piece! I love all the other artworks too. I miss NYC. I'm planning a trip back this winter. ;)

Sept. 25, 2008 at 7:24 p.m. delacy

I have only been to New York once and it has remained in my heart. Would LOVE to return, but in the mean time these artworks are a wonderful reminder of NY's unique buildings.
Vanessa

Sept. 25, 2008 at 11:24 p.m. sweetbabu

Thank you for including the brownstone neighborhood.
I'm honored to be included with such talent.

Sept. 27, 2008 at 8:06 a.m. artmuller2003

nice work

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