London-based street artist Fanakapan has been known in more recent years to paint chrome and foil balloons across London's walls. In the week leading up to Halloween, a new mural appeared at the popular Pedley Street wall off Brick Lane. This work, titled "BITER", shows a vampire balloon staring at a pink neon smile emoticon. I love seeing work by this artist, and I am glad to see this wall reclaimed with some great street art. I watched as the artwork was being completed.
I also snapped a photograph of another mural that I discovered by the artist peeking out from the Star Yard wall onto Brick Lane. Fanakapan has painted in this location before, so it is good to see that the wall has been refreshed with another balloon face.
More artwork featuring Fanakapan can be discovered on my blog here:
Fanakapan Street Art Smiling Balloons
Fanakapan Paints "Hah" Laughing Gas on Pedley Street
Halloween Street Art by Fanakapan
Fanakapan Street Art on Mornington Crescent and Star Yard
Fanakapan Paints PacMan Pizza on Brick Lane and Other Street Art
Fanakapan Star Yard MagnaDonuts Mural
"Follow the Leader" by Fanakapan
Peace for Manchester
Fanakapan Paints Shoreditch Clowns
Chrome Balloon Dog in Star Yard
Fanakapan Paints "Power Tools" on Village Underground Wall
Fanakapan Paints "Drunk Glass Elephants"
Fanakapan, Horror Crew, & Jerry Rugg
Louis Masai and Fanakapan: "Freedom?"
New Chrome Street Art Mask by Fanakapan
Balloon Animal Street Art
Cranio & Fanakapan
Fanakapan and Horror Crew
Camden Street Art Self-Guided Trail
Halloween Street Art (2018 and 2019)
Cranio Returns to London in 2020 and Paints Brick Lane
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