Brazilian artist Cranio, known as Fabio Oliveira, has returned to London. The artist is known for painting his blue 'native' characters. I have previously covered his work in London when he visited for the first time (covered here) and when he visited London in the middle of 2013 and collaborated with other artists, such as HIN, Mo, and Senna (covered here). His most recent visit before recently was last summer at the time of the World Cup, and he painted walls off of Brick Lane and Great Eastern Street (covered here), but they did not last long.
On Sunday, I discovered new artwork by the artist. The small sliver of wall on Brick Lane has had one of Cranio's characters on it for the past few years now, and it had lately looked like it needed a fresh coat of paint. Instead, the artist returned to paint a new one on the spot. It's a striking piece using black and bright red to look like a flame. This marks the fourth time that Cranio has refreshed this wall now.
Perhaps more pieces by Cranio will be popping up in the coming days. Let me know if you see anything.
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