Art Mural
Leading black artist unveils Brixton station mural
A mural by Turner prize nominee Claudette Johnson has been unveiled at Brixton Underground station.
Three Women is the artist’s first public work and follows a series of murals by other artists previously exhibited at the south London station as part of Transport for London’s (TfL) Art on the Underground programme.
The project has been running since 2018 and echoes local murals painted in the area in the 1980s.
The mural, Johnson said, loosely references Picasso’s 1907 painting, Les Demoiselles D’Avignon.
The artworks, created by Llanelli-based street artist Steve ‘Jenks’ Jenkins, are part of Carmarthenshire County Council’s Ten Towns Project.
This project provides funding to support the economic recovery and growth of rural towns across the county.
The Cross Hands piece is located on the side of the Squires and Lane Hair Academy and Salon.
San Shyn, a young street artist from Saudi Arabia, has revealed a new, 80 foot public art mural outside the Saudi Embassy in the heart of Mayfair, London. The project has been realised as part of a KSA-UK cross-cultural collaboration, with the piece being installed by London-based graffiti artist, Cept, one of the UK’s most highly respected and pioneering graffiti artists. Promoted by Edge Of Arabia, the collaboration developed organically through word of mouth within the grassroots street art community. The work demonstrates an artistic exchange at the intersection of two cultures and explores their commonalities.
If you’ve been scrolling through social media recently, you’ve probably come across Mr Murals.
The artist has racked up more than 85 million views online by sharing his detailed designs created using spray paint.
He has spent more than 200 hours creating a Peaky Blinders mural on the walls of Digbeth Loc Studio, in Birmingham, after receiving a commission from the TV show’s creator, Steven Knight.
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