A recent visit to Manchester meant that I was able to see some new works from Manchester-based (but French born) street artist AKSE. AKSE rarely paints in London, so going to his stomping grounds in Manchester meant that I could check out his latest realistic portrait murals. The first one was painted on Hilton Street in the Northern Quarter and features character Arya Stark from "Game of Thrones" (played by Maisie Williams). On the side of the structure is a sword.
The second mural is located at the previous Roundhouse venue in Manchester in the Northern Quarter. (A quick tip: look up and you will see a Space Invader here too!) This mural is of Liam Gallagher, and it is the newest of the two pieces. There were also a couple of other murals, but they have been destroyed now.
The Arya Stark mural had been painted over a couple of times or tagged slightly, so it has been re-painted and touched up because it has been a few weeks now and I've only just been able to check it out.
The third and most recent mural appeared a couple of days after I left Manchester, but one of my friends was still visiting the city and managed to take a photograph of it for me. It shows Millie Bobbie Brown in "Eleven".
There were other murals, but one of those was painted then destroyed by knocking the wall down.
Additional work by AKSE on this blog can be seen below:
AKSE Street Art Mural of Prince
Manchester Street Art
Akse 19 Paints Tyrion Lannister from "Game of Thrones"
Street Art: Akse, Vhils, Bailon, Sliks, Grud, Drypnz, and Vinz
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