Brixton chitter-chatter and news, Dec 2011

[editor]

Following on from the November 2011 thread...

 

[teuchter]

*scribbles on clean thread*

 

[Badgers]

*English Breakfast*

 

[TruXta]

What's a Welsh breakfast like?

 

[Badgers]

What's a Welsh breakfast like?

Oppressed

 

[TruXta]

Lots of coal?

 

[Onket]

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That's not a space invader

I don't get it.

 

[Badgers]

I don't get it.

Read the post again

 

[Badgers]

Space invaders

 

[Badgers]

Pac Man Ghost

 

[Onket]

Eh? There are only two space invader icons? What?

 

[Onket]

Oh right, it's a internet spod thing. Apologies.

 

[Badgers]

Oh right, it's a internet spod thing. Apologies.

You never had Pac Man? You know the game? The one that existed before the internet? That game?

 

[Minnie_the_Minx]

Pac Man Ghost

Yep, definitely more like Pacman

 

[twistedAM]

It's shit but its better than another bloody mural.

 

[boohoo]

It's shit but its better than another bloody mural.

Nowt wrong with murals.

So is street art finally coming to Brixon (even if we do have some malark, Mighty Mo and Sweet toof art work in the area?)

 

[twistedAM]

Nowt wrong with murals.

Of course not. It gives otherwise unemployable artists some free paint to play with, or at least that's what the Brixton murals look like.

 

[editor]

It's shit but its better than another bloody mural.

What's wrong with Muriels?

 

[story]

I'm still waiting to find out what or who or where is Dagon's. With the oysters and the vodka.

 

[boohoo]

Of course not. It gives otherwise unemployable artists some free paint to play with, or at least that's what the Brixton murals look like.

Depends what mural you are talking about really. You can find one of the artists work at this years RA show. Another has pieces at the V and A. A couple of others make a living as an artist.

(Which one don't you like then?)

 

[DietCokeGirl]

I'm still waiting to find out what or who or where is Dagon's. With the oysters and the vodka.

Fishmongers in Granville archade, next to one of the party shops and a grocers, near WAGfree.

 

[story]

Thanks Diet****Girl

(I find myself unable to type the name of that drink. . sorry.)

 

[twistedAM]

Depends what mural you are talking about really. You can find one of the artists work at this years RA show. Another has pieces at the V and A. A couple of others make a living as an artist.

(Which one don't you like then?)

The one at the back of the Academy, the one on the railway bridge (if it's still there) and I think there used to be a godawful one outside the tube when it was getting renovated.

Where are the good ones you are talking about? I must admit that I have a habit of noticing the hideous things rather than more subtle gems so maybe haven't even noticed them.

 

[quimcunx]

The one by the tube was done by kids, which explains why that was shit. The one on the academy is horrid.

But there are nice ones, onest injun.

 

[twistedAM]

The one by the tube was done by kids, which explains why that was shit. The one on the academy is horrid.

But there are nice ones, onest injun.

Ah, that's proper. Really good. Shame the shit ones are where most people see them.

Any more pics of good ones?

 

[boohoo]

The one at the back of the Academy, the one on the railway bridge (if it's still there) and I think there used to be a godawful one outside the tube when it was getting renovated.

Where are the good ones you are talking about? I must admit that I have a habit of noticing the hideous things rather than more subtle gems so maybe haven't even noticed them.

I like the one on the Academy but I think you'd find a lot of the people would agree that the children are pretty odd looking. I don't even think the artist likes his piece. It is one of the biggest in London and must have been a bastard to paint! The guy now carves out a living as an abstract artist. Below is an earlier piece which is much nicer than the academy one.

In regards to the rest of Brixton murals

Wikipedia link - take your pick. Stylistically they are rather dated. But that's just the nature of art!

 

[quimcunx]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brixton_murals

This page was written by boohoo.

Ooh, she's beaten me to it.

There are two good ones in Brixton train station.

 

[twistedAM]

I wish someone would touch this one up

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheWindmillMural.jpg

 

[boohoo]

I wish someone would touch this one up

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheWindmillMural.jpg

Well, we are hoping to know in the next couple of weeks if this will happen. Will keep urban posted if it gets the funding!

 

[quimcunx]

I wish someone would touch this one up

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:TheWindmillMural.jpg

What it needs is a little benefit gig....