Paint Jam at the Elephant and Castle for Elefest 2013

Paint Jam’s are always fun and give the public the opportunity to see live street art in action and to see and talk to the artists. This year, as part of the Elefest celebration in the Elephant and Castle, 12 artists combined to paint some of the hoardings on the busy New Kent Road.

Blocking off entry to the derelict and now completely sealed Heygate Estate, the hoardings needed a splash of colour and this was duly received. Organised by Global Street Art at quite short notice, the event did what it needed to do and brought a little bit of street art life to the centre of the Elephant.

As for the poor old Heygate Estate, which the hoardings were designed to seal off, this massive former home to thousands is scheduled for demolition and redevelopment. It’s seen better days and is now almost entirely daubed with graffiti.

That aside though, this post is just designed to capture the art of the day. There were some familiar faces and some new artists who I’d not seen before, as usual though pictures of all are below 🙂

The feet of 616
The feet of 616
The enigmatic artist 616 in action painting his immediately recognisable little characters
The enigmatic artist 616 in action painting his immediately recognisable little characters
Ladder resting by 616's work
Ladder resting by 616’s work
Idiom were in action and painted this striking pink haired woman
Idiom were in action and painted this striking pink haired woman
Idiom about to peel away the stencil
Idiom about to peel away the stencil
Ed Hicks produced this orange city
Ed Hicks produced this orange city
A green chair and orange paint
A green chair and orange paint
Idiom and Hicks next to each other
Idiom and Hicks next to each other
Tizer has a recognisable style and he was one of the artists in action
Tizer has a recognisable style and he was one of the artists in action
Tizer at work with other artists
Tizer at work with other artists
Solo One wore a V for Vendetta mask to obscure his identity whilst painting
Solo One wore a V for Vendetta mask to obscure his identity whilst painting
Solo One was certinly an enigmatic guy and he worked fast
Solo One was certinly an enigmatic guy and he worked fast
Roo was an artist new to me on the day
Roo was an artist new to me on the day but I’ll be looking out for more of her work
Aero in action writing his dynamic tag
Aero in action writing his dynamic tag
Mr Cenz has a really nice flowing style
Mr Cenz has a really nice flowing style
Paint ready to go into Mr Cenz's latest piece
Paint ready to go into Mr Cenz‘s latest piece
Sneaking a peek behind the hoardings the Heygate Estate has seen better days
Sneaking a peek behind the hoardings the Heygate Estate has seen better days
Now daubed with graffiti the estate is boarded off
Now daubed with graffiti the estate is boarded off

For some more posts on topics related to this try:

Leake Street Paint Jam
The Ghosts of the Garden Estate
inspiringcity.com/2012/09/09/the-heygate-canvas/” title=”The Heygate Canvas”>The Heygate Canvas
Streetfest 2013 hits Shoreditch

3 Comments

  1. I always thought a house would still be standing long after my lifetime! Very sad walking around the Heygate estate seeing the plight of what was once family homes of everyday folk! I’ve been there a few times snapping the graff and still come away thinking why the hell are they knocking this place down? Loved to have been at that paint jam … You took some great snaps Stuart I must say….

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