Hey guys! I know it's not Brick Lane based but I had to share this amazing graf video. Check it out! http://laughingsquid.com/time-lapse-video-of-four-graffiti-artists-covering-an-entire-warehouse-in-street-art/

Mission Statement

Please read my Mission Statement

This blog is about showing people around the world the wonderful artwork on the streets and in the galleries in the Brick Lane area of London, which I have extended to Aldgate in the south and Hoxton in the north.

Art should be free, that’s why graffiti and street-art are so important to me.

I am cynical about the “artworld” and attack its commercialism whenever and wherever I see fit.

If a gallery has the prices of the artists work next to the piece, this exhibition will not get a good review, no matter how good the work is.

I will strive to get into the head of an artist when I interview them and always ask about the price as a way of ascertaining whether they are in it for money and fame.

I will also ask them about the concept of pieces, and as much as I can about their methodology and technique.

I will report on art-related issues that appear in the press and online.

N.B. This list is not exhaustive, I will probably add more as I extend the blog.

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Many thanks

Mancpete

Nooks 'n' crannies

 Hi all! I'm trying to post more regularly but I am really busy with everything and running and promoting 2 music nights! Here are a few pics of street-art that I have taken in the last couple of weeks, but people ask me "Why don't you put ALL of the major pieces on your blog?" all I can say is "There are pages on tumblr and other sites to look a them, I wanna feature the lesser known works, and work that will only be there for a few days" Here are some examples of what I mean...

Cranio, Piss Alley (not its real name!) off Brick Lane. This is one of the most painted walls in the area, so it will only be there a couple of weeks max!

Dreterminated, Bacon St. off Brick Lane

Pablo Delgado, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane

Unknown artist, "Freshly Squeezed Milf", Redchurch St. Hahahahahahahhaha!

AM, Brick Lane

Mo. Brick Lane

Sell Out, Brick Lane

All 3 together, The "Audio Surveillance Zone" piece was featured in the last post I did.

There is a new prolific artist in town and he's fast becoming one of my favourites, I like the way he takes rubbish and re-cycles it, just like The Wombles!

All the following pics were taken at various spots on Hanbury St.

See ya soon! mancpete

Catching up with shit

Yes people! At last I'm back... though I haven't posted for a while coz I've been busy with my music projects!

So, here we go with some major pieces that I have snapped over the last few months

I don't know who did this but I love it! And yes it's supposed to be upside-down!

4 paste-ups in one! Code St. off Brick Lane

Spanish artist Alice in action outside my friends' tattoo shop 5th Dimension. Bacon St. off Brick Lane

Fashion St. off Brick Lane

Lovin' Art Is Trash's work. He/she is really getting up in the Brick Lane area. under the railway bridge Brick Lane

I usually don't like political statements, but this one has ramifications for everyone. Brick Lane

B. Brave, Bacon St. off Brick Lane

As I said I don't usually like political statements, but "Great" Britain needs to wake up to this Nazi's ways! Code St. off Brick Lane

I can't read the name, can you? Cheshire St. off Brick Lane

Taken early evening, sorry about the darkness. Code St. off Brick Lane

Hanbury St. off Brick Lane

D7606 has put Twiggy on a letterbox, Bacon St. off Brick Lane

DaLeast, Bacon St. carpark, off Brick Lane

Code St. off Brick Lane

Great Eastern St.

Bacon St. Carpark, off Brick Lane

Sorry it's so dark but if you click on the image you can enalrge it (just like all the pix on here) Code St. off Brick Lane

Looks like there may be a graf war starting! Hanbury St. off Brick Lane

Johnny Cash by Don, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane

Graf by..? Vallance Road, off Brick Lane

Lindy Layton by Don, do you know who she is? use the comment section to answer. the winner gets a special prize. Hanbury St. off Brick Lane

One of my favourite Don pieces ever... Nelson Mandela, Brick Lane 

Hahahahahahahahahahaha! One of the funniest pieces that I have ever seen! Kim Jong-ill, Bacon St. off Brick Lane

Mondi, Code St. off Brick Lane

A couple of good paste-ups by Stra, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane

Octiphant, 

Osch, on the edge, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane

Osch, Brick Lane

Robi the Dog, Code St. off Brick Lane

 Saki and Bitches, Code St. off Brick Lane

Code St. off Brick Lane

Stik, Mother bar Old st.

Supersex, Broken Fingaz Crew, Bacon St. off Brick Lane

Tom by Don, Hanbury St. off Brick Lane

Trashbird, Code St. off Brick Lane

Unknown artist, Bacon St. off Brick Lane

Unknown artist, Bacon St. off Brick Lane

Unknown artist, Cheshire St. off Brick Lane