r/StreetArtPorn • u/PuzzleheadedTill5570 • 8d ago

East London

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u/Material_Secret7553 8d ago

That is insane detail

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u/medicalthriller 8d ago

The layering on the shadows is what really sells it, makes the whole thing read from like fifty feet away.

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u/PaleMishap 8d ago

the artist probably used like three different grays and blacks to create that depth so it pops without needing color which is honestly harder than it looks

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u/HelplessNegligence 8d ago

the contrast ratio is what gets me, they're prob using black on light concrete so it naturally pops even in bad lighting

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u/thelivingterry 7d ago

spray cans prob ran out halfway through so they had to improvise with what was left, somehow made it work better

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u/FreelyTruthful 8d ago

The artist probably spent weeks just on the color transitions to keep it from looking flat even at that distance.

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u/Naive-Reputation4204 7d ago

the color modulation is crazy too, like how the highlights shift from warm to cool keeps your eye moving around instead of getting stuck

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u/thrifty_scolding 7d ago

The color transitions are crazy too, dude's got like five shades of gray just in the face alone.

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u/themealyfutility 7d ago

The color transitions are wild too - that gradient work makes it almost 3D even though it's flat.

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u/shameless_departure 6d ago

The color separation is wild too - keeps it from turning into mud even with all those overlapping pieces.

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u/OwlFacedBoy 8d ago

By Fanakapan

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u/PuzzleheadedTill5570 8d ago

I was in London for two days. Booked a street art tour, took the train to east London, got lost, but found the group. The guide would say some of the artist’s names, but I don’t remember. I remember there was a Banksy well because I know that art.
Thanks for pointing this artist out.
It was an amazing tour.
Some of us went to her workshop afterwards and got to spray paint a little tote bag.

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u/bigblather_8 8d ago

Their portfolio has a ton of this reflective work, but the scale on this one makes the illusion actually convincing from street level.

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u/LegitimateCod8712 8d ago

Damn. That's some skill to nail that chrome effect.

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u/Fun-Leadership-3887 8d ago

I really like this it says what we all want to at some time or another and the art is amazing

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u/PushyRocks 8d ago

That chrome rendering is remarkable, but what gets me is how the artist made those balloon strings actually feel like they're holding weight, not just hanging there decorative.

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u/LipBiteEnergy 7d ago

Looks unreal, much respect for the artist💯

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u/theoverduewinston 7d ago

The metallic rendering on those balloons is insane, the way the light catches them makes them look like they're actually floating off the wall.

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u/warmlysavoryenvoy 7d ago

the balloon strings tied to a funko pop is such a flex, fanakapan really said lets make chrome look wet and also make it mean something

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u/uberdupers 7d ago

Haven't seen a fanakapan piece for years

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u/Sparky90032 7d ago

GOAT 🐐

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u/SpiritualCartridge 6d ago

the 3d effect on those balloon strings is insane, looks like they're actually floating off the wall.

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u/blast_tyrant1779 6d ago

Isn’t it supposed to say 7 up yours?

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u/softboiledjadepotato 6d ago

time and time again, I'm noticing the best pieces are fundamentally the foreground, but can't sleep on what the shadows in background brings to it

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u/bonboncatclub 6d ago

Master understanding on the use of color and the interpretation of light in the environment in which this was done.