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Category: Contemporary Art

London Inspired Artwork from Urban Soup at the Oxo Gallery

Ah the great city of London! A city so great it even inspired the name of this very blog. A … More

The Street Art Murals of Wood Street in Walthamstow

Walthamstow and especially Wood Street is always a place we like going to spot street art.  It’s got a vibrant … More

Mural

Carrie Reichardt’s Mosaic House Gets Some Final Touches

I’m sitting on the 3rd story of a scaffold hugging a house in the leafy suburbs of West London.  I … More

Mosaic

In Depth Street Art Sculptures on show at the Unit 5 Gallery

‘In Depth’ is a showcase of street art sculpture at the Unit 5 Gallery. On Hackney Road it has brought … More

exhibition

Sculpture in the City brings public art to London in 2016

Sculpture in the city 2016, the free annual art event which places sculpture in spots around the city of London … More

Dan Rawlings has solo show at the Curious Duke Gallery

Fresh off the back of his maze of art and live performances at the Goods Shed in Stroud. Artist Dan … More

exhibition

Street artists combine to paint murals of endangered animals in Tower Hamlets

The hugely anticipated ‘Endangered ‘event saw some of the countries best environmental artists descend upon the railway arches of Mile … More

Mosaic, Mural

Paint Your London turns Walthamstow into a street art hot spot

Walthamstow has been having a lot going on street art wise for the past few years now. This month’s ‘Paint … More

Street Artists paint endangered species in Tower Hamlets

Environmental artists are preparing to create a series of murals in Tower Hamlets as part of an awareness raising project … More

Patrick Colhoun brings ‘Solitary’ sculpture show to London

Solitary, an exhibition of contemporary sculpture and mixed media from Patrick Colhoun has opened at the Ben Oakley Gallery. The … More

exhibition

Alex Chinneck Sculpture A Bullet From a Shooting Star

Sculptor Alex Chinneck has a reputation for creating the extraordinary. He’s done it again with his latest piece. A giant … More

Ten top abstract sculptures in the City of London

The City of London is well known for its public art and in particular its sculpture. Look around pretty much … More

Artists turn London black cab into travelling mosaic to raise awareness of the plight of Kenny ‘Zulu’ Whitmore

The team of artists known as the ‘Treatment Rooms Collective’ have embarked upon an ambitious project to entirely cover an … More

Mosaic

Interview with Mark McClure at the Olympic Park

The hoardings are finally beginning to come down at the Olympic Park. They’ve been up there a while to cover … More

interview

Interview with Street Artist ATM and the Murals of the South Acton Estate

We are sitting in Mary’s Cafe!  It’s the sort of place that Alan Sugar would be proud.  The sort of … More

ben oakley gallery, exhibition, interview, Mural

Frieze Art Fair 2014 Sculpture Exhibition in Regents Park

The artistic behemouth that is the Frieze Art Fair sculpture exhibition of 2014 parked itself once more in Regents Park. … More

Art Fair

Alex Chinneck creates a floating building in Covent Garden and a Melting House made of wax in Bankside

Look hard enough around London and you never know what you’ll find. Works of art abound and it’s not just … More

Love and Peace Flower Sculpture by Ana Tzarev in London

Just up the road from the Tate Britain on London’s Millbank sits a giant purple flower! Overlooking the Thames and … More

The Hepworth Gallery, the Jewel in Wakefields Crown

It may seem an unlikely location for one of the country’s newest and most impressive art galleries but the northern … More

Jonesy Street Art in London the Artist Who is Our Little Secret

One of the most elusive and mysterious purveyors of street art around in London at the moment is the artist … More

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