Brooklyn based street artist Swoon, real name Caledonia Dance Curry, yesterday put up some of her trademark paste-ups across East London. Swoon uses traditional wood cut techniques to render her evocative, ephemeral and realistic street art that draws inspiration from an array of historical and folk sources as well as people that she knows or meets on her travels. The results are exquisite, with an astounding level of craft and detail within each piece. Street Art London managed to find seven which are pictured below.
Swoon has visited London before and last year put up four pieces up on the street of which only one remains today. She also put up a piece a few weeks back (reported here) that was removed after just two days on the street. This year in London, Swoon has also been busy with other projects, having put on an exhibition at Black Rat Projects and delivered a lecture at the Bank of Ideas.
Shoreditch.
Along Regent’s Canal:
#1 
#2
#3 
#4
Off Hackney Rd.
Near Arnold Circus.
Fantastic work! Love the way Swoon add details in her pieces and how some of then look almost real from far away like #4 the one with the boy near the boats.
A show that can’t be missed if you like street art!
hey,
i am an art student, who takes a lot of inspiration form your work. swoon you’ve inspired me to take up street arts at winchester uni next year, that or art foundation in brighton. Ive watched your youtube clips and love all the thought that goes behind your work and the way you approach and manifest a piece!
im just discovering and exploring my own practice at the moment, and it would be amazing to meet you one day. is there anyway to get involved in what you do – do you run workshops or take on work experience people or just anything!?
big love from Lucy