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Fan Making and Street Art combine at the Fan Museum in Greenwich

It’s not the most obvious of collaborations! The unique little fan museum in leafy Greenwich and the urban art scene…

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America’s Top Graffiti Alley Halls of Fame

As time moves forward, further away from the 70’s, the ever growing graffiti movement takes new forms and tackles new…

Stinkfish the Colombian Artist and his Portraits in Transit

“It’s about taking people from one location and placing them in another” Stinkfish tells me as we meet to talk…

Jean Michel Basquiat Mural at the Barbican in London

Two pieces of street art by Banksy have appeared near the Barbican. They pay tribute to the pioneering street artist…

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Street Art and Graffiti from Leicesters 2017 Bring the Paint Festival

It’s not a city I’d ever thought of as having the potential to be street art hub but the ‘Bring…

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10 Artists to Watch Out for at the Roy’s People Art Fair

We’ve been trailing this one for a while and have already featured the works of a number of artists taking…

Dead Bod in Hull graffiti which is now a symbol of the city

Dead Bod in Hull is a simple drawing of an upturned bird. Feet to the sky and drawn onto a…

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…

Who are the best British Street Artists

It’s always fraught with difficulty putting together a list of something like the best British street artists. It is of…

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Interview with Italian artist Raffaella Bertolini

We are in the attic of a West London terrace. Doubling as the studio of our latest interview Raffaella Bertolini,…

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Interview with Canadian Artist DD Regalo

DD Regalo is a contemporary artist well used to abstract designs. He paints based on feeling, on the things around…

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French artists Kan DMV & Samy Stop at Connecting Lines

The London street art scene has had a bit of a French invasion with the eagerly anticipated Connecting Lines. A…

Pichiavo ‘In Gods We Trust’ at the Unit Gallery in London

Spanish duo Pichiavo are known for their combination of classical art and graffiti. They have created a series of works…

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The artists of Upfest, Europe’s largest street art festival

Upfest is the biggest street art festival in Europe and as such attracts artists from all of the country and…

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We meet Caro Pepe the street artist from Argentina as she paints at Upfest

It’s Upfest, it’s crowded, it’s noisy and it’s here where we’ve arranged to meet Caro Pepe the street artist from…

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The Best Street Art from Upfest 2017 in Bristol

Upfest is undoubtedly the premier street art festival in Europe. It transforms whole sections of its home city of Bristol.…

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The Graffiti of the Trellick Tower in West London

It’s been a while since we popped over to the legal graffiti spot of the Trellick Tower near Westbourne Park.…

Giant mural from Ben Eine in Shoreditch pays tribute to the survivors and victims of the Grenfell Tower

“You saw it in the tears of those who survived”. The words from poet Ben Okri have been painted high…

Mural, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

We meet Roy’s People as he talks about his upcoming art fair

It’s the Whitecross Street Party and the area is buzzing, Roy is sat in the window of the Curious Duke…

Whitecross Street Party returns for 2017 with street art, live music and performance art

The Whitecross street party returned for 2017 and once again contained a mixture of street art, music and performance art…

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Blackburn Open Walls Festival brings Street Art to the Town

It’s the first time I’ve been to Blackburn! The proud Lancastrian town with a glorious heritage in weaving and textiles.…

Nomad Clan paint the UK’s largest mural in Leeds

Athena Rising in Leeds is the new giant mural from the Nomad Clan. It’s 47 metres high and towers above…

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Meeting of Styles 2017 returns to the Nomadic Community Gardens in Shoreditch

The first big street art festival of the year, the Meeting of Styles, took place over the first weekend of…

Meeting of Styles, nomadic community gardens, Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Lora Zombie returns to London to paint ‘I am Groot’ and cute pink kittens on Brick Lane

Lora Zombie has returned to London and once again placed a few murals on Brick Lane. She’s been here before…

Shoreditch and Brick Lane

Re:imagined a show from ‘What I see when I look at’ raises money for Parkinsons at the Store Street Gallery

It’s a packed evening in central London for the second outing of graphic designer Robert John’s re:imagined show, part of…

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