On the morning of the opening night of our play, Salvation Road by D.W. Gregory the Art in London class went on a tour of Street Art in Shoreditch in East London. Joining the class on the tour was Tracy Lehnertz, who is the head of the Study Abroad Program at Saint Mary's University and Brian Schmisek, the new Provost of Saint Mary's and myself. Tracy and Brian and Judy Myers, co-chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance were here for a week visiting our program and to see our play.
Our wonderful tour guide discussing graffiti verses street art.
This was done with spray paint. The technique of this artist was letting the paint drip which is not a normal thing to do in spray painting.
The artist's tag.
This artist goes around the area and attaches bronze sculptures on top of poles. It has taken a while for people to notice these seeing that nobody looks up anymore. Heads are always look down at the ground or into their phones.
The grey sky on this particular day makes a great background for the piece.
Another artist has placed mushrooms around the area. It was fun trying to spot them on rooftops or in windows.
This artist goes around and puts things on street signs such as the arm and key below.
Two murals by two artists that merge on the side of this building. This right side is organic and human.
The left side is mechanical and robots. Two figures shake hands.
Spot the mushroom?
Made from cans!
These stick men appear throughout the area. Artist uses the architecture of the building to help create the figure.
A store window of books!
Found this in the bottom corner of a building.
This red gate was recreated in the work in the next picture below.
The red gate recreated in this piece of bubble gum that the artist paints and leaves on the sidewalks around the area.
The courtyard of a popular bar in the area has some interesting works of art on the wall. This type of street art is done with stencils.
The artist's tag name.
The most well-known street artist, Bansky. His work is protected by plexiglass protecting it so no one covers it.
These figures are believed to be done by a woman imitating Bansky's style. Bansky never uses repetition in his work.
This tunnel has a huge sign painted in it that says SCARY. These ladies were passing by.
The black lines give the piece movement.
The blue mushroom.
Done by a female artist. Half the street artists are now female.
Great picture of The Joker on the side of a building.
This artist is known for his circus style type lettering. The wall this is on is called three loves. All three are different styles.
The other two loves.
Mushroom in a window.
After the tour, some students went to Brick Lane for bagels and vintage stores. Tracy, Brian and I went to lunch at an Indian/Iranian restaurant! Great food! Then we all went to the theatre for opening night. Next blog will cover the play we did in Wimbledon!!!
THAT'S ALL FOLKS!!!
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