Street Arts
Yesterday we heard the alarming news that a wall besides the canal in Hackney Wick known to LSD readers as simply The Wall has recently been deemed illegal to paint on which has come as quite a surprise to everyone involved more so the artists currently on bail awaiting court dates. This hotspot has been painted almost daily for years without any threat of police hit squads and Olympic Security Personnel in specialised boats. Apparently the boat-boys have actually been spying on the wall and informing police when artists are present. The police then arrive at location and rush artists from both sides of the canal leaving no obvious escape. Eager to send out a message the police are actually charging creative types with criminal damage etc.
This is being conducted without any prior warning of the change in status. No warning signs or anything have been put up. The Wall is one of the best in London and has been painted by some of the worlds top street artists and graffiti writers. Even taggers have left the main wall alone out of respect for the art.
We cant say that artists are being arrested everyday but we do know some that have so keep your eyes open for the informers sorry, boat-boys that think they are special forces and for loads of blokes in high res jackets moving at speed.
- Its A Fair Cop - Lsd & Thames River Police In Hackney Wick
Weather forecasts predicted much rain today (Monday so i decided to cycle up to Hackney Wick to shoot some new Paste Up posters i spotted a day before. While in the area i thought i may as well check all the other hot spots in the manor for new art...
- Graffiti Removal - Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick is the home and canvas to many of London's street / graffiti artists for a few years now. Cursing down the canal yesterday i came across the blank walls and obvious attempts to totally wipe the other wall. There seems to be an unwritten...
- Borondo's Hackney Wick Narrowboats
Spanish artist Borondo has been making the most of his last few days in the UK taking to the waterways of East London and painting some of the residents narrowboats moored along the River Lee in Hackney Wick. The start of the week saw Borondo redecorate...
- Street Art — Hackney Wick
We at Hookedblog headed along the canal out to Hackney Wick in East London yesterday to visit some friends with our camera in tow. With the London 2012 Olympics fast approaching and the Olympic Stadium and village just across the canal from the Wick,...
- Phlegm — Hackney Wick
We were visiting friends in Hackney Wick yesterday and we spotted this new piece from Sheffield based artist Phlegm just across the canal from the 2012 Olympic Stadium. We are assuming the piece is relatively new as we haven't seen any pictures of...
Street Arts
Artists Getting Arrested in Hackney Wick
Yesterday we heard the alarming news that a wall besides the canal in Hackney Wick known to LSD readers as simply The Wall has recently been deemed illegal to paint on which has come as quite a surprise to everyone involved more so the artists currently on bail awaiting court dates. This hotspot has been painted almost daily for years without any threat of police hit squads and Olympic Security Personnel in specialised boats. Apparently the boat-boys have actually been spying on the wall and informing police when artists are present. The police then arrive at location and rush artists from both sides of the canal leaving no obvious escape. Eager to send out a message the police are actually charging creative types with criminal damage etc.
This is being conducted without any prior warning of the change in status. No warning signs or anything have been put up. The Wall is one of the best in London and has been painted by some of the worlds top street artists and graffiti writers. Even taggers have left the main wall alone out of respect for the art.
We cant say that artists are being arrested everyday but we do know some that have so keep your eyes open for the informers sorry, boat-boys that think they are special forces and for loads of blokes in high res jackets moving at speed.
- Its A Fair Cop - Lsd & Thames River Police In Hackney Wick
Weather forecasts predicted much rain today (Monday so i decided to cycle up to Hackney Wick to shoot some new Paste Up posters i spotted a day before. While in the area i thought i may as well check all the other hot spots in the manor for new art...
- Graffiti Removal - Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick is the home and canvas to many of London's street / graffiti artists for a few years now. Cursing down the canal yesterday i came across the blank walls and obvious attempts to totally wipe the other wall. There seems to be an unwritten...
- Borondo's Hackney Wick Narrowboats
Spanish artist Borondo has been making the most of his last few days in the UK taking to the waterways of East London and painting some of the residents narrowboats moored along the River Lee in Hackney Wick. The start of the week saw Borondo redecorate...
- Street Art — Hackney Wick
We at Hookedblog headed along the canal out to Hackney Wick in East London yesterday to visit some friends with our camera in tow. With the London 2012 Olympics fast approaching and the Olympic Stadium and village just across the canal from the Wick,...
- Phlegm — Hackney Wick
We were visiting friends in Hackney Wick yesterday and we spotted this new piece from Sheffield based artist Phlegm just across the canal from the 2012 Olympic Stadium. We are assuming the piece is relatively new as we haven't seen any pictures of...