Street Arts
"They're Not Pets, Susan," says a stern father who has just shot a bumblebee, its wings sparkling in the evening sunlight. A lone office worker, less than an inch high, looks out over the river in his lunch break, "Dreaming of Packing it All In." A tiny man makes his way back to a tiny car, with a tiny shopping bag: "Shopping for one again." Another office worker sits atop a gigantic engagement ring and gazes into the distance; the caption reads, simply: "No." These are the collected photographs of Slinkachu, a London-based artist who for several years has been placing tiny hand painted people on street corners, park benches, and the Underground, and leaving them to fend for themselves. Much like Banksy’s early graffiti work, Slinkachu’s creations mix the bustle, humor, and melancholy of city life, and lie quietly in the darker corners of London’s streets, waiting to be discovered. And if you’re lucky enough to find one, to quote The Times: "Oddly enough, even when you know they are just hand-painted figurines, you can’t help but feel that their plights convey something of our own fears about being lost and vulnerable in a big, bad city." This volume also includes a forward from acclaimed novelist Will Self.
About the Author
Slinkachu's work was featured in Street Renegades: New Underground Art and Tactile: High Touch Visuals and can be found at little-people.blogspot.com. Will Self's titles include The Book of Dave and Psychogeography.
- Night Gardening
Last Wednesday was my 25th birthday and I really wanted to celebrate by making something pretty for my block. In front of my building there's this little square of dirt and weeds that has been there forever. In a city where almost everything...
- Concrete Ocean (little People Show) By Slinkachu
Andipa Contemporary is delighted to announce Concrete Ocean, the new solo exhibition of renowned urban artist Slinkachu. Named as a leading figure in Urban Art by Patrick Nguyen and Stuart Mackenzie in Beyond the Street (2010) Slinkachu places...
- Pablo Delgado — Miniature Street Art
The last few months have seen the streets of East London populated with a whole series of miniature doorways installed by a mystery artist. Despite some iniatial confusion over the artists name as to Pedro or Pablo, the work has now been credited to Pablo...
- Slinkachu @ Cosh
GROUND ZERO: Little People in the City is the first solo show from Slinkachu featuring all new works at Cosh Gallery, Soho. Slinkachu has taken street art to a new scale, painstakingly hand-painting tiny characters that live in a world that’s too small...
- Londons Little People
I got sent an email during the week from an artist Slinkachu, who has been creating some wicked model people and leaving them in public areas around London to fend for themselves. Each tiny model is created to suit the situation it is placed in. To...
Street Arts
Little People in the City: The Street Art of Slinkachu - Buy Book Here
Slinkachu's work was featured in Street Renegades: New Underground Art and Tactile: High Touch Visuals and can be found at little-people.blogspot.com. Will Self's titles include The Book of Dave and Psychogeography.
- Night Gardening
Last Wednesday was my 25th birthday and I really wanted to celebrate by making something pretty for my block. In front of my building there's this little square of dirt and weeds that has been there forever. In a city where almost everything...
- Concrete Ocean (little People Show) By Slinkachu
Andipa Contemporary is delighted to announce Concrete Ocean, the new solo exhibition of renowned urban artist Slinkachu. Named as a leading figure in Urban Art by Patrick Nguyen and Stuart Mackenzie in Beyond the Street (2010) Slinkachu places...
- Pablo Delgado — Miniature Street Art
The last few months have seen the streets of East London populated with a whole series of miniature doorways installed by a mystery artist. Despite some iniatial confusion over the artists name as to Pedro or Pablo, the work has now been credited to Pablo...
- Slinkachu @ Cosh
GROUND ZERO: Little People in the City is the first solo show from Slinkachu featuring all new works at Cosh Gallery, Soho. Slinkachu has taken street art to a new scale, painstakingly hand-painting tiny characters that live in a world that’s too small...
- Londons Little People
I got sent an email during the week from an artist Slinkachu, who has been creating some wicked model people and leaving them in public areas around London to fend for themselves. Each tiny model is created to suit the situation it is placed in. To...