Showing posts with label Graffiti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Graffiti. Show all posts

Saturday, 23 August 2014

Art by Squiddy Johnson

London is the capital of multiples races, colours, faiths, languages and cultures. It's the city of the musicals, the theatres, the pubs and the street art. Only a few cities in the world can compete with London in terms of the amount of graffiti they have. 

Everyone who has ever walked around London, even if it has been just a little bit, knows about the master of the street art, Banksy. But, obviously, he is not the only artist in the capital.

Today I want to dedicate this space to Squiddy Johnson's drawings. Because the graffiti is not only a male thing and she is the prove.

Monday, 30 June 2014

The Banksy Tunnel

Located under the platforms of Waterloo station, in Leake Street, is the Banksy Tunnel. An authorised graffiti area that turns the street every day in a different exposition with new projects and artwork. A great opportunity for the street artists to practise, while you can get the chance to see them in action.  

But this project could not be possible without Banksy, the Bristol artist who stirred up a new way to do art.

The Cans Festival took place in this same scenario from the 3rd to the 5th of May, 2008. Dozens of artists coming from all over the world, invited by Banksy, covered all the tunnel with innovative murals. Images of Madonna, Boris Johnson, the Queen, Britney Spears, etc, were removed after the event. But still now, this area it's a free place to create.