Urban Art London: Explore the City's Street Art Scene

Dive into London’s thriving urban art scene with our curated collection of articles. Explore the history, artists, and locations shaping the city’s ever-evolving street art landscape. From iconic murals to hidden gems, we’ll guide you through the best spots to witness London’s creative spirit. Discover the stories behind the art, meet the talented individuals who bring these vibrant works to life, and learn about the impact of street art on London’s culture. Whether you’re a seasoned art enthusiast or just beginning to appreciate urban creativity, our archive offers something for everyone.

Fin DAC, A London Stencil Artist

Two days ago, Urban Art Core published an exclusive sneak peek on London stencil artist Fin DAC’s latest stencil artwork Blackjack, of his fabulous female stencil art series. For those who want to know more about the London-based stencil art master, Abid Khan recently published a nice portrait of Fin as part of his inspirational artists video series, filmed in Fin DAC’s very own studio! It’s about beautifying something rather than destroy it. Cutting stencils is so hard edged and flat, I can’t get the depth, the fading that I want from it, but I still love cutting stencils.. ...

Fin DAC’s Blackjack Stencil - Exclusive Preview

London-based stencil artist Fin DAC continues his series of Asianics with Animals, with his latest piece entitled Blackjack. For Urban Art Core, he unveiled it for a very first exclusive preview! Inspired by Rembrandt’s Woman with a Lap Dog as well as Leonardo Da Vinci’s Woman with Ermine, this latest stencil artwork is named after the Victorian rat-catcher Jack Black who worked for Queen Victoria in the mid-nineteenth century. Furthermore, it is one of Fin’s submissions for the upcoming Urban In Ibiza 4 exhibition, opening on August 9th at Atzaro, Ibiza at which he is also going to paint live… ...

Pedro Matos in London

One of my personal heroes, Portuguese-born artist Pedro Matos is going to exhibit at Ivory & Black this April! The show, simply entitled Heritage is Pedro’s first solo-show in London and features new, monochromatic oil paintings by the artist, who became famous with those awesome graffiti-inspired portray-paintings… Pedro Matos’ paintings feature a rich and complex layering consisting of different languages of painting, which combine texture, patterns, realistic figurative painting and text. Through this visual language, his work draws the viewer into a dialog surrounding the impermanence of social and cultural values. Inspired by the french philosopher Michel Foucault’s work, subject to his paintings and explorations are the themes/concepts of Knowledge, Power, History, Sexuality, Discourse, Episteme and Impermanence. The exhibition will also comprise the release of a limited edition artist’s book of Pedro Matos’ work and life. (Ivory & Black) ...

Conor Harrington – Behind the Painting

London-based bright art star Conor Harrington is not just cover hero of the latest Very Nearly Almost (VNA) magazine (here some insights into the issue before..) but is also running his Dead Meat show at Lazarides Gallery till the 14th of April. I was hanging around Conor’’s studio during the making of his latest show at Lazarides in London, here’s some exclusive snaps! (Viktor Vauthier) Photographer Viktor Vauthier just published some behind the scenes photos of great dressed boys and naked girls being artist’s models for some of Harrington’s latest paintings. Looks quite great, like a medieval role play game and is probably an amazing inspiration source for Conor… ...

Word To Mother Studio Shots

Do you remember that dope exhibition by London-based urban artist Word To Mother at Stolen Space Gallery in 2010? If not, you’ll soon get the chance to see some new works by the talented British lad, because Word To Mother is preparing his next show at Stolen Space Gallery, entitled Essence Of Adolescence right now! My friend Ian Cox recently visited his studio and took some first photos of the new artworks. Make sure to save the date… ...