Last year, American artist (graphic designer and illustrator) Shepard Fairey visited London and painted a few walls around the city for an exhibition. The artist has created significant pieces for various campaigns and was featured on the cover of "The New Yorker" and has pieces on display in the Smithsonian, Museum of Modern Art in New York, National Portrait Gallery, Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and other famous museums around the world.
The artwork is bold and primarily features limited colours - nornally black, yellow/cream and red. I love this style. The colours work well together to create a striking image. They look slightly 'vintage' and are minimal in detail.
Some of the artwork has a message: political or comical.
The photographs pictured on this entry were taken in and around Shoreditch. These pieces can still be discovered, but the one above on Ebor Street has some tags over the bottom part of it at the moment.
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