Spanish artist Borondo (Borondo Narcissus) had been painting the streets regularly in London early last year and the autumn of the previous year. His work, classical in style, often depicts portraits or figures. One of his common styles is to paint windows white and then etch his work into them, creating faces in the scratched-off paint. I like discovering work by this artist as it always looks fresh on the streets, yet it reminds me of classical paintings often seen in museums.
The large mural is painted off of Sclater Street and shows three entwined bodies.
The white etching style is located on Shoreditch High Street in a bricked-up shop window.
Other artwork has come and gone, and there were some real gems! Sadly, the work below has since disappeared.
I've had this post waiting to be published for a few months but wanted to capture a couple of additional pieces by the artists, but I have so far been unable to.
One of my favourite pieces (a collaboration) for awhile was watching the evolution of a row of faces in a lot behind Brick Lane. These faces evolved and other artists contributed. At one point, the whole wall displayed a different style of face!
I would like to see Borondo come back to visit the UK and paint some more on London's streets.
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