Property is Theft

Another find on the way to work. This piece of graffiti is high up above a really run down looking old hotel- which I'm assuming is now a block of flats. Next door a massive development is taking place where lots of new houses are  being built. If property is theft: there's a hell of a lot of thieving going on around here.

Raise a fist

I caught sight of this huge sign as I crossed the Thames on the way to Waterloo station. There was a couple of teenagers zooming about on skateboards below it accompanied by one wielding a very smart looking camera. I think that it was quite fitting that below this huge statement a bunch of kids were having a laugh and trying to create something artistic at the same time. That, in my eyes, is the way of winning such a battle. People are increasingly complaining that modern life is hollow and unfulfilling but it doesn't have to be that way. Less focus on money and more on enjoyment and simple creativity does wonders for the soul. Sound like such an old hippie don't I?!

Marker Pen Politics

I love a bit of political graffitti, and I always find it interesting seeing stuff abroad as I think it tells you a lot about what the locals view on current affairs is. This scrawl caught my eye as I walked past an old boarded up entrance. Amsterdam, being part of the Euro, doesn't seem to be keen on the flailing strength of their economy. The pounds not great either folks. Chin up- we're all in the shit together.

Art meets Politics

The Tate's plea for an artists release