New work on Sclater Street

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Stikman goes bling on sidewalk - click on image to enlarge

Some vivid new works up when I was down in the Brick Lane hood recently. I liked this one, but unfortunately there was a car parked in the way, so couldn't get a good straight-on shot of it. The whole area has been a mecca for graffiti artists over the past few years, and MOS'09 a while back was wicked (see 'meeting of styles' posts from about 5 months ago).

This area of Bacon/Cygnet/Sclater streets is bordering a large construction site, and unfortunately the owners have changed the rules for the fences surrounding the site. It is now illegal (pretty sure it was before too, but...) and under heavy security guard and extra cctv. Crap!
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Meeting of Styles 09 exhibition/symposium

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Well, finally got my shit together and sorted through a couple of hundred pics I took over the 2 day graffiti extravaganza. Meeting of Styles is a live, 2 day exhibition of over 80 graffiti and street artists. I was lucky enough to be shooting there for the 2 days, and it was awesome. So many styles, so many artists, so many countries represented, so much talent! It is part of an ongoing global tour that twists and changes at each leg, evolving into a premier global event.

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8 ft tall Pete Doherty (click on image to enlarge)

I have chucked a whole bunch of pics up on my flickr site, and I'll fix my favorites into sets here over the next few weeks (or when I'm running short of fresh posts).

flickr.com/photos/hamstar/sets

Enjoy, and feel free to pass on this link to who ever you think may enjoy this type of stuff. Chur...
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