One of my favourite pieces of new street art to appear recently in east London has been by Luis Gomez de Teran. I love the classic style of his paintings with figures. The artist, originally from Venezuela, now lives in Rome. He visited London this May and June, and two pieces were painted just off of Brick Lane. The later piece featured three models of women with text. Two of the women are touching hands and have flowers in their hair and are wearing drapery. The shadows and light and drapery is done quite well, and I love the bright flowers in the hair against the darkness of the background. The interaction of the girls shows emotion and delicacy.
The third woman, with her long back and red drapery, looks a little bit out of place in the scene and her back and angles do not look quite right which is a little bit of a shame, but I love the shading of her face and her shoulders here.
The first mural by Gomez was painted near to the second. It is no longer there, but it was on Pedley Street. The image shows a dark-haired girl peering over a ledge. It looks like she may be peering into her reflection because you can see a reflection of her hands and knee. Again, this is a stunning piece.
For more information about the artist, see his Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/luis.gomezdeteran
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