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Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Streetart"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Breathing Room: A London Street Art Project by Dan Witz "},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27537354310\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9254_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9254_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7689\/27537354310_e92ca22a56_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog recently got the opportunity to visit Brooklyn based artist Dan Witz studio as he launched his new project on Kickstarter. Witz has visited London on a number of occasions showing work at various gallery exhibitions as well as installing some street works across the city, such as the street project Empty The Cages for PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals). We somehow never crossed paths with him during these London visits so we were delighted to get the chance to final meet him in New York and have a look around his studio.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27203411024\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9209_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9209_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7285\/27203411024_db000ba8e7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27780947826\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9281_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9281_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7330\/27780947826_0c5be05f5e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27780946336\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9313_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9313_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7061\/27780946336_772c5d031e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27780946476\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9238_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9238_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7480\/27780946476_d99a51a77e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27537354580\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9227_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9227_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7448\/27537354580_71c1432df0_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWitz spoke to us about his recently launched Kickstarter project which will see him revisit London in July.  Over the course of a week Witz says he \u003Ci\u003E'will travel to London and install a series of topically provocative paintings on the city’s red telephone boxes. The pieces will be totally integrated into the public commons and the majority of passersby (and authorities) won’t notice them. At first.'\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe new project is an extension of his past activism with Amnesty International in which the imagery in the phone boxes were planned to further broadcast the plight of tortured and wrongly detained political prisoners across the world.   \u003Ci\u003E'But the recent terror attacks in Europe have had a profound effect on me'\u003C\/i\u003E says Witz, \u003Ci\u003E'All of a sudden the dark and didactic subject matter that characterized my past installations seemed inappropriate. Some breathing room seemed called for'.\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEach of the phone box will be inhabited by (an illusionistic painting of) a person or persons of diverse backgrounds and faiths and will include a young Buddhist boy, a hijab-clad young woman, a Hindu yogi to name a few, all very still, all in the midst of spiritual practice, and all projecting a quiet sense of inner peace and equanimity.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27537354190\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9255_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9255_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7339\/27537354190_af59488d53_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27780947826\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9281_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9281_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7330\/27780947826_0c5be05f5e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27780947536\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9292_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9292_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7381\/27780947536_c95f489e1d_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27780947196\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9299_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9299_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7290\/27780947196_68cd2292f5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27780948076\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9272_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9272_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7308\/27780948076_8f0a3c6147_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EOne of the phonebook Kickstarter rewards.  \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27780946656\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9308_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DAN_WITZ_HOOKEDBLOG_9308_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/8\/7287\/27780946656_2e65acd969_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EDan holding one of the 20\" Phone Booth Paintings giving you an idea of the scale of these rewards.   \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003EBreathing Room Kickstarter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003E—\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs with most Kickstarter projects Dan has some great rewards you can get hold of for backing his project, from signed hand finished limited editions 8 1\/2 x 11 phone booth prints, signed copies of his book In Plain View to a full sized (6') Phone Booth painting where you choose any character or for extra Dan will paint you as the character in the phonebook!!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWatch his video below and for more info on the project, to see the full list of rewards and to back this great project head over to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1335802971\/breathing-room-a-street-art-project-by-dan-witz\"\u003EBreathing Room: A Street Art Project by Dan Witz kickstarter page.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/1335802971\/breathing-room-a-street-art-project-by-dan-witz\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"640\"\u003E \u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHookedblog would like to thank our E17 friends at WoodStreetWalls who helped to put us in touch with Dan Witz.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFind Hookedblog on —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hookedblog\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/hookedblog\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blogs\/hooked-street-art-blog-807567\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBloglovin'\u003C\/a\u003E — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" 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Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Streetart"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sly News - Believe in Bitter - Dr.D Intervention"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-30Dx8xUf2o0\/V1BSqwwGfbI\/AAAAAAAAGOk\/lZ-8YVt_Vu091HakkISmI7qMzIDaAa2VgCLcB\/s1600\/DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8359_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-30Dx8xUf2o0\/V1BSqwwGfbI\/AAAAAAAAGOk\/lZ-8YVt_Vu091HakkISmI7qMzIDaAa2VgCLcB\/s640\/DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8359_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EStreet artist \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2009\/09\/drd-short-documentary.html\"\u003EDr.D (Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E has been hitting the east London streets again over the May bank holiday weekend. Known for his billboard cut n paste modifications and subversive poster takeovers the artist installed two new works over the weekend.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAs with most of the artists work it often has a very short lifespan as the media companies tend to replace the adverts on a regular basis, so you need to keep your eyes peeled if you are to catch his work in person on the street. We were fortunate to catch both of these new pieces from the artist, one a billboard takeover on Hackney Road and the second a paste up\/ installation on Shoreditch High Street.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;     \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27384282196\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8348_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8348_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7618\/27384282196_68d18ff089_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Dr.D Billboard takeover located on Hackney Road, London.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27384284026\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8341_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8341_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7069\/27384284026_2ea66977f6_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr.D's paste up\/ installation located on Shoreditch High Street, London opposite the ACE Hotel.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27384286286\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8337_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8337_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7519\/27384286286_83a8de7de8_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBoth works feature media tycoon Rupert Murdock with Dr.D changing the wording of Sky, the satellite broadcasting company to Sly as well as altering their tag line from 'Believe In Better' to ' Believe in Bitter'.  The Shoreditch High Street work also saw the the artist install a satellite dish spray with the altered 'Sly' logo.   Dr.D has created a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/believeinbitter.tumblr.com\/\"\u003ESLY TV website\u003C\/a\u003E, which suggests that 'At Sly, we listen to you. All the time.'! The tumblr page has been set up to tie in with the project on which he has shared the below short video of him installing the two works pictured here. The site also suggested that as he may or may not have have manipulated and ‘hacked’ advertising space online as well as in real life which may have brought you to the Sly site.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf the project Dr.D has said; \u003Ci\u003E\"This intervention was brought to you by Sly Television. You may have come here by clicking through an ad for Sky Television or any of its affiliates. This site and this project has no formal connection with Sky Television, Sky News, BSkyB or any of its entities. But we do think that Rupert Murdoch is the closest real life thing we have to Gargamel or an evil Bond villain.\"\u003C\/i\u003E You can see the installation of the works in the film below:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/168604841?byline=0\u0026amp;portrait=0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"640\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFind Hookedblog on —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hookedblog\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/hookedblog\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blogs\/hooked-street-art-blog-807567\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBloglovin'\u003C\/a\u003E — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/feeds\/5092150054415624672\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=16461810\u0026postID=5092150054415624672","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/5092150054415624672"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/5092150054415624672"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/06\/sly-news-believe-in-bitter-drd.html","title":"Sly News - Believe in Bitter - Dr.D Intervention"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"hookedblog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08858805622416690865"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UOkxmI23Jpg\/WFWQTLa7JJI\/AAAAAAAAGuU\/mUxMViIXoiwJk3K7CChtgV384-9t53_3QCK4B\/s113\/hookedblog_blog_logo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-30Dx8xUf2o0\/V1BSqwwGfbI\/AAAAAAAAGOk\/lZ-8YVt_Vu091HakkISmI7qMzIDaAa2VgCLcB\/s72-c\/DRD_HOOKEDBLOG_8359_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16461810.post-8691006265755950172"},"published":{"$t":"2016-05-27T00:09:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-05-27T00:09:31.369+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"#HookedblogOnTour"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Paste Ups"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stencils"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Streetart"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Street Artist Pol Cosmo's Insects are taking over the streets"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P70MP5RqVPU\/V0d11BQfNDI\/AAAAAAAAGNU\/PPjKeMqLfkoCnpo9swg3B4VMDeAJzyhPQCLcB\/s1600\/PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5592_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P70MP5RqVPU\/V0d11BQfNDI\/AAAAAAAAGNU\/PPjKeMqLfkoCnpo9swg3B4VMDeAJzyhPQCLcB\/s640\/PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5592_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast month saw us here at Hookedblog visit the Belgian coastal town of Oostende for the first edition of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/04\/street-artist-sails-into-ostend-belgium.html\"\u003EThe Crystal Ship festival (Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E.  Alongside the invited international artists who created murals across the city the festival included a number of local Belgian artists in the program. It's always great to travel to new places and discover the works of artists we were not previously aware of. Two new discoveries while in Oostende was the work of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/04\/belgian-stencil-artist-jaune-sails-into.html\"\u003Estencil artist Jaune (Previously on Hookedblog)\u003C\/a\u003E and PolCosmo.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe have already featured stencil artist \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/04\/belgian-stencil-artist-jaune-sails-into.html\"\u003EJaune\u003C\/a\u003E whose elaborate multi layer stencil work for the festival was a highlight for us. The other Belgian artist installing work at street level was \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.polcosmo.com\/street-work\"\u003EPolCosmo\u003C\/a\u003E who installed a large number of issue ups across the city. The Gent based street artists hand painted creepy crawly creatures and insects descended upon the city taking us residence and multiplying across the cities walls. We briefly caught up with PolCosmo on our travels around Oostende while he was busy with brush and paste installing some new bugs. Have a look at some of these colourful creatures we discovered below.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026nbsp;   \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26666115844\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5574_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5574_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7425\/26666115844_bb1e45fa6e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EPol Cosmo installing some of his work on the the streets. \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26666116884\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5572_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5572_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7543\/26666116884_f9290f05b7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26666109444\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5822_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5822_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7364\/26666109444_3046df4ccc_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26666119114\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5552_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5552_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7395\/26666119114_35c6ffe98b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26666121334\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5170_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5170_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c7.staticflickr.com\/8\/7385\/26666121334_f386959735_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27176294932\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5077_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5077_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7412\/27176294932_97c5922113_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27176296972\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5074_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5074_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/8\/7565\/27176296972_8f10d40122_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27176299852\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_4908_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_4908_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" 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streets"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"hookedblog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08858805622416690865"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UOkxmI23Jpg\/WFWQTLa7JJI\/AAAAAAAAGuU\/mUxMViIXoiwJk3K7CChtgV384-9t53_3QCK4B\/s113\/hookedblog_blog_logo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-P70MP5RqVPU\/V0d11BQfNDI\/AAAAAAAAGNU\/PPjKeMqLfkoCnpo9swg3B4VMDeAJzyhPQCLcB\/s72-c\/PolCosmo_HOOKEDBLOG_5592_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16461810.post-1396072061820742088"},"published":{"$t":"2016-05-17T15:10:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-05-18T12:49:52.641+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Banksy"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Graffiti"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hookedblog"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Shoreditch"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stencils"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Streetart"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Street Art Stencils that are NSFW by London Street Artist The Krah"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26956334502\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7704_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7704_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7202\/26956334502_6fd76e0873_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EA one time regular on the streets of East London it's been some time since we've seen some street work from London based street artist The Krah. The last few months has seen the artist focus on studio work and other projects including a number of exhibitions he has curated in his West London space.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELast week saw his welcome return to the streets of London hitting up the Shoreditch neighbourhood with a black and white series of large scale pasteups, some featuring new imagery and others drawing from the artists archive one of which is included in this post.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/27017638396\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7703_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7703_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7554\/27017638396_7cf6d9473c_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EThe Krah's Weird World pasteups in Shoreditch, London.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26978963842\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7885_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7424\/26978963842_c812f81cf7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" alt=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7885_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OtWf2ONSSCk\/VzxWuWZ5NqI\/AAAAAAAAGL4\/4d9ShHO5OqU7Ccm2OH5-5qMMJESzMwUuQCLcB\/s1600\/THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7982_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" \u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OtWf2ONSSCk\/VzxWuWZ5NqI\/AAAAAAAAGL4\/4d9ShHO5OqU7Ccm2OH5-5qMMJESzMwUuQCLcB\/s640\/THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7982_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E#StreetArtPorn Stencils\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003E—\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAlongside the new pasteup work, The Krah has also been working on a new series of stencil pieces which have started to appear in West London and soon we are told over here in the East. The street artists new #FuckStreetart stencil works pictured below might possibly be considered a little NSFW for some. The stencil pieces feature some of most recognisable street art symbols or Street Logos as Tristan Manco referred to them in his 2004 book of the same name.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThese iconic street logos have been incorporated into various explicit scenes in which he has replaced the human figures heads with the logos of some of the leading street artist from across the globe. Street artists which feature in The Krah's stencils include Banksy, Invader, Obey, Faile, Eine, Os Gemeos and D*Face to name a few. Check out the images below to see what other artists are featured in this new stencil series.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26426470894\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7980_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7980_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7186\/26426470894_e9d84141f2_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOs Gemeos, Barry McGee, D*Face, KAWS, Banksy, Eine, Sickboy, Invader, The London Police, Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26426479494\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7908_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7908_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7406\/26426479494_5ecf7265a4_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26426477154\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7964_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7964_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7182\/26426477154_1771a386b8_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EPure Evil, Miss Van and Kaws with a Banksy paparazzi rat lurking in the background. Eine and Invader too.\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26426473634\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7967_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7967_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7434\/26426473634_63479c26d7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003EFaile and Obey with Banksy, Invader and Pure Evil\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/26956331912\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7987_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7987_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7672\/26956331912_fa086db5c2_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ED*Face, Banksy, Obey, Os Gemeos, Invader and Keith Haring. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFind Hookedblog on —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hookedblog\"\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/hookedblog\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;—\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EInstagram\u003C\/a\u003E —\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloglovin.com\/blogs\/hooked-street-art-blog-807567\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBloglovin'\u003C\/a\u003E — \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EPinterest\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/hookedblog\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/feeds\/1396072061820742088\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=16461810\u0026postID=1396072061820742088","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/1396072061820742088"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/16461810\/posts\/default\/1396072061820742088"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/05\/street-art-stencil-s-that-are-nsfw-by.html","title":"Street Art Stencils that are NSFW by London Street Artist The Krah"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"hookedblog"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08858805622416690865"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-UOkxmI23Jpg\/WFWQTLa7JJI\/AAAAAAAAGuU\/mUxMViIXoiwJk3K7CChtgV384-9t53_3QCK4B\/s113\/hookedblog_blog_logo.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-OtWf2ONSSCk\/VzxWuWZ5NqI\/AAAAAAAAGL4\/4d9ShHO5OqU7Ccm2OH5-5qMMJESzMwUuQCLcB\/s72-c\/THeKrah_HOOKEDBLOG_7982_PHOTO_%25C2%25A92016_MARK_RIGNEY.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16461810.post-1305617806926028246"},"published":{"$t":"2016-04-28T13:51:00.002+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2016-04-28T16:00:32.307+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Awesome Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"East London"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Street Art"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Streetart"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Travel"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Urban"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"UK Blog Awards 2016 #UKBA16 Finalist Hookedblog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8rENxCis5vE\/VyH-PbEI0tI\/AAAAAAAAGK8\/zS8uTTFMMJ40Q5KVaJzN0dsJf6qF_YGqgCLcB\/s1600\/UKBLOGAWARD_BLOG_Hookedblog_FINAL.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-8rENxCis5vE\/VyH-PbEI0tI\/AAAAAAAAGK8\/zS8uTTFMMJ40Q5KVaJzN0dsJf6qF_YGqgCLcB\/s640\/UKBLOGAWARD_BLOG_Hookedblog_FINAL.jpg\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EThose of your following \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hookedblog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHookedblog on twitter\u003C\/a\u003E may have seen us tweeting about reaching the final stages of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hookedblog.co.uk\/2016\/01\/best-art-culture-blog-vote-for-us-in.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EUK Blog Awards 2016\u003C\/a\u003E. There were 2,000 blogs selected this year and the #UKBA16 team counted 73,352 votes that were cast during the public voting round in January. Thanks to everyone who voted for us in this round and helped us get shortlisted for not one but two categories this year,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blogawardsuk.co.uk\/ukba2016\/entries\/individual\/arts-and-culture\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBest Art \u0026amp; Culture Blog\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blogawardsuk.co.uk\/ukba2016\/entries\/individual\/photography\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EBest Photography Blog\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp; \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt's now the second year that we have been nominated for the UK Blog Awards. Our 2015 nomination for the Art \u0026amp; Culture Blog category saw us make it through the public vote and Hookedblog was one of ten blogs in the category shortlisted for the award. On the night we unfortunately didn't win the top spot but we were\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.blogawardsuk.co.uk\/2015-winners-and-highly-commended\"\u003EHighly Commended\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by the judges\u0026nbsp;in this category alongside Natasha Nutall's blog\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/graphiquefantastique.com\/\"\u003EGraphique Fantastique\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fiJkty5kB1Q\/VyH-erbcJjI\/AAAAAAAAGLA\/gbRwspv5I8gQ7fkh0-8xo2RQ14GBmBCvQCLcB\/s1600\/IMG_9258.JPG\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-fiJkty5kB1Q\/VyH-erbcJjI\/AAAAAAAAGLA\/gbRwspv5I8gQ7fkh0-8xo2RQ14GBmBCvQCLcB\/s640\/IMG_9258.JPG\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003EWith less than 48 hours to go the excitement is beginning to build at Hookedblog HQ, the #UKBA16 invite has finally arrived in the post, new suit and shoes have been bought and we have taken delivery of a box of business cards! All ready to go for Friday nights award ceremony where the winners of the 2016 UK Blog Awards will be announced.\u0026nbsp;The award ceremony will take on Friday 29th April at the Park Plaza Hotel in Westminster, London and we will be live tweeting from the event for those of you on \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hookedblog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E. You can also follow our evening on Snapchat at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/snapchat.com\/add\/hookedblog\" target=\"_blank\"\u003EHookedblog Snapchat\u003C\/a\u003E. You can connect with us on Twitter at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/hookedblog\"\u003E@Hookedblog\u003C\/a\u003E and follow the hashtag #UKBA16 to find out what happens next…\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBelow are the other finalists who have been shortlisted for the 2016 UK blog Awards – Arts \u0026amp; Culture category as well as the photography category, have a look you might another blog of interest to follow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EArts \u0026amp; Culture Individual Shortlist\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E—\u003Cbr \/\u003EAudit's Pen - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.aditispen.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.aditispen.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBlazing Minds —  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blazingminds.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/blazingminds.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFilm Doctor —  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/filmdoctor.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/filmdoctor.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHCMovieReviews - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/hcmoviereviews.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/hcmoviereviews.wordpress.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHello Emma Kay —  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/helloemmakay.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/helloemmakay.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EShelley Makes  - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/shelleymakes.wordpress.com\/\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/shelleymakes.wordpress.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMaking A Scene -  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.makingascene.net\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.makingascene.net\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESlmpickings -  \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.slmpickings.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.slmpickings.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EUrban Kultur Blog - \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/urbankulturblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttps:\/\/urbankulturblog.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cb\u003EPhotography\u003C\/b\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cb\u003EIndividual Shortlist\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E—\u003Cbr \/\u003EBea's Cookbook - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/beascookbook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/beascookbook.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELifestyle District - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EGEM BOY - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/gemboy.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/gemboy.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EFeather \u0026amp; Film -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/featherandfilm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/featherandfilm.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYear of Nature - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/yearofnature.blogspot.co.uk\/\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/yearofnature.blogspot.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECreepers and Cupcakes - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.creepersandcupcakes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.creepersandcupcakes.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EExplore With Ed - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.explorewithed.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.explorewithed.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Urban Explorer - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theurbanexplorer.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.theurbanexplorer.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESR Photography - \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/stephaniersphotography.blogspot.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehttp:\/\/stephaniersphotography.blogspot.co.uk\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #0e0e0e; color: white; font-family: \u0026quot;open sans\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #0e0e0e; color: white; font-family: \u0026quot;open sans\u0026quot; , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003EHookedblog would like to take this opportunity to congratulate all who made it through to the final stage of the process, not just in the Arts \u0026amp; Culture \/ Photography categories but everyone else too and we look forward to meeting you all there. Once again we want to thank you guys our readers who voted for us, we hope you continue to enjoy reading the blog. 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We learned from the artists that these miniature interventions were part of his on-going series called Cement Eclipses which has seen the sculptures installed in public spaces around the world.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EIt’s been a few years since we last caught up with artist and friend Isaac Cordal and it was great to hang out with the artist during our time in Ostend. We were fortunate enough to be allowed to tag along while he was scouting locations and capture some images of him installing a number of his 25cm high characters high above the streets of Ostend part of a series titled “Isolated In The Modern Outdoors”. Have a look at some of the works we captured with the artist as well as a section we discovered ourselves while crossing the city shooting some of the other artists attending the festival.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/25885745503\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"Issac_Cordal_HOOKEDBLOG_5854_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Issac_Cordal_HOOKEDBLOG_5854_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1478\/25885745503_ede1d3dca2_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hookedblog\/25883694234\/in\/photostream\/\" title=\"Issac_Cordal_HOOKEDBLOG_5790_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Issac_Cordal_HOOKEDBLOG_5790_PHOTO_©2016_MARK_RIGNEY\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1698\/25883694234_c3096267f9_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Isaac Cordal capturing one of his installed works.  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