Time for a new post on street art. Have you been following the Banksy-in-New-York saga? He was living in the city for a while last year, creating a new piece of street art every day. People ran around to find it, some New Yorkers even trying to charge admission. An HBO movie was made about it.
Banksy is always interesting, but today I want to tell you what street artist Stik has been up to.
The Londonist website says, “Street artist Stik has just finished creating the tallest piece of street art in the world — a 38.2 metre high mural on a condemned council tower block in Acton [a district in the west of London].
” ‘Big Mother’ depicts a mother and child looking forlornly from their council block at the luxury apartment complexes being built around them. The mural is visible from not only the Piccadilly Line, but also on some London flight paths.
“Stik, who was once homeless, said: ‘Affordable housing in Britain is under threat; this piece is to remind the world that all people need homes.’ ”
And I guess in this season a homeless mother and child is especially resonant.
Thank you to @ecpulford for retweeting the story from Bernadetta Keefe (@nxtstop1).
Stik’s website is here. His minimalist, wistful beings remind me a bit of Finnish artist Tove Jansson’s children’s books about the Moomin family.
First picture below, cover of paperback Finn Family Moomintroll
The 38.2 metre mural has been painted on a tower block which is due for demolition in 2016. Image © Stik
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