Friday 23 March 2012

The Tunnel, Leake Street, London

The Tunnel, Leake Street, under the railway lines at Waterloo Station, is an "authorised graffiti area". The tunnel was used in 2008 for a display by Banksy.

Graffiti, The Tunnel, Waterloo, London
Street art need not be ugly

Graffiti, The Tunnel, Waterloo, London - 5
The walls are constantly being resprayed with new art and tags

Graffiti, The Tunnel, Waterloo, London
The walls are open to all

Thursday 8 March 2012

Boy in Rocking Chair, Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square

Curious use of Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar square:
Powerless Structures, Fig 101 by Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. More commonly known as Boy in Rocking Chair, a 4.1m high bronze sculpture.

It replaces:
Ship in a bottle, Trafalgar Square - 2
HMS Victory in a bottle, by artist Yinka Shonibare, 
with African cloth representing the former colonies.

Monday 5 March 2012

Graffiti need not be ugly, Banksy in Pollard Street

Graffiti need not be ugly but can easily lead to a mess. This Banksy in Pollard Street, Bethnal Green, has gradually been vandalised.

Banksy Pollard Street
The flower is an extension of the double yellow lines on the road.