El Mac recently stopped over in London and painted a fantastic mural in Hewett Street. A bit earlier this summer INSA painted a massive mural in the same street. Maybe this place will be a new hotspot for good street in East London?? We’ll have … Read More →
Tag Archives: Streetart
Banksy in the Dark
Banksy, as many other street artists, often work in the realm of darkness. In that spirit I’ve collected a series of photos trying to capture the works in the same light as they where created in. Unfortunately some of these pieces are getting quite old … Read More →
Mobstr
At the moment Mobstr seems to be taking a well deserved holdiay, but over the last couple of months he has produced a series of great works in East London. Mobstr has worked with a range of mediums like shutters, billboard takeovers, canvas, walls, DataViz … Read More →
Ben Eine at NHH in Bergen
Ben Eine visited Bergen earlier this summer to complete the first installation of the art project at Bergen’s business school, NHH. In connection with the 75th anniversary of the school, they wanted to open up a discussion around the concept of capitalism and have invited … Read More →
Lister
Anthony Lister has a print show on at Pictures on Walls until July 22nd 2011. To coincide with the show he has put up a few new works in London. Here is a collection of some of his recent works, as well as some older … Read More →
EYE-SAW: “Burger King”
UPDATE: Another piece has popped up: “UNHEALTHY BALANCE” Yesterday a new piece by EYE-SAW popped up in Hackney Road. EYE-SAW has done some really cool pieces and it was nice to finally see one of them in person. See more of EYE-SAW’s work on Flickr: … Read More →
Painted BT Cabinets in EC1
As a part of the “EC1 is Special” campaign, artists and illustrators and people in the local communities have been invited to decorate BT cabinets in the area. The project is organised together with Australian based Urban Smart Projects. Have a look at their gallery … Read More →
Hackney Wick Revisited
A little while ago I reported about my first trip to Hackney Wick, and since then I’ve been back a few more times. Hackney Wick is a fantastic place with some great street art and graffiti! Unfortunately I missed the Hackney Wicked Festival last year, … Read More →
Village Underground
The walls around Village Underground has been a hotspot for street art for quite some time now. As a host for the Moniker Art Fair it sparked another wave of street art in the area. Here are some night shots of the street art around … Read More →
Stik
Here is a long overdue post featuring some of Stik’s work in the east of London. Stik is known for his minimalist and lovable characters that you can find all over East London. If you like Stik’s work you can find his contact details on … Read More →
Leake Street
I finally got around to paying Leake Street a visit. Host for the famous Cans festivals and sometimes referred to as the Banksy tunnels, it is a vibrant place for graffiti, with new pieces being created on top of old ones on almost a daily … Read More →
Street Art in Southwark
A little while ago I followed the walking route set up by Tate Britain for the 2008 street art exhibition. I wasn’t expecting to find much after such a long time and was surprised that so much was still there. I also stumbled across other … Read More →
Hackney Wick
I finally managed to pay Hackney Wick a visit. It was a wonderful night with a clear sky and a bright moon above. I only managed to cover a fraction of what I had hoped to, so I’ll be returning there soon! I haven’t been … Read More →
New Banksy in (Camden) Town?
About the same time as the “Sperm Alarm” piece appeared near Victoria Station, another piece popped up in Camden. This piece was first reported by JOHN19701970 in Flickr. Although, not confirmed as an original Banksy, it bears some of his trademarks. The location is the … Read More →
Banksy – “Sperm Alarm”
Earlier today Banksy posted a photo of a new piece on his website banksy.co.uk: The location was quickly discovered, by members of online forums, to be in Bridge Place near Victoria Station. After work I went down there and took a few shots. At some … Read More →
CEPT
CEPT has done some really great walls and shutters in the East London area. Here is a little collection of some of his work. Click the images for more details about locations etc. Loungelover: Cosmic Interceptor – Leonard Street: Sticker: Video More Info CEPT Website … Read More →
Van Gogh inspired BT cabinet
If you are heading down to Southwark to see Banksy’s new “Haring Dog”, you should take a little break outside Borough Tube Station to have a look at this nicely decorated BT cabinet. The work is a collaboration between BT, the local council and the … Read More →
New Banksy – Haring Dog
On Friday a new Banksy popped up in The Grange, SE1 London. The piece is a tribute to the artist Keith Haring. Today I went down to Southwark and took these photos: Location: View Larger Map
C215 hits Brick Lane, London
C215 stopped by London on his way to Dublin, and as usual he was very productive in the short time he had here, and put up some fantastic street art pieces! We tracked down eight of them, but we know we missed a few. You … Read More →