Lurking just round the corner from last week’s lonesome man, are a haunting trio. Stik uses his street art to present aspects of local life and issues facing society. He has […]
This decorated shutter is the work of Tankpetrol, an artist born in 1982 in Poland as Irek Jasutowicz and now based in Manchester. You’ll find another example of his woman-inspired work […]
Paolozzi created this sculpture for Terence Conran in 2008. It is based on the head of James Watt, and has words attributed to Leonardo da Vinci added to support the […]
Hex colour reference: #fdfc74 A colourful note: in 1990, Crayola renamed several of their fluorescent crayons and added some new shades too. Unmellow yellow was one of their very cheerful […]
These celebrity cranes stand in the shipyard of Harland & Wolff in Belfast, and have names that reflect their size. Built at a time when Harland & Wolff was one […]
In case you’re wondering what has happened to my sense of straight and level, this curvy shot was taken with my iPhone 6 and Insta360Nano add-on camera. Debbie Smyth, […]
Hex colour reference: #eceabe A colourful note: the spring green colour represents the well-watered vegetation of early spring. The Crayola interpretation is a long-timer, having joined their boxes of crayons back in […]
Stik is a British street artist based in the Shoreditch area of London and known for his distinctive stick men. They often pop up on bright coloured doors and shutters, […]
Top Cat was one of my favourite tv programmes as a child. Made by Hanna-Barbera, this 30-episode animated series first ran from September 1961 to April 1962. In the UK, it […]