Street Arts
Hookedblog finally managed to get over to Commercial Street early enough to photograph this impressive piece painted recently by UK artist Shok 1. This 'Heart Noose' piece has been painted on the exterior shutters of Pictures On Walls Gallery and was to tie-in with a series of prints the artist released last week with Pictures On Walls. No surprise that all the colourways of this great image have now sold out. We here are loving the placement on this piece and how Shok 1 has wrapped the noose around the window arch.
This is not the first time that Shok 1 has painted this image, we last saw of version of the Heart Noose back in July of last year when the artist painted a version of it for the Shanghai Expo in Shenzhen. The piece was later censored/altered by the Chinese Government, you see the before and after images below.
To see more of Shok 1's work visit his website or for more upto date work check the artist Flickr site.
UPDATE:
SHOK1 has just posted this short clip of the London Heart Noose piece being painted outside Pictures On Walls, have a look and if you are in London go check the piece in person, it's on Commercial Street.
China Image via Shok 1
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Street Arts
SHOK 1's 'Heart Noose' in London
Hookedblog finally managed to get over to Commercial Street early enough to photograph this impressive piece painted recently by UK artist Shok 1. This 'Heart Noose' piece has been painted on the exterior shutters of Pictures On Walls Gallery and was to tie-in with a series of prints the artist released last week with Pictures On Walls. No surprise that all the colourways of this great image have now sold out. We here are loving the placement on this piece and how Shok 1 has wrapped the noose around the window arch.
This is not the first time that Shok 1 has painted this image, we last saw of version of the Heart Noose back in July of last year when the artist painted a version of it for the Shanghai Expo in Shenzhen. The piece was later censored/altered by the Chinese Government, you see the before and after images below.
To see more of Shok 1's work visit his website or for more upto date work check the artist Flickr site.
UPDATE:
SHOK1 has just posted this short clip of the London Heart Noose piece being painted outside Pictures On Walls, have a look and if you are in London go check the piece in person, it's on Commercial Street.
China Image via Shok 1
- Shok-1 & Remi Rough Light Up London
We were stopped dead in our tracks on Sunday in South London by a new mural titled "Neon Burner" featuring the work of Remi Rough and SHOK-1. It's not the first time these two London based artists have worked together and we imagine it certainly...
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Following his recent trip across the pond, which saw London artist SHOK-1 bring his impressive X-Rainbow series to the streets of New York, allowing New Yorkers the opportunity to experience his colourful signature style first hand across a number of...
- Shok-1 X-rainbow 10th (resting Pieces) Mural
Monday evening saw London based graffiti artist Shok-1 complete the 10th and final mural in this X-Rainbow series on the wall pictured, located in a small car park just off Brick Lane in East London. The artist has previous painted this space with this...
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The other weekend saw graffiti artist Shok-1 return to this spot just off Brick Lane in East London. Having previous painted this spot with his impressive X-Ray bones series, the latest piece in the X-Rainbow series is the 5th incarnation on this wall....