Camden Town mural hot spots and a selection of my favourite street art & graffiti collected on recent visits to London over the past 4 years.
One of the top places in London to view amazing street art along with the Leake Street Tunnel, Shoreditch and Brick Lane, is the colourful Camden Town. Nestled along the side streets off Camden High Street and Chalk Farm Road you can find artwork from many well renowned, international and local graffiti/ street artists including Otto Schade, Onesto, Pegasus and Gnasher.
Below is a collection of various artworks that I have found in Camden over the past 4 years (some still visible today, unless noted).
Name/ Subject: John Lennon.
Artist: Gnasher (UK). Location: Jamestown Road, Camden Town.
Slowly succumbing to thoughtless tagging, this John Lennon piece by Gnasher was created in early 2015 and is located on Jamestown Road, painted on the side of the Oxford Arms Pub.
Name/ Subject: UV Owls.
Artist: Oliver Switch (UK). Location: Jamestown Road, Camden Town.
Originally created as an advertisement for Sony Music in August 2015 (the Sony logo has since been painted over), these UV Owls by Oliver Switch (UK) found on Jamestown Road in Camden have been highlighted and outlined with UV glow paint. At night time the piece is illuminated by an Ultraviolet (UV) light, allowing the art to stand out and be visible 24/7.
Name/ Subject: Camden Town Skull.
Artist: Fábio Lopes aka FPLO (Brazil) in association w/ The Real Art of Street Art. Location: Hawley Crescent, Camden Town.
Located on Hawley Crescent, outside of MTV studios is this colourful piece by Brazilian street artist Fábio Lopes [instagram] is in association with The Real Art of Street Art. The Real Art of Street Art are responsible for organising the vast majority of work that you see around Camden.
Name/ Subject: Atmosphere (Amy Winehouse).
Artist: Pegasus (UK). Location: The Earl of Camden Pub, 55 Parkway, Camden Town. Status: Visible.
There is a lot of love for local Amy Winehouse around Camden Town and several murals have appeared in homage to the singer since her rise to fame in 2003 and untimely death in 2011.
Name/ Subject: Amy Winehouse.
Artist: Otto Schade (Chile/ UK). Location: Hawley Street, near the corner of 19 Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town. Status: Visible.
This is the first artwork that sparked my interest in street artist, Otto Schade. I stumbled across it on the way back from a job interview in 2013 and it immediately made me keen to find more. Since that point in time I have found many different pieces across London. Shoreditch is another great location.
Below is a mural of a Rhinoceros, also by Otto Schade, completed in his signature bandage style. This piece is also located on Hawley Street, positioned to the left of his Amy Winehouse work.
Name/ Subject: Rhino.
Artist: Otto Schade (Chile/ UK). Location: Hawley Street, near the corner of 19 Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town. Status: Visible.
Name/ Subject: Tagging of the Mona Lisa.
Artist: Leon Seesix, aka Dotmaster (UK) w/ The Real Art of Street Art. Location: Hawley Street, near the corner of 19 Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town.
Also located on Hawley Street, you will find this piece titled 'Tagging of the Mona Lisa' by Dotmaster. In August 2015, Dotmaster in association with The Real Art of Street Art, put up assorted artworks around Camden Town. Below is one of several 'Made for Instagram' works that Dotmaster also created. These pieces can be found scattered around Hawley Street, Hawley Mews and Hartland Road.
Name/ Subject: Made for Instagram.
Artist: Leon Seesix, aka Dotmaster (UK) w/ The Real Art of Street Art. Location: Hartland Road, Camden Town. Status: Has been replaced.
Name/ Subject: Camden Snail.
Artist: The Nomad Clan duo Aylo (France/ UK) & CBloxx (UK) w/ The Real Art of Street Art. Location: Hawley Mews (off Hawley Street), Camden Town. Status: Has been replaced.
Name/ Subject: Africa.
Artist: Himbad (UK), Marina Zumi (Italy) & Alice Pasquini (Argentina) in collaboration w/ The Real Art of Street Art. Location: Hawley Mews (off Hawley Street), Camden Town.
These 2 beautiful murals, (pictured above and below) located at Hawley Mews were created as part of an international collaboration between artists Himbad (UK), Marina Zumi (Argentina) and Alice Pasquini (Italy), in association with The Real Art of Street Art. Pasquini's piece features a young girl sat beside a very large, yet, seemingly protective cheetah, whilst Himbad and Zumi's additions feature desert foxes; the 3 artworks linked together by a shared African savanna background.
Name/ Subject: Africa.
Artist: Himbad (UK), Marina Zumi (Italy) & Alice Pasquini (Argentina) in collaboration w/ The Real Art of Street Art. Location: Hawley Mews (off Hawley Street), Camden Town.
Name/ Subject: Abstract.
Artist: Onio (Brazil). Location: Hawley Mews (off Hawley Street), Camden Town. Status: Has been replaced.
Name/ Subject: Ayman Hirh (Refugee).
Artist: Pang (UK) w/ the British Red Cross Service. Location: Hawley Mews (off Hawley Street), Camden Town. Status: Has been replaced.
Created in March 2016, in association with the British Red Cross Service, this powerful and emotive piece by UK Artist Pang, features a portrait Ayman Hirh, a Syrian from Damascus who was forced to leave Syria with his family due to the war in 2012. Ayman also participated by writing an account of his story around the portrait.
Name/ Subject: Animal (the Muppets).
Artist: Gnasher (UK) in association w/ The Real Art of Street Art. Location: Hawley Mews (off Hawley Street), Camden Town. Status: Recently replaced (there is also a version in the Leake Street Tunnel).
Name/ Subject: Unknown.
Artist: Alex Hornest, aka Onesto (Brazil). Location: Bradfield Court, Camden Town.
Name/ Subject: Chinese dragon.
Artist: Roes (Hong Kong) (Smile Maker crew website). Location: Stucley Place, Camden Town. Status: Has been replaced.
Name/ Subject: Mongrel vs 2000ad.
Artist: Snub23 (UK). Location: Stucley Place. Status: Has been replaced.
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