Last week London received a visit from Swedish Street Artist Ola Kalnins who whilst over hit up a delightful pair of collaborative pieces alongside fellow Swedish nationals, though London based, Gods Flesh duo Amara Por Dios & Flesh031. Creating myriad works of abstract yet flowing compositions that absolutely burst with colour, Ola Kalnins’ works are […]Read Post ›
Today we thought we would have a look at a tiny venue in South London in which over the last six months or so we have seen emerge as a new Street Art hub in Brixton, namely the recently established Brixton Food Court, which is now host to some nine artworks from eight artists.Located in Atlantic […]Read Post ›
This evening 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 in Bethnal Green. It’s been an interesting year in Bethnal Green, with a steady flow of artworks being placed up throughout the year by London’s own local talent […]Read Post ›
On Monday evening the much-anticipated Drips & Runs X Tate event finally took place at the prestigious Tate Modern, one of the World’s leading contemporary art institutions. It is fantastic to see that such globally recognized premier institutions are finally beginning to acknowledge the place Street Art & Graffiti deserves in the canon of Modern Art […]Read Post ›
Yesterday in Leake Street, a mini-paint jam took place with six artists painting five works as part of the Festifeel event held in conjunction with the charity Coppafeel whom help promote awareness of symptoms of Breast Cancer and fortify all moves that encourage early detection. We were unaware of the live painting taking place, however we headed […]Read Post ›
On Thursday night the inaugural exhibition from new pop-up art space BSMT Space opened in Dalston with a group show entitled ‘Underhand’, comprising an impressive number and range of London’s Street Artists, along with a few international talents making an appearance also, curated by Speckles76. Eagerly anticipating seeing how this new gallery would present itself […]Read Post ›
Street Art from Tribe15 Alternative Art Festival by Chrom-Art
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 ›
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