I visited Brick Lane this afternoon, and it was a little bit of an unexpected visit! I only had my mobile phone with me to get some photographs, so I'm disappointed that I didn't bring my camera. I was pleased to see that Cranio (Fabio Oliveiera) has been busy painting more walls around east London, as I thought he may be after he recently refreshed his blue native man on a small sliver of wall on Brick Lane, which I wrote about here. Actually, Pedley Street was busy with several new pieces of artwork going up; Masai and Horror Crew were also busy painting, and I'll be covering their work in other posts. The work was in progress, but it looks like we will see some fantastic pieces when they are finished.
Last time Cranio was in London, he painted a mural on Great Eastern Street during the World Cup as well as this same wall on Pedley Street. Unfortunately, his piece on Pedley Street did not last long at all last time. I believe that this is the third time that he's painted this wall. Previous times can be seen here and here. Based on the previous mural by Cranio and others by other artists not lasting so long on this wall, I would check it out now before it is defaced.
This time, Cranio's blue native figures find themselves surrounded by a lot of money and gold. The artist usually paints with a message, and this one looks like it is about consumerism.
We may see more from Cranio, so let me know if you happen to find anything.
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