Street artist Phlegm has been painting walls in London for the past several years, though it has been a little while since he last visited London from his home town of Sheffield to paint. The most recent work by the artist was painted toward the end of last year in Ion Square and is called "Hydra Towers", featuring the artist's black and white characters emerging from tall towers where bird cages sit on top.
The artwork takes pride of place on the tall building at Ion Square, which is near Columbia Road and just off Hackney Road and replaces a mural by Alex Senna from early 2017.
The artwork is a beautiful piece that uses the existing features of the building, such as the windows and door, and incorporates them into the artwork. Below, you can see a close-up of the main tower, which uses the main windows scaling up the building. This tower also has a door at the bottom, which has been painted and incorporated into the design to look like an old wooden door. It has been beautifully done.
To see this piece, head over to Ion Square off of Hackney Road. It is still in excellent shape, although it is a hard-to-photograph piece because it is such a large scale with other buildings around.
Some additional artwork by Phlegm in this blog can be seen on the following pages:
Newcastle Street Art
New Mural by Phlegm on Old Street
Phlegm's Mural on Hanbury Street
Phlegm and ROA Street Art at South Bank
Baroque the Streets: Dulwich Street Art
Street Art: Phlegm
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