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Rowan Atkinson as the gormless Mr Bean in Leake St.
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Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
Re-posted here as requested ..... a nice bike-related one spotted in Boulogne sur Mer recently:
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
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Excellent, thanks @Donger, that is brilliant
. It's by Australian artist Fintan Magee who has works all around the world.
http://fintanmagee.com/
I had a look to see if he'd done any in London, there are some images from 2013 that I recognised the location, but unfortunately the pieces are no longer there. I hope he comes back.
I went to drop of some hubs for a wheel build yesterday, and on the way I saw this great Indiana Jones by artist JXC.
JXC also did the excellent ant on page 1, the 'Truffle Shuffle' from the film the Goonies back on page 2, the Mickey Mouse slaying by Judge Dredd on page 42 and the Halloween zombie with a spray can on page 63.
. It's by Australian artist Fintan Magee who has works all around the world.http://fintanmagee.com/
I had a look to see if he'd done any in London, there are some images from 2013 that I recognised the location, but unfortunately the pieces are no longer there. I hope he comes back.
I went to drop of some hubs for a wheel build yesterday, and on the way I saw this great Indiana Jones by artist JXC.
JXC also did the excellent ant on page 1, the 'Truffle Shuffle' from the film the Goonies back on page 2, the Mickey Mouse slaying by Judge Dredd on page 42 and the Halloween zombie with a spray can on page 63.
GM
Legendary Member
- Location
- North of the river
I noticed this the other day that your fish from Clapton #8 on page 1 has been repainted to this....
Donger
Convoi Exceptionnel
- Location
- Quedgeley, Glos.
..... so not a Contador Dali then?Excellent, thanks @Donger, that is brilliant
http://fintanmagee.com/
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Reynard
Guru
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, UK
Now that's really rather eye-catching.
I shall have to go check that out next time I'm in that neck of the woods.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
deptfordmarmoset
Full time tea drinker
- Location
- Armonmy Way
By calligraphic coincidence I came across this mural in York last Sunday. . I didn't have a chance to take it in daylight.
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@GM good memory with the fish, that was from page 1. I think that artist has painted that wall 5 or 6 times over the years. I did get the most recent one back on page 68 https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/street-art.221565/post-5477110. Note the missing brick made into a mouth
. I've just found out its called 'bye bye dolphin'.
And thanks @Dave 123 nice one. I really like the last one on that link too, the one in Cairo using loads of different streets and buildings, not seen anything like that before.
And @deptfordmarmoset wow they dwarf the previous calligraphy ones you and I have found before. I managed to find this online which gives more info: https://www.yorkmix.com/entertainme...rban-artists-la-turn-eyesore-wall-epic-mural/
. I think that artist has painted that wall 5 or 6 times over the years. I did get the most recent one back on page 68 https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/street-art.221565/post-5477110. Note the missing brick made into a mouth. I've just found out its called 'bye bye dolphin'.And thanks @Dave 123 nice one. I really like the last one on that link too, the one in Cairo using loads of different streets and buildings, not seen anything like that before.
And @deptfordmarmoset wow they dwarf the previous calligraphy ones you and I have found before. I managed to find this online which gives more info: https://www.yorkmix.com/entertainme...rban-artists-la-turn-eyesore-wall-epic-mural/
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In November I saw a really heart warming story on the excellent London Calling Blog, about an elderly gentleman named Gordon Gibbens with a passion for photographing graffiti and street art. The post was about a book written by his daughter Jane called ‘how graffiti saved my Dad’s life (at least for a short while)'. This is a lovely read: https://londoncallingblog.net/2018/11/28/how-graffiti-saved-a-mans-life-at-least-for-a-while/ There was a link to buy a book with a selection of Gordon’s photos. Gordon sounded like my kind of guy, so of course I bought it.
I’m full of admiration for him and his amazing collection of images (over 30,000 photos he took over the years), his belief that anything’s better than a blank wall, his delight at meeting and talking to artists, his selective ignoring or certain rules if they prevented him getting the picture he wanted, and his overwhelming desire to keep exploring and photographing despite his failing health. After seeing his commitment I’ll think twice before moaning about cycling around London’s streets in the cold and wet looking for works of art.
And I found it very moving the lengths his daughter Jane went to help Gordon, firstly in her fight for the right care and support, and for doing everything she could to keep getting Gordon out and about to pursue his passion, right to the end. The book is mainly a photo book but with a short running commentary from Jane. It’s really well written, funny and moving, and a lovely tribute. In a climate of care packages assessed by cost, what she did was priceless.
Sadly Gordon passed away in April 2017, just a few months before I started photographing street art, so I never met him, but we have the same attitude. I’ve been pleading for blank unloved walls to be given some colour since the first page of this thread, I’m sure we’d have got along. I recognise all the spots he photographed and new works are still going up in those places, and I’m sure he’d like our ongoing collection here.
Jane lived in Penge so Gordon would have loved that over recent years it has become a street art destination. I’m a regular visitor and have documented most of the works there…...I’ll never forget the 7 visits and 70+ miles of cycling it took me to get a good photograph of the leopard from page 31.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/street-art.221565/post-5148737
It turns out there was a recent street art session in Penge organised by the London Calling Blog, which they dedicated to Gordon calling it the ‘anything’s better than a blank wall’ paint jam'. My last post featuring the Indiana Jones was one of the pieces. I’ve been back and bagged some others, so these are all dedicated to Gordon.
Some more birds by Aspire
The unmistakably colourful Mr Cenz
Some rude kids by Dotmeister and a take on Michaelangelo's Creation of Adam masterpiece.
I am a pedal powered version of this dude, though not as cool obviously. By SP:Zero
This is by Irony
And this last one I posted back on page 57, see here: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/street-art.221565/post-5375502 Well since I last photographed it, it has had some additions, and the 'some people preferred the octopus' comment has been removed.
I’m sure Gordon would be delighted. Well done to all involved, a heart warming tale in the middle of winter.
I’m full of admiration for him and his amazing collection of images (over 30,000 photos he took over the years), his belief that anything’s better than a blank wall, his delight at meeting and talking to artists, his selective ignoring or certain rules if they prevented him getting the picture he wanted, and his overwhelming desire to keep exploring and photographing despite his failing health. After seeing his commitment I’ll think twice before moaning about cycling around London’s streets in the cold and wet looking for works of art.
And I found it very moving the lengths his daughter Jane went to help Gordon, firstly in her fight for the right care and support, and for doing everything she could to keep getting Gordon out and about to pursue his passion, right to the end. The book is mainly a photo book but with a short running commentary from Jane. It’s really well written, funny and moving, and a lovely tribute. In a climate of care packages assessed by cost, what she did was priceless.
Sadly Gordon passed away in April 2017, just a few months before I started photographing street art, so I never met him, but we have the same attitude. I’ve been pleading for blank unloved walls to be given some colour since the first page of this thread, I’m sure we’d have got along. I recognise all the spots he photographed and new works are still going up in those places, and I’m sure he’d like our ongoing collection here.
Jane lived in Penge so Gordon would have loved that over recent years it has become a street art destination. I’m a regular visitor and have documented most of the works there…...I’ll never forget the 7 visits and 70+ miles of cycling it took me to get a good photograph of the leopard from page 31.
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/street-art.221565/post-5148737
It turns out there was a recent street art session in Penge organised by the London Calling Blog, which they dedicated to Gordon calling it the ‘anything’s better than a blank wall’ paint jam'
. My last post featuring the Indiana Jones was one of the pieces. I’ve been back and bagged some others, so these are all dedicated to Gordon.Some more birds by Aspire
The unmistakably colourful Mr Cenz
Some rude kids by Dotmeister and a take on Michaelangelo's Creation of Adam masterpiece.
I am a pedal powered version of this dude, though not as cool obviously. By SP:Zero
This is by Irony
And this last one I posted back on page 57, see here: https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/street-art.221565/post-5375502 Well since I last photographed it, it has had some additions, and the 'some people preferred the octopus' comment has been removed
.I’m sure Gordon would be delighted. Well done to all involved
, a heart warming tale in the middle of winter.
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Dave 123
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
I have escaped to Alicante (think a warm UK July)
One is on an apartment building, the other is from a burger joint.....
One is on an apartment building, the other is from a burger joint.....
