STREET ART SNAPS FROM A FLOOZY IN THE GUTTER: Custard Factory

14 August 2011

My Kind of Criminals

This week the vandals seem to have stayed at home to watch the rioters on TV (they didn't get very far into Digbeth, probably because there isn't much to break or steal up here, apart from Ideal Skate in The Custard Factory; seeing it battered and empty hurt my heart, show some Facebook based support here).

PTP's event on Wednesday was cancelled and though there wasn't actually much trouble that night, Subside remained closed. (Sorry to anyone that braved the risk of kids brandishing plastic guitars (3:40 Cyber Candy's window is well 'ard) to be there, I think PTP got the message round that it was cancelled, should be rescheduled at some point when he returns from the south)

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Enough about riots! Here's those daylight photos of last week's pasting activity!

(From left to right) Mew, Lisk, 6TWO4, Wah, Plimsoul, Princess, Lisk, Wah - Birchall Street

Wah - Bradford Street

Wah and Mew - Birchall Street

Lisk, Zhe155 and Mew - Lombard Street

Wah and Princess - Bradford Street

Lisk and Wah - Bradford Street

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When I was out taking the photos above I found a massive Golden Boy that must have been put up sometime between 4AM and 4PM on Sunday, also found a probably really old Golden Boy on my travels:

Golden Boy and Wah - Bradford Street

New Bartholemew Street

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While in Vudu last week after pasting I spotted AsOne and his lady and proceeded to ~~drunkenly~~ excitedly tell him how much I miss him regularly adding new pieces to Birmingham, to which he replied he'd recently added TWO new paintings, neither of which I'd found. So once recovered from my hangover I found them both on Floodgate Street:

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Sticky Missions has slowed a little (probably because I have 42 points and no one thinks it's worth bothering because I WILL WIN!). The best bits this week are:

Me and Hekar have both made stickering videos for number 31:

Hekar's Video

My Video

And Vomit did number 49 - Get a picture of your sticker on stage with a band

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I'm now up north for a week visiting the parents so instead of posting nothing next Sunday, I'll have a shocking and exciting street art-related announcement!

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Links

Mew Flickr
Zhe155 Flickr

19 June 2011

Lazy locals

Not much about on the streets this week, all I've spotted is a couple of new designs by Tru of PDT (I think it says PDT anyway..)

Moat Lane, Digbeth

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However, I've been fairly busy knitting and getting together my ideas for a paste design and some stickers, should be sorted and up in the next few weeks.

Web-address knitting I finished today, I think I'll be choosing more contrasting colours next time.

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In sort-of-related news there's an exhibition by Leon Sparkes (Energy! he does the face pastes and battery stickers etc) and Deborah Brogden (who I'll admit I hadn't heard of but I do rather like) in the Graffiti4Hire shop at the Custard Factory. I took a sneak photo when I went for a look and I'd definitely recommend popping in if you're nearby, the staff are lovely and were happy to chat about the work.

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Also in sort-of-related news; there's a jazz plus live drawing event this Saturday featuring our very own Lisk and the less local but still brilliant Obit and Tommy Human. It's at the Spotted Dog from 1:00pm until late with 3 fabulous funky/samba-ey/contemporary jazz bands, £5 in or £3 for students and £1.70 pints for students/musicians/Tuesday Jazz Night fam. I'll be there getting drunk in the corner (and taking a few photos) with Wah so come say hi if you fancy it, here's the Facebook Event Link.