Birmingham City of Colours

September 6th 2014 saw the City of Colours festival in Digbeth, Birmingham, arrive in style. Centered around The Custard Factory in Gibb Street this was a true spectacle for all Street art fans. The Sun was shining and thousands of people flocked to the Digbeth area ready to witness the creative works of Gent 48, C3, Jimmy C, Inkie, Setdebelleza, Golden Boy, N4T4, Miss Wah........ the list seemed endless, check the link for a full list.

With the car parked up in one of the side streets, it was time to go and check out some incredible artistic talent. The first person I saw was this chap below... Liskbot, a local lad from Birmingham who does these crazy fantastic brilliant Robot murals. 

Liskbot

Liskbot taking a minute to have a chat with a fan.

Work in progress by Inkie.

James Cochran (Jimmy C) at work at The Custard Factory Jimmy C.

 

 Some stunning work below by Dan Kitchener at The Custard Factory.

 Dan Kitchener

Dan Kitchener

Dan Kitchener

The work by C3 below looks fantastic on the old 1965 Financial Times newspaper.

C3

Liskbot

D7606

Even the waste bins were treated to a special paint job.




The very colourful Golden Boy & Setdebelleza below.

Setdebelleza

Setdebelleza

Goldenboy

N4T4 

 The Stencil Shed

Even a wedding party turned up.

Zabou

Apologies for any of the artists not named.... if you know their work please leave a comment.

An absolutely brilliant day and roll on 2015 for the next City of Colours.

SHOREDITCH

Following on from Camden my daughter wanted to check out the vintage shops in Shoreditch and I wanted to check out the Street art over in Brick Lane and the surrounding area. The rain at times was torrential, which was a real shame but this still didn't deter me from snapping away. 

Less cleaning more street art by French street artist Zabou

Christ in a gas mask by Australian artist Luke Cornish (E.L.K)

Work by C3

Brick Lane was certainly a hotbed for street artists of differing standards. Lots of sticker art as well,  probably one of the most annoying aspects of street art is that even if you're great you probably do not expect it to last forever so its reassuring many people like to photograph and document it, but as the pictures below shows even street art is subject to vandalism. Vandalism being vandalised some people who do not appreciate the talent of these guys might say.

Not just about the graffiti and Street art........."Blitz"... one of the many vintage shops to be found in the area and of which my daughters were lost in paradise.

I have to mention these guys below CABOOSE. Oh my god their food is just amazing. If you're in the area then this is a must. You will find them at: The Old Trueman Brewery, Ely's Yard, Brick Lane, London, E1 6QR. Freshly prepared in front of you, cooked to order, the only problem is your mouth watering as you watch and wait....go for a walk for 10mins. Street food at it's best.

FURIA

I hope you have enjoyed this brief look at some of the Street Art in and around Brick Lane. If you know some of the artists please leave a comment.