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titch juicy

titch juicy

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cyclenut Wrote:

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> Guilty, at the tender age of 17, my ?Crew? and I

> took it upon ourselves to bring a bit of colour to

> a drab wall. The area was very different back

> then. Lordship lane was a dying high street

> following the opening of Sainsbury?s. EDT was

> grubby, I don?t believe the comedy nights had

> started yet.

>

> We had ambitious plans, and sought permission from

> the residents of the building. Once we had the go

> ahead we set about our work. 2 days later (well 6

> hours, we were young and didn?t rise before

> midday!), you?ve seen the result. The entire

> piece was created using aerosol paint, no

> stencils, paintbrushes or other tools. The idea

> was to show off our skills and in doing so get a

> name for ourselves. Similar art had been

> commissioned by the Royal Opera house in Covent

> Garden, and was produced by a rival Crew (TCA, The

> Chrome Angels). We thought we were at least as

> good as them, and wanted to show it. Henry

> Chalfont (Subway Art and later Spray Can Art),

> thought so, and features several pieces of our

> work in his books.

>

> As pointed out, the work was unfinished. Some

> residents, a young couple, returned from holiday,

> complained, and demanded we stop. We did, and it

> remained in the unfinished state for 25 years

> fading, before being roughly painted over (it

> remained longer than the residents!). I stopped

> "graffing" to pursue a career in IT a few of years

> after this was completed , my brother works in

> film, 2 other crew members in art, design and

> illustration.

>

> Great times, the height of Hip-Hop, an entire

> movement dedicated to dance, graffiti and music,

> happy days?



a really interesting read


i remember the chrome angels quite well


it's quite interesting to see tags and pieces popping up even now, from crews that were active back then


i saw a new tag from a member of WD (world domination) about a week ago which surprised me


i admit, tags aren't pretty, but do come from a very interesting movement


i am fond of all street art in it's many current incarnations


i still have original copies of the two books you mention

IngridB

IngridB

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Have any of you seen what is going on at 265 Lordship Lane? The whole house (which is up for demolition) has been taken over by artists and is being painted inside and out. This is part of the upcoming street art festival which runs parallel to the Dulwich Festival in May. There will be a big opening party on 17 May but there is a lot to see before then.
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aprovocateur

aprovocateur

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http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/5AP13BaroquetheStreets10_19513CONNORHARRINGTON29413_zps7bc0b455.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/4AP13BaroquetheStreets10_19513CONNORHARRINGTON29413_zps6cd70bee.jpg

treehugger

treehugger

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I saw that as I cycled home this evening w at about 6pm. The cherry picker seemed to be on hire, but looked expensive, and he appeared to engaged on quite a large and ambitious - and from what i saw, impressive, piece of work. Can't wait to see the progress tomorrow morning. Is this the same wall that the 1985 piece was painted on? If so, how nice....
aprovocateur

aprovocateur

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Reka...


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/1BaroquetheStreets10_19513REKA30413_zps750de838.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/2BaroquetheStreets10_19513REKA30413_zpsce898c74.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/3BaroquetheStreets10_19513REKA30413_zps2bb97a87.jpg

aprovocateur

aprovocateur

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Stunning painting in my humble opinion... Conor Harrington nailed it!


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/10BaroquetheStreets10_19513CONNORHARRINGTON1513_zpsbf470be9.jpg


http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/11BaroquetheStreets10_19513CONNORHARRINGTON1513_zpsf4d9a544.jpg


And a mini detail of something I sprayed in the festival house yesterday...


8700693683_fc258065e1_b.jpg

Biggles - Time Fury / Dulwich Street Art Festival (265 Lordship Lane) by aprovocateur, on Flickr

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