A number of distinctive murals from Brazilian artist Mag Magrela have appeared at various locations around London. Brought over by creative agency Pigment I was fortunate enough to meet her briefly just before she returned to her native Brazil.
Magrela has produced four different murals each bearing her unique style. She draws orange coloured women who often appear to be in some distress. One of the murals shows a woman wearing a crown of thorns. Another shows a woman sat atop a multi-eyed creature seemingly having fallen victim to an attack by arrows. Her style is not easy to describe, each piece is clearly unique with different details. According to the Pigment site, “her works express pain, suffering, the troubles of living in society. Little daily barriers and feelings encrusted in our soul”. It is deep stuff and the product no doubt of a complex mind.
Magrela is one of a wave of Brazilian artists to have visited London over recent months. Magrela joins the likes of Alex Senna, Cranio and Mateus Bailon creating a series of impressive murals in London. With Shoreditch in particular recognised worldwide as one of the premier places to showcase street art. It is great to see the cream of Brazilian talent starting to really stamp their mark on the place.
The Red Market in Shoreditch
As seen from inside the Red Market 
She is wearing a crown of thorns 
The Magrela sits just above the long standing ROA inside the Red Market, fame indeed. 
This sitting woman can be seen at the Red Gallery and is visible from Old Street
Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park
It shows a woman sitting on top of a three eyed creature which looks to have been shot with arrows 
On the side of an old slightly derelict and shut down pub on Seven Sisters Road close to the underground station
Bream Street on Fish Island
Bream Street is fast becoming a must see and is a great place for street art at the moment 
In between pieces from Edwin and Josh Jeavons 
Magrela often includes little distinctive features in her art. Here some fish heads emerge from the womans back 
The eye of Jeavons and the orange figure of Magrela
Scouler Street in Blackwall
Magrela joined the likes of Cranio and Senna in creating a sleeping giant in this out of the way location in Blackwall 
More distinctive features note the little faces on the bracelet 
Mag Magrela Signature 
In some way a lot of the woman she portrays seem like puppets due to the string she uses to link body parts together
For more information about the work of Magrela and Brazilian Art in London try:
Thanks for writing about new up and coming artists. I really enjoy your blog is definitely good for those in the know. Where do you get your material from? How did you get into this scene?
Hi Drake, thanks for your comments I really appreciate that :). I usually find out what’s going on by following Facebook, instagram and twitter feeds. If there’s something that I like the sound or look of then I’ll rock up and take a few snaps and then research the artist if I really like their work. I got into the scene just by moving into the east end and loving the street art all around me, quite inspiring to see the talent on display really, hence inspiring city :).