This morning in our series of reviews of the last year we are heading down over to South London and taking a look back at the year of Street Art & Graffiti in Leake Street. Leake Street represents London’s premier legal Graffiti location, located in the Old Vic tunnels beneath Waterloo Station, made famous as a result of Banksy’s CANS Festivals and has since gone on to become host to such premier events in the Street Art calendar as Femme Fierce and The Battle of Waterloo. No other place in London offers such a high turnover of fresh works, with several new pieces guaranteed to be spied daily. It is quite rare in fact to pass through and not find at least someone painting on their newest work.
Highlights for the year here for us include some great Paint Jams, with the Femme Fierce Reloaded event, hands down one of our absolute favourite days this year, with many beautiful works. The Battle of Waterloo & The Star Wars & Fresh Paint Jams more recently. Additionally it is fantastic to see the dead space on the ceiling get some fantastic works placed up this year, really tying the centre of the tunnel together. Beyond this we have seen many wonderful works, fortunate in catching before defaced or just replaced, in a way making a good find in Leake Street, one of the most rewarding. Some visits are more interesting than others, but it is rare to pass through and not find something new to catch your eye, so without further ado here is a year of London Calling Blog visits to Leake Street through 2015.
Work by Kaes.
Work by Core246.
Work by Tizer.
Work by JXC.
Work by Pad.
Work (Part 1) by Pad.
Work (Part 2) by Pad.
Work (Part 3) by Pad.
Work (Part 4) by Pad.
Work (Part 5) by Pad.
Work by Tizer.
Femme Fierce Reloaded our favourite day in Leake Street for 2015.
Work by Aylo & CBloxx for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Mutiny for Femme Fierce Reloaded.
Work by Fio Silva for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Miss Hazard for Femme Fierce Reloaded.
Work by Hannah Adamasvek for Femme Fierce Reloaded.
Work by Pang for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Neonita for Femme Fierce Reloaded.
Work by Simoni Fontana for Femme Fierce Reloaded.
Work by Giusi Tomasello for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Mishfit for Femme Fierce Reloaded.
Work by Amara Por Dios for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Annatomix for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Zina for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here)
Work by Zabou for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Lilly Lou for Femme Fierce Reloaded.
Work by Maggio for Femme Fierce Reloaded. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Trans1 in Leake Street.
Worki by Candie Bandita.
Work by SkyHigh.
Work by Peza.
Work by Peza & Onion.
Work by Onion & T3AS3R.
Work by ???
Work by The Real Dill, for the Fuck Cancer Paint Jam.
Work by Marc Craig.
Work by ???
Work by DA2C.
Work by SkyHigh.
Work by Paul ‘Don’ Smith.
Work by Tizer.
Work by Toas.
Works by ???
Work by Aylo & CBloxx. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by CBloxx.
Alphabet by Pad.
Work by Pad.
Work by Pad.
Work by Pad.
Work by Crede.
Work by Marc Craig.
Psychodoodlz at work. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Psychodoodlz.
Work by Psychodoodlz.
Work by MCK.
Work by Dirty30.
Work by Parlee for The Battle of Waterloo. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Dis1 for The Battle of Waterloo. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Fane for The Battle of Waterloo. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Core246 for The Battle of Waterloo. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Kaes for The Battle of Waterloo. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Dan Kitchener for The Battle of Waterloo. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Sterling.
Work by SkyHigh.
Work by Olivier Robbieu.
Work by Lovepusher. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Tizer.
Work by Autone.
Work by SkyHigh.
Work by Roo.
Work by Toas.
Work by Marc Craig.
Work by Nolij.
Work by Kednog.
Work by Blavoe 4D.
Work by Autone.
Work by Autone.
Work by Marc Craig.
Work by Flesh031.
Work by Blavoe 4D.
Work by Tizer.
Work by ???
Work by ???
Work by Olivier Roubieu.
Work by Pad.
Work by Lifer.
Works by Amara Por Dios, Float, Carleen De Sozer & Philth for Festifeel 2015. You can view more images in our post (covered here).
Work by Amara Por Dios for Festifeel 2015.
Work by Float for Festifeel 2015.
Work by Carleen De Sozer for Festifeel 2015.
Work by Philth for Festifeel 2015.
Work by Nomad Clan duo, Aylo & CBloxx for Festifeel 2015.
Works by ??? & 2Rise
Work by ???
Work by Itaewon.
Work by Nelius.
Work by John Bulley for the Ben Naz Memorial Paint Jam. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Giusi Tomasello for the Ben Naz Memorial Paint Jam. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Dope for the Ben Naz Memorial Paint Jam. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Psychodoodlz. You can view more images and some progress shots in our post (covered here).
Work by Psychodoodlz.
Work by Psychodoodlz.
Works by Sterling.
Work by Toas.
Work by Ndec.
Work by Tizer.
Work by ??? & Ceno2.
Work by Ceno2.
Work by Ndec.
Work by Tizer.
Work by Onion.
Work by Ink Fetish.
Work by SkyHigh.
Work by Sterling & Core246.
Work by Pad.
Work by JXC.
Work by Toas.
Work by ???
Work by Juseone.
Work by Tizer.
Work by Juan2.
Work by an anonymous duo.
Work by Hannah Adamaszek on the Leake Street ceiling.
Lengthy work from Psychodoodlz & Skeleton Cardboard.
Detail of work by Psychodoodlz & Skeleton Cardboard.
Work by JXC, Olivier Roubieu & SkyHigh.
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Great collection here! Leake Street is such a vibrant community of styles – great to see them here!
The one of the cross-eyed face is by MCK : http://www.demotix.com/photo/8364187/street-artists-battle-waterloo
Thanks very much Gary, we really appreciate being to credit every piece we can where possible.
Nice post
Thank You Olivier.