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An update on the East Dulwich street art, part of Dulwich Outdoor Gallery https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/exhibit/dulwich-outdoor-gallery-tour/QQiKMDYR . The Plough wall that used to have the bee, but has been blank for some months, is going to be painted from Sunday by Mad C http://madc.tv/ , a German girl. It will be based on 'Venetia, Lady Digby' by van Dyck. It will be mainly abstract using the colours and form of the original, with one figurative object which is the crux of the story behind the portrait.


Also Pablo Delgado will be around on Sunday putting up more paste ups along Lordship Lane.


Both have/will have solo shows in central London. Pablo's is on now at the Howard Griffin Gallery in Shoreditch High Street http://howardgriffingallery.com/exhibitions/opens-tomorrow-morning/ and Mad C's at Pure Evil Gallery at 108 Leonard St, London EC2 http://www.pureevilclothing.com/ starting on Oct 1st.

Sue Wrote:

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> What happened to the bee? How can I not have

> noticed?! I liked the bee!


The wall had terrible damp and the owners, a charity, had to renovate it, so destroying the bee. They were sad about it too. But they are happy with the new design.

IngridB Wrote:

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> Sue Wrote:

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

> -----

> > What happened to the bee? How can I not have

> > noticed?! I liked the bee!

>

> The wall had terrible damp and the owners, a

> charity, had to renovate it, so destroying the

> bee. They were sad about it too. But they are

> happy with the new design.



Ah, OK, thanks.


I probably already knew that.


Senility strikes again :))

  • 1 month later...

mikeb Wrote:

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> Is it going to be the one of Venetia after she

> died? Rather a sweet story

>

> http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2000/nov/11/art

>

>

> http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/picture/20

> 12/aug/27/venetia-lady-digby-van-dyck


yes, that's the one. Can you see the links between the wall and the painting? The perfectly represented all significant rose while the rest is abstracted on the wall.

Calum Wrote:

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> Anyone know when the Street Art across from the

> EDT was defaced?

>

> I only noticed it this morning. On the legs of the

> two boxing men, someone has decided to deface it

> with some choice words.

>

> Real shame.



Oh no :(


That's my favourite :(

Sue Wrote:

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> Calum Wrote:

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

> -----

> > Anyone know when the Street Art across from the

> > EDT was defaced?

> >

> > I only noticed it this morning. On the legs of

> the

> > two boxing men, someone has decided to deface

> it

> > with some choice words.

> >

> > Real shame.

>

>

> Oh no :(

>

> That's my favourite :(


Who is it that would spoil other's enjoyment by doing that sort of thing? And why do it?? Unlike works of art in museums, street art is not guarded or protected. There is a wonderful trust in that and its everybody's art. Grrrr.

I may be able to get the artist to do something about it...

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