{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Alien Graffiti in London","height":1228,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-04-20T16:01:44Z","description":"Alien meets graffiti in London - End of the Line crew finished their tribute to the popular Alien saga by painting a new mural in London!","html":"\u003cp\u003eLondon’s \u003cstrong\u003eEnd of the Line\u003c/strong\u003e crew (who are organizing the local \u003ca href=\"/london-graffiti-styles-photos/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeeting of Styles\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e) just sent an e-mail, informing about their latest Alien graffiti piece in East-London\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a tribute to the vision of the incredible directors and artists who created the world of \u003cem\u003eAlien\u003c/em\u003e, the contemporary creative collective, which is well-known not just in London for their large scale mural productions, painted all the four panels on Great Eastern street!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Alien saga is a science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) and her battle with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as \u003cem\u003ethe Alien\u003c/em\u003e, as \u003ca href=\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(franchise)\"\u003eWikipedia\u003c/a\u003e knows to tell. Since the first Alien film was shown in 1979, the film series, related books, comics, mags and also the \u003cem\u003eAlien vs. Predator\u003c/em\u003e films have evolved into an entire universe!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe epic Alien production proved that the Samurai Painting style ( No Thinking Just Movement) and offshoot of the Shaolin Shadow painting School can cover large areas with style and grace without getting caught up in indecision and monotony.  This confident application of paint shuns the status quo of run of the mill photo-realism and adopts ultimate fun as its core principle.  You should be able to see the paint strokes, the mistakes, the artists own true style and not hide behind technique and glossy reproduced image.  The spray can is king and influences the final production.\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http://www.endoftheline.co/in-east-london-no-one-can-hear-you-scream/\"\u003eendoftheline.co\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor me as a nerdy person, this combination of science fiction and graffiti makes my heart leap for joy. Well done Jim!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_9fbbd44dfb6e4b15.avif 480w, /alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_537abd8aa852f213.avif 960w, /alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_2ab1c1fa24c94263.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_fff18225848f0c30.webp 480w, /alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_36b733c5c45be38c.webp 960w, /alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_45442c641981efc.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_30561db403ec711d.jpg\" srcset=\"/alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_a1920182ea05b463.jpg 480w, /alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_6b9cc03e80d8dac8.jpg 960w, /alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london_hu_30561db403ec711d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"alien graffiti london\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ealien graffiti london\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nLondon’s **End of the Line** crew (who are organizing the local [*Meeting of Styles*](/london-graffiti-styles-photos/)) just sent an e-mail, informing about their latest Alien graffiti piece in East-London...\n\nAs a tribute to the vision of the incredible directors and artists who created the world of *Alien*, the contemporary creative collective, which is well-known not just in London for their large scale mural productions, painted all the four panels on Great Eastern street!\n\nThe Alien saga is a science fiction horror film franchise, focusing on Lieutenant Ellen Ripley (played by Sigourney Weaver) and her battle with an extraterrestrial lifeform, commonly referred to as *the Alien*, as [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(franchise)) knows to tell. Since the first Alien film was shown in 1979, the film series, related books, comics, mags and also the *Alien vs. Predator* films have evolved into an entire universe!\n\n*The epic Alien production proved that the Samurai Painting style ( No Thinking Just Movement) and offshoot of the Shaolin Shadow painting School can cover large areas with style and grace without getting caught up in indecision and monotony.  This confident application of paint shuns the status quo of run of the mill photo-realism and adopts ultimate fun as its core principle.  You should be able to see the paint strokes, the mistakes, the artists own true style and not hide behind technique and glossy reproduced image.  The spray can is king and influences the final production.* ([endoftheline.co](http://www.endoftheline.co/in-east-london-no-one-can-hear-you-scream/))\n\nFor me as a nerdy person, this combination of science fiction and graffiti makes my heart leap for joy. Well done Jim!\n\n![alien graffiti london](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/alien-graffiti-in-london/alien-graffiti-london.jpg\u003e)\n\nalien graffiti london ","tags":["Advertising","Village Underground","Graffiti London"],"title":"Alien Graffiti in London","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/alien-graffiti-in-london/"}