This morning in our series of reviews of the last year we are heading back over to East London and taking a look back at the year of Street Art and Graffiti in Hackney Wick & Fish Island. Hackney Wick is always an interesting place to visit, with the sections of painted walls along the canal receiving a consistent and regular turnover of fresh works through the year and a whole host of wonderful and sometimes weird sights to be seen. Though sadly it appears that these could be the death throws of the area as a thriving hub of Street Art and Graffiti with much of the area being redeveloped seeing painting spots to disappear, a most sad situation as the area will lose its historic and more modern artistic character as another piece of the old East End fades away. So who knows how much we will get to share with you from this area in the future, its far from over yet, but it seems the end is nigh for this fantastic little corner of London. So without further ado, here is our look back at the wonderful year of Street Art in Hackney Wick from 2016.
Work by Vibes.
Works by Fanakapan, The Real Dill, Captain Kris & Ali Hamish. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
Work by Fanakapan. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
Work by The Real Dill. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
Work by Captain Kris. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
Work by Captain Kris & Bill Daggs. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
Work by Ali Hamish. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
Work by Frankie Strand
The first Transgender mushroom placed up in London by Christiaan Nagel.
Work by Freedom Kult.
Work by Pang & Bill Daggs.
Work by ???
Work and photo by Jane Mutiny – we never got a picture with a clear reflection – with this fantastic tribute to an amazing Borondo work that resided on this spot through 2014 & 2015.
Work by Lifer.
Work by Ekto.
Work by Frankie Strand.
Work by Zabou & Villana. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
Work by Float & Bill Daggs.
Works by Pang & Jane Mutiny.
Work by Pang & Bill Daggs.
Work by Pref ID.
Work by Mast Cora.
Work by Lifer.
Work by Tony Boy & The Real Dill.
Slightly damaged paste-up work by Zabou in Hackney Wick, the full piece comprised the full body of a prisoner in cliche prison garb placed superbly behind the bars on this blocked up doorway.
Works by at least Mobstr, Malarky, Mighty Mo, Sweet Toof, Dscreet, Done, Edwin, Donk & Xenz and curated by Aida Wilde in Hackney Wick. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
So much to take in on this refreshed spot, but hands down our favourite element is Mobstr’s commentary “Meanwhile In East London, Lunatics Decorate A Building…”
Superb caged birds with work from Xenz.
Fantastic installation piece from the one & 0nly Mobstr.
Central figure of work by Mighty Mo & Sweet Toof.
Mass of paste-ups from several artists but most noticeably by Donk.
Work by Dscreet, Binho Ribeiro, Tihno & Milo Tchais.
Fantastic looking stretch of works in Hackney Wick from Dscreet, Binho Ribeiro, Tihno & Milo Tchais on the left, Dscreet in the shutter in the centre, as well as Dscreet, Fanakapan & Cept on the right.
Work by Fanakapan, Cept & Dscreet in Hackney Wick.
Work by Fanakapan.
Works by Dscreet & Airborne Mark.
Work by Airborne Mark.
Paste-Up work by RX Skulls.
Paste-Up works by RX Skulls.
Work by Sweet Toof & ???.
Work by Malarky.
Work by Malarky.
Work by Neoh.
Work by Pang & Seeds One in Hackney Wick. You can view more images of this piece in our post (covered here).
Work by Pang.
Work by Skeleton Cardboard.
Work by Xenx.
Work by Neoh.
Work by Float.
Work by Broken Fingaz Crew.
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