“Chris ‘Daze’ Ellis: The City is My Muse is a visual journey through the five boroughs as seen in the paintings of Christopher Ellis, best known by his street name, Daze, who gained notoriety and fame as a teenager painting trains in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The trail Chris Ellis blazed from subways to canvasses gives him a unique ability to bring the city, his lifelong home, to life.” — Museum of the City of New York
149th Street Grand Concourse, “The Bench”, 2010. Pencil on paper. Courtesy of the Artist
Queensboro Plaza, 2010. Oil, spray paint, and acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist
Cyclone Drop, 2011. Oil, spray paint, and acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist
The 7 Yard, 2011. Oil, spray paint, and acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist
View to the Other Side, 2012. Oil, acrylic, and spray paint on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist
View From Across the Tracks, 2013. Oil, spray paint, and acrylic on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist
Reflections on Times Square #2, 2013. Spray paint on wood. Collection of the Museum of the City of New York
The Voyage of Giuseppe Logan, 2014. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist
Eastern Parkway, 2014. Oil, spray paint, acrylic, and wood on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist
The Odyssey, 2015. Oil and spray paint on canvas. Courtesy of the Artist
Images courtesy Museum of the City of New York
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