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 ›
Well it certainly has been a year like no other, and like most aspects of life in 2020, the London Street Art and Graffiti scene has been impacted by the wider social and global issues and we have seen less works produced than normal. In accordance with these events we we have been confined to […]Read Post ›
Last month marked the four year anniversary of the formation of the London based Smile More Often crew, whose collective work we have been spying frequently around London in recent years, so we thought we would share the crew’s most recent additions to London that we have witnessed on our travels about town. Work by […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at one of the first works of the new year to be put up in London, in this instance by Jim Vision who is certainly one of East London’s most prolific contributors to adding some creativity to wall spaces around Shoreditch. The striking work in question is titled ‘Oblivion […]Read Post ›
Next up in our series of reviews of the last year we are going to be 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 and Shoreditch. Whilst still the epicentre of London’s Street Art scene, and an […]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 ›
Here we are playing catch up and finally taking a look at this absolutely incredible work placed up by Jane Mutiny a couple of months ago on the Village Underground in support of Extinction Rebellion, a movement this artist has long championed. Taking to the largest spot to paint in Shoreditch for a stint, Jane […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at some of the recent works that Chilean born, but London based, Street Artist Otto Schade has placed up around Shoreditch and Brick Lane over the few months. Otto’s painting styles range from the abstract and surreal. Working predominantly with oil paint, and incorporating practices such as collage, illustration […]Read Post ›
A couple of months ago saw a visit from world famous Street Artist Shepard Fairey who whilst over managed to hit up a trio of fantastic works in conjunction with his Facing The Giant: Three Decades of Dissent exhibition marking the 30th Anniversary of his mammoth career. There is no denying that Shepard Fairey’s art has […]Read Post ›
Here we are playing catch up with a stunning work from Street Artist Jimmy C who over the summer took to Shoreditch to leave his latest addition the area, and one that formed the second installment of the Bird series the artist created around London over the summer. The work in question is entitled ‘Psyche’ […]Read Post ›
