Author Archives: Street Art London
Eine
Eine is best known for the vibrant typographical letters that have popped up all over East London over the past half of the decade. These letters can appear on their own on shop shutters or can spell whole words across … Continue reading
Invader
In 1998 an invasion began on the streets of Paris as waves of Invaders began appearing on the street. Invaders were soon to spread to the streets of over 40 other cities throughout the world. The street artist responsible for … Continue reading
Stik
Stik has been creating Stik people around London for over ten years and anyone who has wandered around Shoreditch recently will have been greated by Stik’s supersize, bright street art adorning shop shutters and walls. Stik people initally began to … Continue reading
AliCè
AliCè, real name Alice Pasquini is a street artist from Rome. Why do you think street art is important and what message are you hoping to communicate by creating art in public spaces? I think the artist primarily tries to … Continue reading
C215
C215, real name Christian Guémy, is an international street artist superstar that has painted all over the world including India, Israel, Poland, the USA, Senegal and Morocco, and of course, London. Originally from Paris, C215 has two masters in History … Continue reading
Mentalgassi
Mentalgassi are a German street art collective. The images below are part of the ‘Making the Invisible Visible’ street art project. Here, Mentalgassiteamed up with Amnesty UK to highlight the plight of Troy Davis, a 42-year-old man on death row … Continue reading
David Walker
Most people’s first job involved burgers and fries. David walker’s first job was creating t-shirt designs for The Prodigy. After that, he started designing record sleeves and party art before running his own street wear label called “Subsurface” for five … Continue reading
Dran
Swoon
Swoon is a street artist hailing from New York who is well known for her intricate and lifesize what paste prints and paper cut outs of figures based upon people in her life.
Isaac Cordal
Tiny cement figurines have begun appearing on the streets of London. The street artist responsible is Isaac Cordal, who originally hails from Spain but is currently based in London. The project is termed ‘Cement Eclipses’ and deals with such themes … Continue reading
Roa
Roa, a hugely talented Belgian street artist from Ghent, is renowned for his giant black and white animal street art. Roa started off in the street art scene painting animals on abandoned buildings and warehouses in the isolated industrial areas … Continue reading
Xylo
Xylo’s work is politically charged and represents a stark commentry on the nature of modern sociert. Policitcal themese thus far represented in Xylo’s art include the poverty & misery created by western capitalism in the developing world, mass species extinction … Continue reading
Ronzo
Ronzo arrived in London from Germany back in 2000. The artist is well known for his monsters which may be seen on the streets of Shoreditch. Ronzo’s street art is based on a future vision of a future post-apocalyptic London. … Continue reading
Christiaan Nagel
Those of you with eagle eyes may have noticed the multicoloured mushrooms sprouting up around London. The street artist behind these creations is Christiaan Nagel. Christiaan, originally hails from Durban, South Africa, but is now based in London. Nagel’s mushrooms … Continue reading
Boxi
Boxi, is a Berlin based stencil artist par excellence. He creates multilayerd, life size stencils which feel almost real.
James Cochran
James Cochran (aka Jimmy C) is an Australian artist hailing from Adelaide. He became known for his realist narrative paintings in oil depicting the marginalilsed human subject in the urban enviroment and is now perhaps best known for his distintive … Continue reading
Otto Schade
Otto Schade is a Chilean street artist who is currently based in London. His street art is abstract and multi layered with incredible detail and depth. When and where did you create your first piece of street art and what … Continue reading