A couple of weeks back saw London receive a visit from Colombian Street Artist Stinkfish ahead of the opening of his current solo exhibition ‘Portraits in Transit’ at the BSMT Space. Having been some two years since this artist last visited London (covered here), and in spite of preparing his solo show the artist still managed to find the time to paint some five beautiful striking works around East and South London, presenting an impressive collection of beautiful portraits that are just brimming with bright vibrant colours and poignant soulful portraits.

The people in Stinkfish’s portraits come from all over the world and become the manifestation of Stinkfish’s own travels, depicting images of ordinary people going about their daily lives. Featuring people he rarely knows and never staged, the people in the photographs Stinkfish captures become the basis for his distinct stencil-based and freehand designs set alongside vibrant abstract cosmic fueled patterns that exude a sense of positive energy in his trademark bright colour palette that makes his works very much his own, whilst retaining his roots to South American art.

Stinkfish’s solo exhibition ‘Portraits in Transit’ is currently running until October 8th at BSMT Space – 5 Stoke Newington Road, Dalston – and is not to be missed, be sure to head along while you can, if you can.

Fantastic collaboration from Stinkfish & DRT in Kentish Town Road, Camden Town, put up with support from The Real Art of Street Art.

Beautiful work in Hanbury Street, our favourite from Stinkfish’s recent visit to London, placed up with support from Monoprixx & Not Banksy Forum.

A blank canvas awaiting transformation in Penge.

Stinkfish at work in Penge.

Stinkfish at work in Penge.

Stinkfish at work in Penge.

Stinkfish at work in Penge.

The beautiful finished work in Southey Street, Penge, put up with support from London Calling Blog.

This particular work features an image of a young girl from Mexico, taken by Stinkfish in 2009, who is now placed up on door in South London, quite the interesting journey this moment Stinkfish captured has taken.

Background fixed and stencil up for the initial outlines on Stinkfish’s second recent work in Penge.

Stinkfish at work in Penge.

The intriguing finished work in the Pawleyne Arms, Penge, with a stencil design from around 2008/2009 presenting a very interesting insight into how Stinkfish’s work has evolved over the last decade or so. Placed up with support from London Calling Blog.

Excellent use of the space available with this striking work in Shacklewell Lane, Dalston, placed up with support from BSMT Space.

Lastly we would like to say a massive thank you to Stinkfish for visiting Penge to place up a pair of striking works for our SprayExhibition20 Community Street Art Project around SE20.