A new mural was recently painted on Hanbury Street featuring the work of Cekis, a street artist from Chile. The artist is currently in London to support his work in exhibition 'Entre Muros' for Latin American artists in MYA Gallery. Cekis, whose real name is Nelson Rivas, currently lives in New York City. He painted the streets of Chile in the 1980s, focusing mainly on murals with a political mesage and inspiring other artists. The colourful piece features bright green, purple, pink, and orange trees/bamboo and leaves/vines. The natural aspects of this mural appear to be fenced in, and fences was a subject/theme that the arist covered a few years ago. Fences are made to keep things in (or prevent things from getting in or out), so perhaps this mural does have a message as well as providing colour to this area of London.
Cekis' mural is located at the popular street art spot at the corner of Brick Lane and Hanbury Street, and I checked it out last week. The wall across from it was also updated with a new mural, which I will also be covering in the next few days.
Below are more close-ups of the mural.
To visit this piece, go to the corner of Hanbury Street and Brick Lane.
Leave a comment