Defo Deffro

A name not too familiar in street art circles in Cardiff but one that has instantly made an impact here already. Deffro is an artist based in Cardiff and in his own words describes himself as ‘creating weird visuals and using art for a cause.’ So it was great to follow a trail of his…

My favourite paste of time

A wander around the back streets of London always unearths some great street art but it also unearths some wheat pastes, paste-ups and stencils too. Two main hotspots for this type of work are Blackall Street and the lanes just off Brick Lane. Below are a selection from these areas featuring artists like Mr Farenheit,…

Empty Walls 2014: Dan Green paste up

Dan Green is a photographer based in Cardiff, who specialises in photographing people and communities in their natural environment. His photos can be seen pasted throughout Europe and closer to home in projects based around Cardiff. Here Dan is taking part in the Empty Walls Festival and has pasted-up a giant photo on the back…

Lembo tribute to John Peel

Back in October 2004 legendary DJ John Peel sadly passed away and now to mark the 10 year anniversary local artist Lembo has created some street art as a tribute to him. View this post on Instagram New work by #Lembo Keep It Peel. Tribute to John Peel who left us 10 years ago on…

Paste-up City at Cardiff City Stadium

Positioned outside Cardiff City Stadium and set on rotting white hoardings ready for another Lidl to be build on the vacant site within – local artist Lembo has on the outside created a wall of paste-ups! On show are a range of paste-ups from Lembo featuring his trademark pussycat Bili but here he is joined…

Brummie Paste-ups

A lot of cities have their fair share of street art and graffiti but not all feature paste-ups that much – cue Birmingham! Here there seemed to be an abundance of paste-ups throughout the Digbeth area of the city. Set around the buildings on Floodgate Street, Green Street and Little Anne Street – they quite…

Blackall back passage

Heading towards Hoxton and slightly off the main street is a back passage called Blackall Street. It’s essentially a back lane with all the buildings backing onto it hence creating a large canvas up both sides of the ‘street’ On each visit it seems to be a favourite for the numerous ‘street art tours’ that…