You might have seen them dotted around the streets of London. Owls peering out from the walls. They are caricatures of the real thing, yet they’ve been watching over the East End for… Continue reading
Sheffield is a city with a strong tradition in street art and graffiti. It boasts some of the countries most popular urban artists. The likes of Phlegm, Kid Acne, Milak and Faunagraphic all… Continue reading
Two murals from illustrator Alice Skinner have appeared on walls in Shoreditch and Brighton. A first foray into street art for the artist, the murals have been part of a joint venture with… Continue reading
I always think of the old Ronseal advert when I think of Skeleton Cardboard! Except it’s not a case of doing what it says on the tin. Rather, it’s about doing what he… Continue reading
Just before the World Cup, the fashion chain Boohoo ran a campaign starring Dele, the popular England footballer. Anticipated to be a hit at the tournament, Dele didn’t disappoint and so for the… Continue reading
A giant 9 metre high wooden head has been installed on a pier looking out from the South Bank and into the Thames. Created by designer Steuart Padwick it is a commentary on mental… Continue reading
It’s been a while since popular London based street artist SAKI & Bitches has put on a solo exhibition in her adopted home city. The last time was in 2013. Turning her studio… Continue reading
We are outside the Brewery! Around us artists are packing up after two days worth of non stop painting. Behind us the French artist Pogo bundles together his layers of stencils whilst Holland’s… Continue reading
The Cheltenham Paint Festival returned for it’s second year with a line up featuring a mix of local and international artists. First started only last year by local artist Andy Dice Davies it… Continue reading
“I call it best view” says Jayson Lilley when I ask him about the giant two metre long print resting on the workbench in his studio. “It’s of Primrose Hill in London and… Continue reading
“I wanted to do a big blue bee” says Louise. “I’ve done one quite small, but then I’m not sure who would buy a big blue bee.” Such is the conversation as we… Continue reading
The book didn’t disappoint and neither did the exhibition. Cash is King, possibly the most anticipated urban art show of the year, packed out the Saatchi Gallery and brought a little bit of… Continue reading
Featuring originals and prints from one of elusive street artist Banksy’s most productive periods. The Lazinc Gallery in Mayfair has put on an exhibition showcasing a selection of his work from 2002-2008. Called… Continue reading
Cash is King, the much anticipated art book from the pens and minds of Carrie Reichardt and Bob Osborne remembers a history of protest through the defacement of banknotes. Featuring artists from across… Continue reading
It’s an unusual topic choice for sure but the second solo London based exhibition from Fanakapan does indeed choose to remember the discovery of Helium 150 years to the day. Perhaps though it’s… Continue reading
The 4th annual Secret Art Prize announced it’s winners at an awards ceremony at the Hoxton Hotel in Shoreditch. Managed by the Curious Duke Gallery and this time hosted by our good selves… Continue reading
Upfest is a festival which is all about street art and we’ve already shared our Top 25 best murals from the event. The truth is though there were so many artists and art… Continue reading
The Blackburn Open Walls festival once again brought street art to this northern town. Now in it’s third year, the event aims to ‘Make Blackburn Beautiful’ by transforming it’s urban space. This year… Continue reading
Over a rainy weekend in July, Bristol has once again found itself at the centre of the street art scene. Upfest is by some way the biggest event of its kind in Europe.… Continue reading
Fashion designer turned artist Magnus Gjoen is known for his use of historical images and differing mediums. Often seen breathing new life into old works, he is an artist to watch and the… Continue reading
The Whitecross Street Party returns for 2018 and features live street art, music and dance
.It’s a roasting hot day in the city of London and the team at the Delphian Gallery have just finished the hang of Benjamin Murphy’s latest exhibition, ‘Lavish Entropy’. As we now expect… Continue reading
Lawrence Alkin has been a key influencer in the development of the urban art movement that we know today. The CEO of the artrepublic Gallery in Brighton, he has built up the gallery… Continue reading
A graffiti jam at the Trellick Tower in West London has commemorated the tragic burning of the nearby Grenfell Tower, one year on. Now under extensive refurbishment, the base of the Trellick Tower… Continue reading
American sculptural artist Mark Jenkins exhibition of slightly dark humanoid sculptures at the Lazinc Gallery in London’s Mayfair has come hot on the heels of an altogether more public showing of works on… Continue reading
The referendum to overturn the 8th amendment to the Irish constitution made headlines around the World. Not least because of its eventual landslide win in favour of yes but because of the level… Continue reading
Meeting of Styles, London’s biggest street art festival returned for 2018 and once again took over the Nomadic Community Gardens, the cool social space next just off to Brick Lane. The centrepiece of… Continue reading
The latest exhibition from Louis Masai once again tackled the problems facing species around the world with an immersive show in the atmospheric Crypt Gallery in London. The Crypt is exactly that, a… Continue reading
Wimbledon Art Studios is a good place to go if your an art fan. Separated into three different blocks, each with multiple floors, it is studio after studio of art from so many… Continue reading
We’ve gotten used to seeing the work of Mr Cenz on the streets of London. His work is bright and vibrant and his style is most certainly his own. Much to the extent… Continue reading
It’s 22 March 1968 and a group of students are staging an extended sit in. Protesting at conditions in their university, the demonstration is broken up by the authorities who choose to use… Continue reading
Some call Shoreditch London’s capital of street art. It’s certainly the home to many famous names and notable pieces but some of them aren’t as easy to spot as you might think. Walk… Continue reading
We open the boot and out comes compost, a pre made wooden box, a sapling and a couple of pea plants. There on the roadside we assemble our little gardening armoury and we… Continue reading
I suppose I should have known better! A trip to the seaside sounded appealing and what’s not to like about Hastings, that historic fishing town on the south coast. Popping down to see… Continue reading
The second iteration of the Nuart street art festival saw 12 street artists from around the world invited into the city of Aberdeen. The festival which started in Stavanger in Norway has in… Continue reading
“I think I might need to start redefining myself” says Carrie. The artist who for years has used her art to talk about injustice in the world has now been focusing ever more… Continue reading
Pictures and information about the street art murals of Aberdeen created as part of the Nuart festivals
“I think a lot of instruments are just artworks in their own right because they are just so amazing to look at” explains my latest interviewee Anna Jaxe. Sitting in the MAP cafe… Continue reading
We’ve been hanging out with Jerome Davenport a fair bit recently! Mainly on account of his recent painting of a mural on the side of the Lord Morpeth pub in Bow. A giant… Continue reading
A movie showcasing a Worldwide street art campaign was recently released at the Ritzy cinema in Brixton. Called ‘Education is not a Crime‘ it’s something that we’ve followed for a while here on… Continue reading
The old Bow Station was a grand affair. The type of building, which if it was still there, today would have been compared with the likes of St. Pancras and widely acclaimed as… Continue reading
A few weeks ago we joined a number of other bloggers to talk art and social media at the Art Republic Gallery in Brighton. It was a good old get together organised by… Continue reading
We’ve been coming across a lot of work by Remi Rough recently. An abstract painter with a background in graffiti who has got a number of murals dotted around the city. Most recently his… Continue reading
Graffiti has appeared on the side of a disused office block in west london. Not entirely surprising in itself, but this graffiti carried a message. Drawing attention to the fact that just a… Continue reading
So last month we caught up with Lucy Sparrow and you might have read our latest interview with her here. We talked about her journey since the epic Cornershop installation in 2014 and… Continue reading
It was a while ago when we last met in London and Richard and I had been promising a get together pretty much ever since. He’d been exhibiting at the Roy’s People’s Art Fair,… Continue reading
A giant mural to Sylvia Pankhurst has been painted onto the side of a pub in Bow. The location couldn’t be more appropriate as Sylvia had actually lived in the house next to… Continue reading
We’ve always known David Bray as an illustrator! His delicate drawings are such that his style is instantly recognisable. Now though his work has taken a different direction, from portraiture to landscape and… Continue reading
London has been snow covered over the last couple of days. The so called ‘Beast from the East’, a freezing weather pattern from Siberia has descended upon the city and turned it white.… Continue reading
For once Brick Lane and the Truman Brewery are quiet! There’s an otherworldly feel to the place on account of the snow and London has pretty much virtually ground to a halt. It’s… Continue reading
