the Stik on the side of Mrs Robinson - STOLEN

[IngridB]

Someone has prised out the painting by Stik on the side of Mrs Robinson in Blackwater Street last night. Hoping to make a killing I suppose. Attached is what it looks like in case anyone sees it in the auction rooms! and a photo of the empty space.

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Wow!!! People never fail to shock me !

[lousmith]

Oh No! Luckily it was snapped before it was snaffled. Nothing is sacred.

[Alan Medic]

People would pay for that? Why?

[Serena2012]

That's awful news. Here's hoping the police manage to find whoever took it.

[DulwichFox]

Ermm . I thought it was sprayed directly onto the 'Rendering' of the wall.

DulwichFox

[bigtony2]

Inside job. No such thing as bad publicity ! Will put up the artists value ...... boring.

[Sue]

bigtony2 Wrote:

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> Inside job. No such thing as bad publicity ! Will

> put up the artists value ...... boring.

xxxxxx

I think that's highly unlikely.

Very sorry to hear about the theft, I really liked the picture :(

[tiddles]

oh no! what a shame. hope the teeny tiny mini pic is still there ......

[IngridB]

It is definitely not an inside job, I know.

If you remember what the painting looked like recently, the stik people had wobbly legs. Not Stik's style at all. In May that piece was tagged and as Stik was too busy to come and mend it, and not wanting the tag to be there where it might attract more tags, I touched it up myself. Really badly. So the bottom half is by a middle aged woman who has never held a spray can before in her life! Shades of that old woman in N. Italy touching up a 15th century fresco thought to be by Leonardo! Poor thief!

[skylorikeet]

Sorry to hear this, I have loved discovering these artworks around Dulwich. No disrespect to you IngridB but I hope your alterations lower the value. Serves the thief right

[indiepanda]

I would say I can't believe the depths some people stoop to, but after the Hepworth in Dulwich Park was stolen I am not sure there is anything I wouldn't believe. Sad that the Stik has gone too.

[easytiger]

Hi Ingrid,

Do the building owners in the area get paid for these murals on their properties? Do any need permission from the council?

[edcam]

Perhaps someone will replace it with something of better quality.

[scotslass]

Wish someone would steal all the graffiti on recent buildings - they are an eyesore

[purplebreeze]

I love this x haven't seen the piece but so love the fact you tried to do something x

[purplebreeze]

IngridB Wrote:

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> It is definitely not an inside job, I know.

> If you remember what the painting looked like

> recently, the stik people had wobbly legs. Not

> Stik's style at all. In May that piece was tagged

> and as Stik was too busy to come and mend it, and

> not wanting the tag to be there where it might

> attract more tags, I touched it up myself. Really

> badly. So the bottom half is by a middle aged

> woman who has never held a spray can before in her

> life! Shades of that old woman in N. Italy

> touching up a 15th century fresco thought to be by

> Leonardo! Poor thief!

This is the post I love x

[Tr?]

Are we sure it wasn't the building owners?

[Jah Lush]

I took this photo recently and you can see IngridB's (not so) handy work when compared to the original in her opening post. So this is what it looks like now.

[IngridB]

easytiger Wrote:

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> Hi Ingrid,

>

> Do the building owners in the area get paid for

> these murals on their properties? Do any need

> permission from the council?

No, neither the artist nor the building owners get paid, all this is free public spirited stuff. The wall owners often pay the artists' expenses - paint, hire of scaffolding etc. 3 pubs gave them food while they were painting. The pubs, cafes etc have noticed a lot of increased business as people come from all over the place to see the murals and buy in Dulwich. Its win win. (unless you dont like the murals).

And no, you dont need permission for wall paintings, but you do for the mushrooms (on top of Mrs Robinson and Franklins Farm Shop). Im struggling with the council now to get retrospective planning permission, as I hadn't realised you needed it and they are threatening to take them down.

[MissWiggy]

How sad that it's been taken. I love the murals, although they're not all to my taste, I like the colour they add to the area. The fact that the tours bring lots of people to the area is a real bonus for local businesses.

Ingrid - I've noticed the mushrooms but didn't know what the story behind them was - can you help?

[Jkartel]

i could spray another one for 20p

[easytiger]

IngridB Wrote:

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> easytiger Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Hi Ingrid,

> >

> > Do the building owners in the area get paid for

> > these murals on their properties? Do any need

> > permission from the council?

>

> No, neither the artist nor the building owners get

> paid, all this is free public spirited stuff. The

> wall owners often pay the artists' expenses -

> paint, hire of scaffolding etc. 3 pubs gave them

> food while they were painting. The pubs, cafes etc

> have noticed a lot of increased business as people

> come from all over the place to see the murals and

> buy in Dulwich. Its win win. (unless you dont

> like the murals).

>

> And no, you dont need permission for wall

> paintings, but you do for the mushrooms (on top of

> Mrs Robinson and Franklins Farm Shop). Im

> struggling with the council now to get

> retrospective planning permission, as I hadn't

> realised you needed it and they are threatening to

> take them down.

Thanks. Why do you need planning permission for those particular ones?

Have you seen Colin Harrington's mural?

[charliebubs]

I'm really sad this Stik has been taken. I really love the local street art.

Hopefully with Ingrid's "touch up" it won't go far.

easytiger - you'd need planning permission for the mushrooms as they are an external addition / fixture. They presumably don't fall within the 'permitted development' rights.

[giggirl]

I'm very sad it's been taken. I think the art ads a lot of character to the area and I'm sorry it has gone. Some very mean spirited comments on this thread.