{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"New Huge Roa Hedgehog in London","height":1228,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog-London.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-04-26T10:11:22Z","description":"","html":"\u003cp\u003eFamous Belgian muralist Roa recently put up a new huge hedgehog on Chance Street in East-London’s Shoreditch! Roa, who visited the British capital again for his \u003cem\u003eHypnagogia\u003c/em\u003e show at  Stolenspace Gallery, created in that way a new pilgrim shrine for new and old fans of his renown portrayals of large scale urban wildlife, hand painted in his distinctive black and white style.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter spending several weeks \u003ca href=\"/roa-western-australia/\"\u003ein Australia\u003c/a\u003e, this new Roa hedgehog is the first mural he painted in Europe for a long time and I’m pretty sure it will be a good reason for all the Olympics tourists to visit Shoreditch\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRoa is an artist deeply preoccupied with the significance of the creative process. Working conceptually on each project, he nurtures a dynamic energy which evolves during the restricted time-frame. His method is consistent. Arriving in a location he adapts to his habitat, allowing inspiration to flood from buildings and objects and literally \u0026lsquo;waking up\u0026rsquo; to the realities surrounding him. Foraging for the recycled found-objects he seeks becomes a harder task in London, adding a new dimension and highlighting physical process and interaction in this completed body of work.\u003c/em\u003e (\u003ca href=\"http://www.stolenspace.com\"\u003estolenspace.com\u003c/a\u003e)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1188\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1188\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1188\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_ff46ddc67b1db907.avif 480w, /roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_5fd5f021d4e00d9c.avif 960w, /roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_1a13bf911c5153e1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_2a1186715da62d32.webp 480w, /roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_79f181b4daeaf915.webp 960w, /roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_8be42fc1b06bcc7e.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_b95018ad081d1c5d.jpg\" srcset=\"/roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_5b9330b7a183e93b.jpg 480w, /roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_cc9dfb705145d131.jpg 960w, /roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog_hu_b95018ad081d1c5d.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"930\" alt=\"Roa Hedgehog\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003eRoa Hedgehog\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n Via \u003ca href=\"http://graffart.eu/blog/2012/04/roa-new-mural-in-east-london/\"\u003egraffart.eu\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2012/04/roas-new-london-hedgehog-mural.html\"\u003ehookedblog.co.uk\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nFamous Belgian muralist Roa recently put up a new huge hedgehog on Chance Street in East-London’s Shoreditch! Roa, who visited the British capital again for his *Hypnagogia* show at  Stolenspace Gallery, created in that way a new pilgrim shrine for new and old fans of his renown portrayals of large scale urban wildlife, hand painted in his distinctive black and white style.\n\nAfter spending several weeks [in Australia](/roa-western-australia/), this new Roa hedgehog is the first mural he painted in Europe for a long time and I’m pretty sure it will be a good reason for all the Olympics tourists to visit Shoreditch...\n\n*Roa is an artist deeply preoccupied with the significance of the creative process. Working conceptually on each project, he nurtures a dynamic energy which evolves during the restricted time-frame. His method is consistent. Arriving in a location he adapts to his habitat, allowing inspiration to flood from buildings and objects and literally 'waking up' to the realities surrounding him. Foraging for the recycled found-objects he seeks becomes a harder task in London, adding a new dimension and highlighting physical process and interaction in this completed body of work.* ([stolenspace.com](http://www.stolenspace.com))\n\n![Roa Hedgehog](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/roa-hedgehog-london/Roa-Hedgehog.jpg\u003e)\n\nRoa Hedgehog Via [graffart.eu](http://graffart.eu/blog/2012/04/roa-new-mural-in-east-london/) and [hookedblog.co.uk](http://www.hookedblog.co.uk/2012/04/roas-new-london-hedgehog-mural.html).\n","tags":["Mural Art","Roa","Animal Art","Street Art London"],"title":"New Huge Roa Hedgehog in London","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/roa-hedgehog-london/"}