“Contrary to popular belief, New York's most spectacular art isn't hanging at the Museum of Modern Art or at the Met. It adorns the sides of buildings in some of the city's more interesting neighborhoods, much of it painted by one company; the aptly named Colossal Media.”
“Today, Colossal is a $10 million company, with over 150 walls around the country and 30 wall dogs to fill them.”
“Has the elusive British graffiti artist Banksy struck New York again? ... That work was believed to be a collaboration between Banksy and the outdoor advertising company Colossal Media, which put up both murals and had no comment on Banksy's involvement.”
“Walldogs's Painted Ads Resurface In NYC As Urban 'Modern Art' -Huffington Post”
“The Jamaica Tourist Board has tapped hand paint advertisement experts, Colossal Media, to put up trompe l'oeil murals around New York City. The realistic paintings really do make passers-by want to jump into the wall and straight into the Caribbean island.”
“Artists to Transform the Bowery's Roll-Down Gates: ...The 17 artists - among them Rirkrit Tiravanija, Mary Heilmann, Glenn Ligon, Barry McGee and Ingrid Calame - have created the images but will hand off the actual painting chores to Colossal Media, a Brooklyn company that keeps alive the tradition of hand-painted urban signage.”
“Painting New York's Skyline: An interview & slideshow about Colossal Media on New York Public Radio.”
“"In the past two years, however, dozens of new hand-painted signs have begun appearing throughout the city.. Those ads, and others like them, are the handiwork of Colossal Media, a two-year-old Williamsburg company that is trying to revive the labor-intensive, near-obsolete craft of hand-painted signs."”
Video
Target in Austin
We hit the road to Austin, TX to paint two murals for Target
Grand Theft Auto IV unveiling
A vintage Colossal time-lapse for the unveiling of the new GTA IV
Metropolitan Museum of Art
One of two murals we painted on the Highline
Against all odds
Our first video about Colossal that's not a specific project or client. Our favorite video!
Wall Dogs: The Midair Muralists Who Paint New York
A Tumblr Storyboard feature
Case Studies
Picasso
Overview
In coupling of one the oldest forms of advertising with today�s modern technology The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Martin Agency called on Colossal to produce a technically advanced, sky high portrait of the twentieth century master Pablo Picasso.
Services
Painted advertising signs, Exterior mural painting, Public art painting
Worlds Biggest Shave
Overview
In partnership with BBDO and Mediavest, Colossal has created "The World's Biggest Shave" for Gillette. The process takes famed Yankees shortstop, Derek Jeter, through his ritualistic shaving cycle which he uses to maintain his consistently clean-shaven face. Over a three day cycle the public views the all-star ball player achieve what Gillette calls it’s “Everyday Masterpiece”.
Services
Barry McGee Mural
Overview
Vanity Fair and Cadillac partnered to transform the urban landscape through a larger than life art installation. The “Art in the Streets 2012” project entailed finding an artist and the perfect blank canvas to create and unveil a piece of original art.
Services
Commercial painting, Public art painting, Exterior mural painting
Microsoft
