On the South Bank of the Thames, in the undercroft of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, there is a lively street skating venue. Decorated with bright graffiti, it is more than […]
Many of the buildings on the South Bank in London are ugly, concrete boxes. The Queen Elizabeth Hall has taken this in hand and commissioned some street art to liven things […]
There are around 1600 drinking fountains spread around the various neighbourhoods of Barcelona, some modern, some old. The one on the corner of Portaferrissa and La Rambla is accompanied by […]
This mural is on a hotel wall on the seafront in Sitges. It features the church of Sant Bartomeu and Santa Tecla of Sitges. Here is the real thing: Posted […]
These murals decorate the external shutters of NoHo Bar in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. I haven’t been there at night when the shutters come up, but I understand there is similar […]
This beautiful mural, made of ceramic tiles painted by Brian James in 2011, marks the former site of a Bloomsbury petrol station. The old Ridgmount petrol station dates back to […]
Veliko Tarnovo (Велико Търново) is one of the oldest settlements in Bulgaria, dating back over five millennia. Traces of human presence dating from the 3rd millennium BC have been found there, it […]
This fun mural is in the Northern Quarter in Manchester. D7606 loves phone boxes and post boxes. For more of their art, take a look at their website. Related articles: […]
Conor Harrington is an Irish artist, now living in London. This is part of his Dead Meat series, where he blends classical art, history and current topics. In this work […]
I came across this glorious, giant blue tit on a recent stroll around the Northern Quarter in Manchester, England. This magnificent mural graces the wall of a listed building alongside a derelict plot, […]