Street artist, Zabou, had longed to create a mural on the topic of Clockwork Orange, and jumped at the opportunity to create a large work on the exterior wall of Village Underground in Shoreditch.
Her work is cleverly designed to be “double-faced”, showing two aspects of the story. On the left
On the left, we see Alex (played by Malcolm McDowell) with a glass of milk; on the right he is undergoing treatment, wearing the distinctive medical head piece. The two halves are subtly separated by a glitch effect.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 15 April 2019
Enjoying street art has become a regular event on my travels around the world: more of my findings can be seen here
For even more art, pop over to see Sami at Monday Mural
Wonderful
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Interesting! The eyes are arresting.
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These massive murals leave me in awe – such amazing work
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Interesting and so well done, too!
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Cleverly done and massive too. I remember when the film came out but I was too young to watch it. Thanks for contributing Debbie.
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I know I read the book but not sure if I saw the movie. This post has convinced I need to.
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I haven’t seen it either – and I must too
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I saw it in the cinema before it was withdrawn, it was quite a film when it first came out and for that matter still is.
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Oh, I’ve got to get back to Shoreditch!!
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A very clever bit of street art. Oh how I wish the little towns out here in the bush would have the opportunity to have such fab creative works
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I love Clockwork Orange (like Angloswiss I saw it early on and read the book, more than once I admit) and so I love this mural. Very well executed AND a clever concept. It’s such an iconic movie, the pictures of Alex are instantly recognisable. I’ve even been to a Halloween party once dressed like him!
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…a wonderful one. I enjoy how you have passerbys in your images.
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And Shoreditch (grew up in Bethal Green) is the right place for such a mural. It is looking really good. I saw the film when it arrived in the cinema in the early seventies and also read the book. Both of them excellent works.
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