Earlier this year we here at London Calling Blog at the overwhelming pleasure to be invited to Belfast to document the incredible Hit The North Festival and whilst there we were introduced to an incredible array of talented Irish artists, one of whom was typographical artist Zippy who has since we met twice come and painted in SE20. […]Read Post ›
On our recent trip up to East London at the weekend we were delighted to see this striking addition to Hackney by street artists Sophie Mess and Rachel Joy. Making for a fantastic collaboration this pair of artists have fused their respective styles and subjects so harmoniously, with Sophie Mess’ trademark vibrant flowing flowers immersed […]Read Post ›
Here we are taking a look at a series of works placed up by Street Artist Envol covering a spread of East, North and South London over the last few months. Presenting a series of refracted typographical works with a strong graphic design influence it is always impressive to see how meticulous this artist is […]Read Post ›
It’s a new month and yet again the Jealous Gallery has a new piece on their roof’s feature wall as a part of the ongoing Jealous Rooftop Mural Project, which continues to just go from strength to strength as the months pass. On this occasion the work is from Gary Stranger who has laid out a the word […]Read Post ›
Some five or so days back Hackney Road received its second large scale mural in as many weeks with firstly the recent addition by Axel Void (to be covered soon), and this second piece a delightful shout out to the “Big Smoke” by Pref ID and Gary Stranger. The pair whose works both in their own […]Read Post ›
Well following on from our Street Art review ‘2015 – A Year Of Street Art In London’ (covered here), we thought we would also take a look at the highlights of all the Graffiti we have seen this year. In this post we have featured works primarily from East & South London as these are […]Read Post ›
Last Thursday at the Stolenspace Gallery off Brick Lane marked the opening of an inaugural solo show from Ben Eine, one of the most renowned and established names in British Street Art history. Ben Eine’s work has been prominent around East London over the years and there are still many of his works, some older than […]Read Post ›
Over the last few weeks, Typography based Street Artist Lilly Lou has been out around London’s East End, laying out two of her delightful and soft letter works, firstly in Shoreditch and secondly in Bethnal Green. Creating her trademark tricolour soft letters, her work may look easy, but we have seen this artist at work […]Read Post ›
Last week in London’s East End Typography based Street Artist Ben Eine was busy at work on his freshest work. Eine’s work has been prominent around East London over the years and there are still many of his works, some older than others, to be seen around Shoreditch and Hackney. So it was great to […]Read Post ›
This week London was treated to a brief visit from Fanakapan who was unfortunately thwarted from completing what was set to be a stunning and large piece in Water Lane, Camden, so decided to use his time in London constructively and headed over to Star Yard in Brick Lane, to lay out a consolation prize. […]Read Post ›
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