Last week marked six years since we started London Calling Blog and since that time we have embarked on an amazing adventure which has seen us travel all over London and beyond to see Street Art and Graffiti. We have also met so many wonderful people from all over the world who share an appreciation […]Read Post ›
fAfter our recent visit to Belfast where we were treated to an abundance of high quality Street Art we thought we would create a Street Art guide to some of the best locations around Belfast for some painted creativity. The majority of the art shared below has been organised by Seedhead Arts who have done […]Read Post ›
Over the last weekend from the 6-9th October the Moniker Art Fair returned to East London for its eighth consecutive year, in the most appropriate location to host such a large expose of Street Art in a gallery setting, namely The Old Truman Brewery at the heart of Brick Lane. The event was yet again […]Read Post ›
A few week back now saw London treated to a brief visit from former London based Street Artist Pang, someone whose presence and unique sense of creativity on the scene is something which is very much missed. So it made for a fantastic delight to stumble upon this amazing creation entitled ‘Carnival Of The Weird’ whilst […]Read Post ›
Well here we are with the finale of our series of reviews of the last year and we thought we would take a look back at the exhibitions we have attended. In the process we have been all over London and become further acquainted with many wonderful gallery spaces and visited a wide range of ‘pop-up’ spaces […]Read Post ›
This morning 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 and Graffiti in Hackney Wick & Fish Island. Hackney Wick is always an interesting place to visit, with the sections of painted walls along the canal receiving […]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 ›
A couple of weeks back saw Pang – who is sadly no longer London based – return for a visit and hit up Hackney Wick to paint this funky fusion of styles with Graffiti Writer Seeds One along the canal. Featuring a dark backdrop and subject for Pang, the colours and explosive style present a […]Read Post ›
Better late than never, last night we finally had the time to head up to Dalston to catch up with a couple of exhibitions that opened in the last week, the first of which being the ‘Creative Differences’ group exhibition at the 1963 Gallery Space. Presenting a selection of prints in a variety of mediums from some 16 […]Read Post ›
Thursday night saw the opening of the ‘Displacement’ group exhibition in Bethnal Green organized Skeleton Cardboard in association with The Hidden Streets Of London. The show presents works from some twenty-five artists who have all painted in Clare Street, home of the exhibition, over the last two years filling this little industrial corner with colour and life. […]Read Post ›
