Things I’ve seen…

Mooching, wondering, cycling, pondering, taking a few pics then tweaking them for your eyeball delectation….

In tribute to Dan Fenlon, or CK1, an artist from Bristol who was killed earlier this year while in Thailand

RIP CK1

No eye dear who this is…. Laura and Sally maybe?!

urban balling

And another one…

Fields of dreams

Studio in an urban wasteland, around Hackney there is the haves and the have nots. Urban regeneration is all around us, tho some some steely types who refuse to leave these condemned buildings, and this is one such guy

#NazirTanbouli

#Banksy – Street art’s very own Mr. Marmite

Say what you will about Bristol’s finest but he makes sure people do not forget him, every new piece he stencils in London, Bristol, New York, LA or any other city for that matter.

I am not that fussed by Banksy’s work on the basis that I do not think he is doing too much to push the boundaries, bring the humour or be particularly political. The piece I spotted today is pretty, no denying, the colours make it something very easy on the eye but…..

Woe is Banksy

The idea of an artist with a ball and chain around his ankle, is he for real? In today’s day an age artists are hardly constrained, street artists can graf pretty much where they like within reason and they are making a packet from it. And why the hell not, I think they should. My question to Mr. Banksy is how the bejesus are you being constrained?! I’d wager you are sitting pretty pretty me ol mucker. Those shows in NYC and London, celeb fans such as Brangellina, the film. Banksy must be comfortable enough to be a bit more imaginative.

Also I know that is his style but something makes me wonder if he could do anything else….

See Above

 

The Epic Adventures of Sweet Toof…. pt98

This is pretty much a weekly section on StandardFact, although I would like to say this is not dedicated to one artist and we will be making sure that other artists get a look in…. providing they up the ante

Big mouth

Sweet mouth

Any trips along the canal, on the Olympic route and around the industrial estates, Sweet Toof is seen….

Roller toof

Peg toof

He even made a cameo appearance on the Apprentice this week

Old school cycling and hodgehegs… Chance it

Chance Street, East London, possibly one of the best streets in LDN to find street art, there is another iconic piece from Roa, there is tagging galore and there are loads of other bits and pieces you can spot, even my old mates id-iom have sprayed the wall before.

Unmistakably Roa

This stencil piece is cool, old school motorbike with side car, it won’t last that long so head down for a wee gander.

Biking Chance

According to Shop Talk it is Crycle Collective, I can not find any more info… anyone shed any light?

Side car action

Things I’ve seen….

Mile End, by the skate park where the youts dem ride their boards. It was peeing with rain so could only get a couple of shots.

Queen Worser

If Danny Dyer was a graf artist he would be called Melt… or Dry Melt, this was a moist melt…

Dry Melts

Not everyone loves London 2012 clearly

It could potentially be brilliant, but equally it could easily be a disaster of gargantuan proportions, most Londoners are generally positive about it but not everyone.

Artistic protest

In the Eastend it is probably because the Olympic juggernaut has ploughed through wherever it pleases and not always considered local residents and businesses.

Monkey protest

One thing that Seb Coe and his cronies can rely on is that the Euros in Poland and The Ukraine will be worse without a doubt

Things I’ve seen…

More random pieces from my mooching around London. I would appreciate any comments or suggestions on who they are by. As they say every day is a school day

Helmet hoodlum

Not quite Facejacker

Monkey bidness

Bed Stik… Another one for the collection

Shhhhhhleep

Stik can be seen all over the East end, another one to add to the collection. Sleepy Stik is a cute Stik. Again the shape of the body and minimal face still manages to convey some form of emotion. My stick drawings are not even suitable for Hartbeat, I’ll stick to scribbles and doodles

And another

And another

One more

Final one

Insane Felans Cartel

First of all this is the best name for a graf team, I can not find much about them so will keep looking. Or can anyone else help?

A little bit of insanity does you good

Loving this because of the wide use of colours, bit like a rainbow on acid, which is hardly surprising given the name.

This 2011 piece is nicely hidden away off Bethnal Green Road, but on the same street as some pretty average pieces, which only makes this even better. As always art pickers, find it for yourself, do a little mooching.

 

Things I’ve seen…

London has been a bit of a temperamental bitch this weekend, one minute raining cats and dogs, the next nervous sunshine, then mardy winds. One minute I was wishing for an umbrella and the next needing sunglasses. So this morning SF went out for a bike ride swearing sunglasses, a hat, waterproofs and a vest underneath. Crazy times.

Random weather gave these pictures lots of different looks.

The Wick of Hackney - Retro too

Everything in the East end has to be a bit retro doesn’t it?

Yellow alien heads

Like the Simpsons, if they were possessed

Bloody Krays