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Dozens of pig sculptures have invaded Ipswich for charity. The pig sculpture canvas represents Suffolk's and Ipswich's agricultural heritage. The sculptures are on display in and around Ipswich until the end of the month, and they can all be seen in one place in September before they are auctioned off. The charity that the pigs are raising money for is St. Elizabeth's Hospice. There are nearly 40 larger pigs and several smaller ones that have been painted by the community and schools.

Pig-Geswyk - Lois Cordelia

Frankenswine - Mark Reeve

The Swinions - Anne-Marie Byrne

The Trotter's Pig - David Graham

Pig n Mix - Lynsey Brecknell & Keiron Reilly

Ipswich Blue - Julia Allum

Little Sewn Sow - Matt Reeve

Ed Sheer-ham - Martin J Wall

Pigs Can Fly - Ross White

Porkman Road - Emma Graham; Elvis Porksley - Stephen McKay; A Pig's Got to Travel - Nick Murley; Piggy Stardust - Allan Williams; Clover - Joanne Crane; Pepper Pig - Susan Webber; The Haminator - Gabriella Keating-Fedders; Stymante - Martin J Wall

Pretty Penny - Mik Richardson

For more information about 'Pigs Gone Wild', visit their official website at: http://www.pigsgonewild.co.uk

Thierry Noir is a German artist who started the street art movement by painting his characters on the Berlin wall. I first covered his work in Street Art: Thierry Noir. The artist has been popular in London in recent years and has painted his bright characters on London's walls and exhibited his work. Shoreditch Food Village, a small area of covered street food vendors, is one of the locations where he has painted in London. This is a few doors down from a gallery where he has been exhibiting for the past year. 

The walls of Shoreditch Food Village have been covered with Thierry Noir's colourful people. I have taken several photographs below.

In addition to Thierry Noir, I have also captured another work here by street artist Paul 'Don' Smith. I covered his work in a post here.

USA-based street artist Pyramid Oracle has come back to London for a solo exhibition. During his visit, he pasted up a few paintings/artworks in his traditional illustrated style. The artist visited at the beginning of last year and pasted up several pieces across London. 

Pyradmid Oracle is currently in London to support his show 'OCULUS' at BSMT Space in Dalston, which begins on August 18 and ends on the 24th of this month. I've included the paste-ups from his recent visit to London's streets in the past week.

Street artists Fanakapan and Horror Crew have collaborated on additional street art in the past week, along with work by USA street artist Jerry Rugg. Fanakapan's artwork in the past few years has been all about chrome items and foil silver balloons. I love seeing his work pop up to add colour and dimension to the streets of Shoreditch. Star Yard (off Brick Lane) is one of the artist's usual haunts. The wall at the back of the yard is usually painted with his work. A recent collaboration with the artist and Louis Masai with foil sharks gained much attention earlier this summer. 

Fanakapan's work this time features a chrome frog. Or is it a toad? I love the detail.

Horror Crew painted their first in a new series of birds on a wall next to the chrome frog. These two artists often collaborate together. Additional work from them can be seen here.

Last, we have a new piece from Jerry Rugg, an artist from the United States. It depicts a red cobra. The chrome crown was added by Fanakapan.

I hope to see more work from these artists around London in my walks.

Last Sunday, I visited (one of my old haunts) Southampton in order to complete the Zany Zebras charity trail, featuring several large zebra sculptures that were painted or decorated by artists for charity. Amongst these, I noticed a familiar artistic style by London-based street artist Otto Schade. In addition to the zebra, I saw the first street art that I've ever seen in Southampton. The artist was, again, Otto Schade (or simply Osch). The street art features his other artistic style featuring a silhouette of a political/social scene in a colourful orange orb. This one features the evolution of humans looking over a cliff. The artwork is located at the entrance of Marlands Shopping Centre near West Quay (the main shopping mall).

Inside the shopping centre is the zebra. I recognised Otto Schade's unique ribbon style right away. The zebra is named "Silver". Doesn't he look proud and majestic?

As I'm covering the above works, I thought that I'd also add a piece from London that was updated earlier this summer. Otto Schade's work always features on this wall on Brick Lane, and the ribbon-effect of London's districts and rivers was previously painted in this spot. The rendering keeps improving with each paint.

The Zany Zebras sculpture trail will only be around until the middle of September, so if you do want to see Otto Schade's zebra, be quick. The exact date when the zebras will be removed is not stated on their social media websites or their official website, but you can check out their official website here: http://zanyzebras.org.uk

Shok-1 is a street artist based in London whose unique style includes colourful paintings that look like X-rays using mists of spray paint. The artist created a series of work off Brick Lane a couple of years ago, which I covered here. More recently, Shok-1 has been adding street art on a new location off Brick Lane, and this work gets repainted from time to time. (I covered one of the previous artworks here.) 

The wall has been re-painted again. This time, it features an X-ray of a human hand forming the 'peace symbol'. The artwork is titled 'MasterPeace'.

I love the unique style that this artist has created using spray paint to create fine mists to build up layers of paint on the areas.

Three years ago, Go! Rhinos were loose in Southampton (courtesy of local Southampton zoo Marwell Zoo), delighting families and raising money for charity. Last year, Marwell Zoo announced that they would be hosting another charity animal trail in Southampton this summer. The trail brings the full-sized zebra sculptures to Southampton as well as smaller versions which have been decorated by schools and other community organisations. The sculptures are placed around Southampton for ten weeks in the summer and will be auctioned off in the autumn. The proceeds will go to saving the zebra and their environment in northern Kenya.

I had a trip to Southampton in order to track down the zebras, which you can see below.

Gilbert - Laura Schillemore

This zebra is the poster boy of the trail.

Crystal - Tony Allen

This rainbow-inspired zebra was one of my favourites (if not my favourite).

Warren - Laura Schillemore

This zebra features school supplies.

Frederick - Tony Hitchcock

This is a pirate zebra posing outside the theatre.

Dave - Stephan McKay

A 'dazzle' of zebras is painted on this sculpture to encourage viewers to find them all.

Tooly McTool - Minky

This is a builder zebra.

AquaZebra - Will Rosie

This was created due to Southampton's close ties with the sea and making the seaweed appear like the stripes on the zebra.

Barcode - Anne Mainwaring, Liza Burden and Christine Ellson and team

Sponsored by a craft store, this zebra explores the creativity of many people. Knitted socks keep the zebra feet warm, and illustrations and paint in quilted patterns show some examples of creativity.

Who's You - Denise Hughes

This zebra shows many school children from all over the world.

Fantastic Mr Fox - Deven Bhurke

This zebra has been transformed into a fox.

Silver - Otto Schade

This street artist created a zebra with his trademark ribbon pattern painting style.

The Trojan Zebra - Simon Chadwick

This is a clever zebra with many characters of lions peering from the panels. I spent a little bit of time looking at them and picking out the television show or film that the characters were based off of. This was a fun sculpture to see.

Carpe Diem - Jasen Barker

Named for its sea design featuring carp and sea life, it also inspires the viewer to 'sieze the day'.

Captain Stripes - Will Rosie

This zebra is patriotic with its Union Jack design.

Snappy - Michelle Heron

This zebra has been transformed into a shark. It's very clever.

King Zalfred - PingSweetie

This zebra is created to market Winchester. The zebra is modelled on "King Alfred the Great" and has a sword and a shield.

Southern Gold - Ellie Fane

Sailboats are the design of this zebra, which is conveniently-located next to the sea.

Biffa - Nina Fraser

This construction-worker zebra is sponsored by a construction company. The company wish to make the environment safe and recycle as much as possible.

ZZTop - Jenny Leonard

The black and white piano key or keyboard theme was used a lot for quite a few of the zebras. 

Zayla - Julian Masson

This zebra is meant to glow in the dark, although I did not see it. It is one of my favourites.

Zeabastian the Seabra - Tom Joyce

This zebra is covered in cartoonish sea creatures. 

Goldmane - Mik Richardson

This zebra wears a justice cloak.

Zebby Road - Jenny Leonard

The famous zebra crossing at Abbey Road immortalised the band The Beatles. This zebra features the zebra crossing on the front of the album that The Beatles released.

Allegra - Sian Storey

This zebra is inspired by the African landscape.

The sculptures will be on display for ten weeks from July 16, so that means that they should be available until mid-September. I was unable to find an exact date on their website. Also, five of the sculptures were damaged and removed when I visited Southampton. I wish people would stop stealing and harming these sculptures as they are for a good cause, the artist spent a lot of time evolving them, and people want to see them. For more information, you can view their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/ZanyZebras2016/

Portuguese artist Furia ACK painted many murals around the streets of London in the past two or three years, gaining a reputation for creating stunning (normally) black and white portraits of people. Earlier this summer, he painted a new mural in a prime street art location off of Brick Lane. The piece is titled 'Slave to Fashion', dedicated to the charity who wish to educate that the fashion industry uses slave and child labour and explain how different items are made.

The artwork features an image of a woman's face with the eyes replaced with the eyes of another woman, similar to the image used in the cover of the charity's book. The logo and title 'Slave to Fashion' are next to this image.

Sculpture in the City 2016 is a public sculpture trail around the City of London's Square Mile. This is the sixth year of the public art event, and there are many stunning new pieces on display this year. The artwork featured is from well-known and upcoming artists. For previous posts about past Sculptue in the City trails, see Sculpture in the City 2015, Sculpture in the City 2014 and Sculpture in the City 2013.

Ajar - Gavin Turk
This sculpture of a doorframe with a door open ajar is a reference of the painting 'La Victoire' by Rene Magritte. The door represents a gateway through the imagination and is meant to be interacted with and to imagine possibilities. It reminded me of a doorway with a secret world on the other side, such as the wardrobe in "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" books.

Fire Walker - William Kentridge and Gerhard Marz
This sculpture is actually formed out of several different frames pieces together, and it takes the shape of a woman when examined at a certain angle. The figure represents market workers, and the 'fire walkers' are the ones selling coal to the vendors.

Florian / Kevin - Sarah Lucas
These bronze giant marrows symbolise growth and the harvest festivals in the country. The sculptures have been polished to appear gold and show these organic figures in the unusual city location.  

Cadenetas - Lizi Sánchez
Lizi Sánchez creates paper chains using packaging and building materials to form the brightly-coloured rings. The art references more traditional styles of handmade decorations but places these in the environment as abstract sculptures that are waiting to be found if the viewer looks in the right place. Many of these small paper chains were discovered around the City.

Sunrise. east. July / Sunrise. wast. October - Ugp Rondinone
Twelve of these monolithic silver masks, names for each month, exist. The sculptures are made of bronze but plated in silver. They two masks appear cartoonish with their big grins. This makes them seem a little more human and likeable.

Falling into Virtual Reality - Recycle Group
This collective focuses on what our generation will leave behind for future generations and what will be discovered when we are gone. The artwork created is created out of recyclable materials and ideals. The subject of this art is a person falling into a virtual world while holding onto a mobile phone.   

Broken Pillar #12 - Shan Hur 
This sculpture was also on display last year. The artist incorporates discovered objects into the pillars. The objects are usually relevant to the location where the sculpture is placed. This sculpture features a pillar that has been broken open in one area to reveal a beautiful vase with a flower design.

Axis Mundi - Jürgen Partenheimer
These bright blue bronze cubes are stacked vertically and represent a spirally upward axis that lifts into heaven. This sculpture is meant to be observed spiritually, noting the energy and upward structure.

Of Saints and Sailors - Benedetto Pietromarchi
The artist joined a group of Filipino men on a transatlantic journey on a cargo ship. During the journey, he modelled each of the faces of the sailors out of clay. The busts were placed onto pedestals adjoined with chains and other metal pieces, making the figures appear almost like they are part machine. 

Solar|Relay - Petroc Sesti
The artist has previously collaborated with NASA and used footage from the SOHO space probe. The video shows the sun and its beauty.

Idee di pietra 1373 Kg di luce - Giuseppe Penone
This bronze tree holds several large boulders in its branches. The boulders appear as if they could fall at any moment, and the viewer questions how they got there. Did the tree grow around them and lift them up?

Magic Lantern Small  - Mat Collishaw
The Victoria and Albert Museum has a special installation from this artist in the winter of 2010, and this featured a large-scale effect of moths fluttering on the street below an oversized lantern. This is a smaller lantern, and inside, the insects can be seen in flight against a bulb.

Laura - Jaume Plensa
This is an ongoing series of portraits, and this sculpture is of a young girl. The image of the girl appears to be dreaming and involves being caught in a moment of time.  The perception of the sculpture is unique. It almost looks surreal as the scupture appears to be a flat image, but it can be viewed at other angles to see effects of perception.

Centaurus/Camelopardalis - Michael Lyons
These sculptures are a part of an ongoing series based on stars and constellations. These pieces of metal were discovered and then transformed into new structures, sometimes many times before the artist was happy with the result.

The Orientalist - Huma Bhabha
This bronze sculpture resembles a regal figure sitting on a throne. Despite the regal appearnce of the seated figure, the frame of the limbs look almost skeletal. The figure seems to suggest that the figure is only human.

Aurora - Anthony Caro
This sculpture was created from a floating buoy that was being scrapped. The two rounded figures were modelled to look like waves, and the artist struggled to pick the colour before being suggested to use a bright red.

Untitled - Enrico David
The artist created a surrealist bronze sculpture that depicts a head on top of a thin and nail-like stalk. The sculpture leans against a wall with the head propped up uncomfortably against it. This was a little difficult to look at but memorable at the same time. At first glance, it simply appears like a post propped against a wall.

I always enjoy seeing what is on offer for Sculpture in the City and hunting down the artworks. I must say that this year's line up is, without a doubt, my favourite so far. The sculptures will be on display until May, so see them when you get the chance.

Ben Eine is a street artist from the UK, and much of his work can still be seen in east London on shutters and walls. His walls feature type/typography using unique fonts. I originally covered the artist's work in this post, which covered many older pieces and some newer. The artist moved to America but returned to create some additional pieces in 2014, including pieces at the Olympic Park and in Shoreditch. Earlier this year, he re-painted one of his walls on Ebor Street. This post covers additional new pieces that have been painted this summer.

"Last Days of Shoreditch" is an ode to the area, which is suddenly being swallowed by gentrification and losing its identity. These buildings, where the street art is painted, near Old Street will also soon be gone. 

Last year, Ben Eine and another London-based street artist (known as Cheese) collaborated on a wall near Columbia Road, and I covered this here. Again, the duo completed another collaboration. This time, it's off Brick Lane.

I also saw this snippet of work near King's Cross. I assume it was part of a larger piece.

The "Engaging" piece was painted over an existing mural by Eine, who has had control over this wall for ages. In fact, the wall is a tribute wall for him to memorialise those who lost their lives due to crime.

Perhaps we will see more work by the artist before the end of the year.