Walking around London I've seen a lot of street art. I have yet to see any in Kensington, because I'm sure if anyone dared to touch a Kensington wall it would be covered up by the next morning. I have seen more street art in Shoreditch and other areas closer towards East London.
I saw this stencil street art on our Dalston Type Safari. My first thought was "OMG ITS BANKSY" but someone quickly assured me it was not. How they knew immediately, I'm not sure, but it looks very much like his style. I love the simplicity of it with just the black on white.
I found this spray painting of two religious figures in Shoreditch after walking through the Colombia Flower Market. In contrast to the stencil art above, this street art is very detailed, using a few colors, shading, and intricate detail. I thought it was really cool and wondered how hard it is to create a piece of work like that. Would they trace the image on the wall first? How long did it take? Also, was the bottom left unfinished intentionally or did the artist realize it was taking too long and give up?
This last wall of street art was nearby Brick Lane in Shoreditch also. It looks like a number of different artists might have contributed something different. Most of the art is realistic, and really well done! Its cool to see street art well done since it there is often a negative connotation associated with "graffiti," but a lot of it can be so artistic and pretty.
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