ROA is one of the most globally well-known street artists. Originally from Belgium, ROA has painted murals throughout cities worldwide. ROA's work mainly consists of birds and animals. These seemingly interact with the context on which they are painted and share a sense of urban decay. The work is detailed and realistic and painted in black and white.
I've included several ROA's street art that I've managed to photograph around Brick Lane over the past year. The newest work by ROA in the east end of London was a large group of animals painted on a wall in a housing estate near Bethnal Green Road.
A pig on Bacon Street
A group of animals off Rivington Street
An animal in Hackney
A long-necked bird follows the length of this building (only a section is photographed here) off Brick Lane.
A crane dominates a wall off Brick Lane
The newest mural painted by ROA in London is off of Bethnal Green Road (near the park) and features a pile of several animals. Some of these 'interact' with the contours of the building and have been decapited by it. This mural is amazing. It is a bit difficult to find, and the location was kept secret for a little while. It's off the beaten path, so to speak, in between a narrow passageway between apartments.
The newest mural; a group of animals and birds
The council threatened to remove his work, a giant rabbit, in Hackey. Members of the public prevented this from happening, though, which is a good thing. Another piece of work (the large crane on Hanbury Street off Brick Lane) was covered up by a banner for a while until the community forced the council to remove it.
Rabbit
A hedgehog
Another view of the hedgehog
Toward Old Street station, at the end of Rivington Street
This was taken from the car park on Great Eastern Street
Rat on Goulston Street
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