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 ›
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 ›
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 ›
Last week in London saw a wave of activity from Street Artist Jimmy C who has hit up a trio of delightful and diverse pieces around East, West and South London. We have been treated to a fresh splash of cosmic ‘Street Heart’ in Shoreditch, that is just so full of positive energy. A portrait of […]Read Post ›
Just over a week ago saw Bethnal Green play canvas to the latest work from Jimmy C which may be small in size but is every bit as striking and captivating as any work from this artist we have thus far seen. Adorning the premises of the which really does provide a fantastic setting for this […]Read Post ›
Yesterday we here at London Calling Blog were up bright and early in order to catch the train from London to Birmingham in order to spend the day attending the City of Colours Street Art Festival in Digbeth, Birmingham. Originally launched in 2014 with much success, sadly last year City of Colours was cancelled due […]Read Post ›
A few days ago Street Artist Jimmy C set to create his latest work at the Kings Cross end of Caledonian Road, and what a beautiful work it is indeed. Reworking his previous piece in the same spot which presented a serene landscape, and still forms much of the basis of this adapted scene. The […]Read Post ›
Today we thought we would take a look at the Street Art along Caledonian Road, the mile and a half north-south run straight through the Borough of Islington. We have some ten works to share with you below, all that are either directly along Caledonian Road or in the immediate vicinity along its many side streets, […]Read Post ›
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