Two days ago marked one year since the London Bridge Terror Attacks which saw a van target pedestrians on London Bridge before crashing the vehicle, at which point its three occupants headed into Borough Market and began stabbing people before being shot dead by Metropolitan Police. Eight people were killed and 48 injured during the […]Read Post ›
Next up in our series of reviews of the last year we are going to start looking back at some of the key areas for a high turnover of Street Art around London, and are starting with our review of Brick Lane, the epicentre of London’s Street Art scene. Being at the hub of Londons Street Art […]Read Post ›
Well it certainly has been another great year for Street Art around London, and we here at London Calling Blog have very much continued to just have a blast along the way. We have had the chance to travel all over London to hunt out and witness some amazing art, we have also continued to […]Read Post ›
A few weeks back saw Australian Street Artists Jimmy C & Sebastian Humphreys aka Order55 took to a discreet spot just behind Columbia Road, Hackney, to create a striking mural full of energy. With Jimmy C painting the pair of portraits in distinct ‘Aerosol-Pointillism’ style and Sebastian Humphreys creating the flowing almost cosmic swirls that engulf the […]Read Post ›
It seems that of late there has been a massive wave of locations that once played host to a wave of creativity and expression are being swallowed up in the name of gentrification, with one of the biggest blows recently dealt to London’s Street Art scene, the loss of Star Yard. Deriving its name from the […]Read Post ›
A few weeks back saw Street Artist Jimmy C take to Brick Lane to create his latest addition to London’s streets, and one that was very much worth the wait. Jimmy C’s style is influenced by a combination of Pointillism and the aboriginal culture of his native Australia. He started painting on the street in […]Read Post ›
This morning in our series of reviews of the year we are taking a look back at Shoreditch, which alongside the adjoining area of Brick Lane, make up the epicentre of London’s Street Art scene. An area that is a must visit destination for tourists and enthusiasts alike, and whilst there you will regularly pass Street Art tours and countless […]Read Post ›
Well yet again this has certainly been the hardest post to compile in this years Annual Review series, attempting to select our favourite 20 works from a year absolutely crammed with an abundance of high-quality and entertaining artworks on London’s Streets. After much deliberation and with many more works we would of liked to include here, […]Read Post ›
Short and sweet with this post with all the lengthy reviews we have and shall continue to subject you to, so here are just 16 of our favourite photos from this last year. Olivier Roubieu, Zina, New Art Rioter, Artista & Morgandy at work first anniversary celebrations in Shoreditch. Portrait of Donald Trump by Furia139 which […]Read Post ›
Well it certainly has been a fantastic year for Street Art around London, and we here at London Calling Blog have very much continued to just have a blast along the way. We have had the chance to travel all over London to hunt out and witness some amazing art, we have met a number […]Read Post ›
