Brazilian-based street artist Cranio returned to London last month and painted a few walls. Cranio's last major visit to London was a few years ago now, and his work is always fun as his blue indigenous people interact with the surroundings. Cranio is inspired by environmental and social concerns in his artwork, but his characters appeal to a sense of humor in their surroundings. During his visit, he collaborated with London-based street artist Fanakapan and also painted a few walls himself; all of these exist on or near Brick Lane.
The first that I came across is located at the end of Pedley Street and near the community gardens. One of the blue men carries a bag of money with a placard "I want to buy trees" attached to his person.
Further down Brick Lane, one of Cranio's blue characters points an arrow across the street.
In Star Yard off Brick Lane, I caught this fun drawing (above) of the blue man appearing as a Lego head from the popular plastic toy brick.
However, the largest mural by Cranio during his London visit is a collaboration with street artist Fanakapan. Fanakapan and Cranio have collaborated before, and you can see that work from the link at the bottom of this post. In this mural, Fanakapan has painted a chrome heart in time for Valentine's Day. On either side of the heart, two of Cranio's blue characters point an arrow at it. Perhaps they are taking the place of Cupid.
Previous artwork by Cranio on this blog can be seen by following the below links:
Collaboration Street Art: Cranio & Fanakapan
Cranio - Collaborations with Himbad, Zadok, & Kazz
Cranio's Newest Mural on Pedley Street: Blue Natives
Cranio Repaints His Wall on Brick Lane
Cranio's Mural on Great Eastern Street
Recent Street Art in Early 2014
Street Art: Cranio, Senna, HIN, and Mo
Street Art: Cranio
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