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 ›
It has been quite some time since we last saw some fresh work from Italian Street Artist Alo around East London, which isn’t to say there still aren’t a fair few of old designs still floating around the area. However it has been a real pleasure to stumble upon 3 out of 5 works from […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at the trio of works Street Artist Sr. X has placed up around London over the last busy month he has had, with a pair of recent works in Penge and single fresh addition to Brick Lane’s ever-changing run of walls. Through his work Sr. X sets to subvert […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at one of the best artworks to appear this year in London which was placed up on the Village Underground in Shoreditch by Street Artist Dale Grimshaw last month. This now marks the second time Dale Grimshaw has painted this iconic and frequently changing spot in Shoreditch – the […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at a pair of works, both in Stockwell, placed up a few weeks back by Spanish born, but London based, Graffiti Writer and Street Artist Core246 who certainly gave an excellent insight of his artistic range with the two respective works placed up in a single day. Starting with […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at a fantastic addition to the community Street Art project we are involved with in Stockwell produced by SPZero76. What a scene it is, set in a future world ‘After The Robot Apocalypse’ in which the resistance is battling for existence and in this particular part of the story entitled […]Read Post ›
A couple of Sundays back saw the latest installment of the now annual Do1Cancer event which in the past has seen a host of Graffiti Writers and Street Artists hit the legal walls in Leake Street and at the Stockwell Hall of Fame to raise awareness and money for Cancer Research. This year however in addition to the […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at a large-scale mural by abstract Street Artist Mark McClure placed up a couple of months back in Thornton Heath. Making fantastic use of the space Mark McClure has created a captivating geometric scene – in a distinct colour scheme that is prevcalent in the artists output – that generates […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at one of 2 large-scale murals that have been recently placed up around Thornton Heath in South East London, and on this occasion by Street Artist Ben Slow. Crafted by brushes the work comprises a soulful subject constructed from a minimal colour palette which is prevalent in this artists output […]Read Post ›
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