A couple of weeks ago, Puerto Riocan artist Alexis Díaz completed his elephant-crossed-with-an-octopus mural located on Hanbury Street, off Brick Lane. I watched the progress of the mural take shape over several days and documented it. The artist's technique is to use hash-marks to define light and shadow. (I've included some close-up photographs of the technique below.)
Alexis Díaz's finished mural, the elephant-octopus on Hanbury Street
The work was in progress over several days, and the pencil sketch of the creature could be seen clearly on the white walls as a guide to the artist about the flow of the work.
The work in progress with a close-up of the hatch-mark technique
On a couple of the days, I saw Alexis Díaz working on the piece. This piece took the artist a long time, which really makes me appreciate it even more.
Alexis Díaz working on the mural in various stages of completion
Street artist Alexis Díaz often creates mash-up artworks. Previous examples of his work include fish-hands, frog-hands, humanesque animals, and skulls.
For more information about this artist, view his official Facebook page: at: https://www.facebook.com/alexis.diaz.3388630
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