I absolutely love street art, and hile visiting London, I took the opportunity to discover the city’s street art on the free Alternative London Tour.
In addition to learning that some of London’s street art was created to convey a political message while some was created purely for artistic purposes, I also learned a lot about the artists and about the history of street art in London.
A lot of the street art in London can be found in the neighborhoods of Shoreditch and Banglatown. These areas are under a constant state of change and a piece of art that is there one day may be covered up or completely changed on the next day. These changes can occur by the city, another artist, or even the original artist themselves.
To my dismay, while I was in London I did not see any works by the famous British street artist Banksy.
Street Artist: Stik, England (stik.org)
Where I Saw It: MME Motorcycle’s former location near Brick Lane
Title: “London Dare IV”
Street Artist: DALeast, Cape Town via China (www.daleast.com)
Where I Saw It: Hanbury Street, Shoreditch
Street Artist: Alexis ‘La Pandilla’ Diaz, Puerto Rico (cargocollective.com/lapandilla)
Where I Saw It: Hanbury Street, Shoreditch
Street Artist: ROA, Belgium
Where I Saw It: Hanbury Street, Shoreditch
oh east london how I love thee! always so much to see and do and the street art is amazing! I lived there for a year and could not help but end up in Brick Lane every single weekend without fail, whether it be to just “hang out” or to check out the newest of the urban art!
It was such a fun place to photograph. When I return to London I cannot wait to see what new works will be up 😀