Oh no....., not another London Trip Report!!

[Morgans]

You're cleverer than me Steve - don't know how to ''indicate' on a photo. London is a great place and I think the photos are superb.

Well done Ssisland girl.

[Ssislandgirl]

If you keep your eyes at street sign level or higher, you will soon find works by "Jonesy", whose tiny sculptures adorn the tops of the street sign posts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

He also placed this green head with feathers on top of a wall

 

 

 

 

I wonder if this car qualifies as a piece of art.

 

 

 

 

I know this little ash tray face does

 

 

 

 

"Gregos", just like "Jonesy", takes street art way out of the box by distributing face masks in random places.

 

 

 

 

Recently he has been working in Bayeux, France. So watch out for him on the way to the tapestry!

 

more to come

[SteveH2508]

You're cleverer than me Steve - don't know how to ''indicate' on a photo. London is a great place and I think the photos are superb.

Well done Ssisland girl.

 

Screen print - paste into Paint or similar - crop and edit to suit - upload to Photobucket.

[Ssislandgirl]

"Roa" is a Belgian artist who specializes in large murals of animals using mostly black, white and gray colors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clet Abraham modifies street signs with stickers which maintain the meaning of the sign, but make you smile at the same time. A little ray of sunshine while you are sitting in traffic

 

 

 

 

 

 

"VHILS", who is Portuguese, deconstructs walls with a sledge hammer to produce absolutely terrific, almost 3-D like portraits and wall art.

 

 

 

 

You might have seen one of his pieces near the port of Lisbon

 

more to follow

[Ssislandgirl]

"Space Invader" uses his tile mosaics to create pixel-like art.

 

 

 

 

 

 

He has invaded lots of wall spaces. Have you noticed the mosaics on the walls of buildings in Paris?

"Asbestos" specializes in combining photographs and paintings on wood and recyclables and then installs his work on the streets. Here he portrays Will Ferrell. There is also another "Gregos" in the photo

 

 

 

 

Paste-up artists paint their art on paper, then cut it out and paste it onto their medium of choice like wallpaper, using a special glue made out of wheat paste.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

more to come

[Ssislandgirl]

There are countless, other, very talented artists displaying their work

 

 

 

 

This heart was just being finished on the day we visited

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hopefully you enjoyed my quirky little street art review. I am very passionate about it and who knows, in a few years I might be able to say; "I saw his work in London on the backstreets of Shoreditch before he was famous!"

 

Maybe some of you will venture out to see the galleries. There are also lots of great walking tours to give you guidance and show you around!

Have fun and enjoy this great city!

We certainly did....

 

 

The next morning we left for Heathrow, where we saw our last piece of "airport" art in the terminal

 

 

 

 

We were off to 4 more days in Iceland before returning home to the US.

Thank you for following along!

 

 

 

More port reviews from our most recent cruise

 

Stavanger

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2232099

 

Olden

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2233136

 

 

Flam

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2236140

 

 

Andalsnes

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2237893

 

 

Trondheim

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2239089

 

 

North Cape

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2241112

 

 

Tromso

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2242143

 

 

Lofoten Islands

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2244503

 

 

Alesund

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2245467

 

Bergen

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2247451

[Morgans]

Steve - many thanks. Will have to give that a try.

[Bob++]

Many thanks for this excellent story and some beautiful pictures of the well known and obscure features of our capital city.

 

I am sending a link to the Mayor of London as I am sure he will be as impressed as I am.

[ellie1145]

Thank you so much for your wonderful pictorial tour of London.

 

It has opened my eyes to many things I had never seen in our wonderful capital city, so thank you very much. I shall visit the city with new eyes.

 

Your photos are truly stunning.

[HRPro]

Fascinating and beautiful photos. Thanks for sharing a side of London that most of us tourists don't think to explore. Really enjoyed your photographic review.

[loma linda ca a & j]

what an awesome place & photos !!! ;)

[4774Papa]

Ssislandgirl,

We live on St. Simons Island and Celebrity is our favorite cruise line.

 

My email is

geovagriffith at comcast dot net

 

George

[peg013]

Thanks for sharing your awesome photos and stories about London. I can't wait to see it first hand next month! It'll be our first trip across the pond so we are super excited. :)

[Ssislandgirl]

Thank you everybody for your positive feedback. It is very much appreciated!

 

Regards

Petra

[artlovr]

Love the pix and hope to view some of the street art next summer!

[Quilting Queen]

Ssislandgirl thank you so much for the entertaining review on London. We will be visiting there for a week next June before a Baltic cruise. Now I need to go back an make notes of what not to miss. Being a quilter I enjoy many kinds of art.

 

Norine

[Ssislandgirl]

Ssislandgirl thank you so much for the entertaining review on London. We will be visiting there for a week next June before a Baltic cruise. Now I need to go back an make notes of what not to miss. Being a quilter I enjoy many kinds of art.

 

Norine

 

Love the pix and hope to view some of the street art next summer!

 

I am glad you enjoyed reading my posts. I enjoy writing them...it's a win-win

Regards

Petra