I am going to do my final GRC 377 blog post on the street art that I've taken particular notice to throughout my trip in London. The two main places that I have seen a lot of street art are in the Shoreditch and Dalston areas. I will compare the art in these two places to find their similarities and differences.
I'll start with Shoreditch, the first thing I notice when looking at these pieces are the large amounts of fine detail. Both designs of the heart and pelican are created by some sort of intricate line art, this could be because they were done by the same artist, either way they a truly incredible. Most of the street art here is very artistic, often lacking a blunt message to its viewers. I like this style because it allows us to interpret it in our own unique ways. Another thing that I noticed was the choice of using more black and white, as opposed to choosing all bright colors which is common for a lot of street artists.
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| Street art in Brick Lane, Shoreditch |
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| Street art in Brick Lane, Shoreditch |
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| Street art in Brick Lane, Shoreditch |
The street art over in Dalston, is similar but also very different in its own way. The biggest difference from Shoreditch art that I noticed the most was the use of culture incorporated into the pieces by the artists. You can clearly see that the pieces have some sort of message or purpose behind them. The messages aren't direct, but definitely point you into a particular direction as opposed the the more artistic art above. All of the art here also uses bright colors and bold shapes; they still have detail, just in a different way than how we saw above.
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| Street art in Dalston |
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| Street art in Dalston |
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| Street art in Dalston |
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