Ben Eine is a street artist from the UK, and much of his work can still be seen in east London on shutters and walls. His walls feature type/typography using unique fonts. I originally covered the artist's work in this post, which covered many older pieces and some newer. The artist moved to America but returned to create some additional pieces in 2014, including pieces at the Olympic Park and in Shoreditch. Earlier this year, he re-painted one of his walls on Ebor Street. This post covers additional new pieces that have been painted this summer.
"Last Days of Shoreditch" is an ode to the area, which is suddenly being swallowed by gentrification and losing its identity. These buildings, where the street art is painted, near Old Street will also soon be gone.
Last year, Ben Eine and another London-based street artist (known as Cheese) collaborated on a wall near Columbia Road, and I covered this here. Again, the duo completed another collaboration. This time, it's off Brick Lane.
I also saw this snippet of work near King's Cross. I assume it was part of a larger piece.
The "Engaging" piece was painted over an existing mural by Eine, who has had control over this wall for ages. In fact, the wall is a tribute wall for him to memorialise those who lost their lives due to crime.
Perhaps we will see more work by the artist before the end of the year.
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