On Saturday The Battle Of Waterloo, London’d biggest Graffiti event, put on by Chrome & Black returned to Leake Street, providing a day of some forty Graffiti Writers painting over eight hours contending to win the £250 first prize. Judges worked to a points system comprising: Letterform, Fill-In, Characters, Concept & Background. The event was […]Read Post ›
Yesterday afternoon a Paint Jam occurred in an undisclosed and rather hidden away location in aid of The Real Dill’s birthday and to celebrate the launch of Volume 2 of the Visual Distraction Zine. There were some fourteen artists at work for the event who all hit out pieces, very much in their own style, just for […]Read Post ›
On Thursday night Drips & Runs held its first public live painting event, held in the Juno Bar in Shoreditch High Street in association with the Open & Live – First Thursday events run by fellow Street Artist Jeba, resulting in Transmission Collaboration 001 (TRN:CLB:001). The talent on display consisted of four artists, all of whom […]Read Post ›
On Sunday at the Queen of Hoxton rooftop bar in Shoreditch, amid the glorious sunshine Lend Us Your Hands, a charity fundrasier comprising a day and night of art, music, crafts, food and cocktails all in order to raise vital funds for the Tsum Valley region devastated by the Nepal Earthquakes took place. A vast part of the […]Read Post ›
As is often the case when we get to see some live painting we like to take the opportunity to share some of the process involved in building up the work, so from The Whitecross Street Party we thought we would share with you here the work of ATM. Working on a 4×4 board ATM […]Read Post ›
Yesterday in EC1 the Whitecross Street Party returned to London, on this occasion for just one day only. The event brought together a diverse and eclectic range of entertainment and events with something for everyone to enjoy. This small street which is normally rather quiet was rammed with people throughout the duration of yesterdays party. […]Read Post ›
Last Saturday night we here at London Calling were privileged enough to be invited along to witness and capture some of the superb Live Painting extravaganza that is Drips and Runs. The project, which is filmed from a secret location, is the brainchild of duo Seeds One and BIll Daggs. The atmosphere around the event was […]Read Post ›
Over the weekend whilst Meeting of Styles was happening in Shoreditch, further south Urban Art 2015 took place in Brixton, returning for its 14th year, showcasing a impressive collection and display of Street Art and Graffiti. The event was primarily focused on Graffiti Writers but this is far from all that was happening. In the […]Read Post ›
Over the weekend the worlds most famous global Street Art & Graffiti festival finally hit London. The very nature of the event is defined in the name, Meeting of Styles, setting to showcase artists and writers from all over the globe and presenting a full range of Graffiti and Street Art styles. The event was […]Read Post ›
On Sunday in Bethnal Green a Paint Jam took place in Paradise Row alongside and on the premises of The Craft Cocktail Company, featuring seventeen artists and put on with support from The Hidden Streets Of London, who have been transforming the local area over the last year through Street Art. Across the board the public were […]Read Post ›
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