Here we wanted to share some of the moments from the absolutely amazing day we had on our recent ‘Anythings Better Than A Blank Wall’ Street Art tour of SprayExhibition20 in memory of Gordon Gibbens who we recently learned sadly passed away in 2017 aged 86 after spending the previous two decades documenting graffiti and street art […]Read Post ›
Well it’s that time of the year again and at the the turn of the new year we here at London Calling Blog were privileged enough to get to celebrate four years of running the blog with many of the friends we have made over the last four years, artists and photographers alike, with The ‘Anythings […]Read Post ›
Next up in our series of reviews of the last year we are going to take a look back at the year of Graffiti and Street Art in Stockwell. All of the art featured in this post are from just two locations, both a stones throw from each other that have produced a good number of […]Read Post ›
Next up in our look back at 2018 we thought we would be take a look back at what we have proactively organised and been up to about London this year. So where to begin really, Street Art and Blog wise it’s been by and large another fantastic and fun year for us here at London […]Read Post ›
A few weekends back we here at London Calling Blog had the absolute pleasure in visiting Bristol for Upfest 2018, marking the 10th anniversary of what is now Europe’s largest Urban Arts Festival and our second time attending the event. Bristol is very much a place with a long and rich history of a thriving Graffiti […]Read Post ›
Well it has been quiet the busy summer in all this intense heat that’s been so torturous of late, however fortunately for us we have been stuck in breezy tunnels accompanied by the rattle of trains overhead staying nice and cool having been invited by local group CASSA to help on a community led initiative […]Read Post ›
Last month saw one of the worlds most famous global Graffiti & Street Art festivals finally return to London for its 11th anniversary in the UK with a fantastic event comprised of painting, music and all round fun by the many people in attendance. The very nature of the event is defined in the name […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at a work painted in April by Street Artist Irony for our community Street Art project SprayExhibition20 in Penge. This really is an artwork we wish to share with anyone who hasn’t seen it yet, truly an ambitious artwork utilizing a rather awkward space, namely the alleyway aside the newsagents at […]Read Post ›
Today’s blog as usual features street art, nothing new there for London Calling Blog, however today’s blog is really about more than just the work of street artists, it’s also about the rights of street artists (and all artists) – specifically the right of the artist to say how their work is used. This blog […]Read Post ›
A few weeks back saw Street Artist Irony out in Camden Town to create his latest London work, one which certainly doesn’t disappoint. Setting to create a striking portrait scene so full of flow and a permeating sense of movement in which the female subject is set popping from the rather minimalist backdrop on which […]Read Post ›
