I found a common theme among a lot of the type that I found this week that's worth noting-- London holds a substantial amount of street art. Not just gang members scribbling their marks on walls, or meticulous murals on the side of commercial buildings. Random people who have no identity to me leave their essence on construction sites, churches, garage doors, street signs, etc. These are real, normal people who add their touches to the fabric of London's culture, and their contributions deserve to be acknowledged.
Last night while walking Camden Street, Natalie and I stopped over by a bridge to get a view of the water and another perspective of the incredibly interesting sector of London. While we were over there, we came upon this brick wall with a ton of graffiti and color. What I liked about this phrase in particular was the way it read-- "Been Feeling It Lately? Talk 2 Sum 1" it took me a second to understand, but it kept me looking at it.
Walking along Tottenham Court Road on the way to Starbucks yesterday, I came across this interesting caution sign that said "LOOK BOTH WAYS."I thought it was funny that someone decided to take a Sharpie and personify the word "LOOK."Although there's some tarnishing on the right eye, you can still see the pupil and where the little character is looking.
Yesterday around noon, I was walking on New Oxford Street and saw this super tarnished sign. I don't even know what it is supposed to mean, so I took a picture to post for my signage Instagram post. After taking the picture, I realized in the corner it says "TRANS LIB NOW!" I'm still trying to decipher what that means, but I think it has something to do with transgender liberation? That's how I took it. And I'm here for it.
Wednesday night at 10pm, I saw this Dada sticker placed on the side of a wall right beside Musicroom, and immediately had to get a picture. Dada is one of my favorite art movements with how disorienting and disturbed it is. The two different diagonal directions of the D and A reflected the movement perfectly. And though I had taken the picture straight on and centered, I felt it was right to make it a little more disorienting by cropping it and relocating it to the bottom right corner. It feels really weird there.
Last but not least, my favorite typography photo, taken in an alley on Wednesday night just off of Neal Street. What I like the most about it is the variety of texture and color and stroke. I like the transition from the thin, handwritten "vintage" to the heavy and thick "29.99"; the way the posters beneath are peeling away and revealing brick, while allowing street artists to leave their mark; I like the juxtaposition between the green peeling poster and the loud and vibrant "STOP WAR." That phrase is initially what drew me to take a picture of it, but after looking at it, there's so much more to it.
Comments