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US artist Beau Stanton at work on his mural in Walthamstow, London

We recently returned to St.James street in East London to catch some photographs of the completed mural by US artist Beau Stanton.

One of Ireland’s oldest cities, Waterford will welcome back the annual International Street Art festival, Waterford Walls this August 22nd-25th, 2019.

Hookedblog Street Art Tour of Brick Lane, London

Over the last 10 years or so, London and more specifically East London has become known as the epicenter of the UK’s street art scene. Street artists from across the globe and the UK travel to paint the neighborhood walls, making it a must-visit destination. Don’t miss the key street art hotspots with our guide and Brick Lane Street art map.

We recently returned to London from the street art festival the Crystal Ship Festival now in its fourth year on the Belgian coast in Ostend. For us, part of the enjoyment in visiting street art festivals is getting introduced to the work of street artists new to us be they local or international.

French Street Artist Manyoly revisits London

A midweek freelance job in Haggerston that ran late recently saw us walking down Kingsland Road, East London about 10pm when we spotted the familiar sight of a street artist pasting work up onto a wall. A second look and we saw a female figure applying wheat-paste to the surface while three others stood to the side watching the artist at work.

Mateus Bailon New Mural in Ostend, Belgium

Hookedblog has just returned from a few wonderful days in Ostend, Belgium for this year's edition of the Crystal Ship festival curated by Bjorn Van Pouke. Despite the crisp sunny skies, it was bitterly cold in Ostend and we were happy to have brought some ski thermals, gloves and scarf with us to keep warm as we cycled around Ostend shooting the artists at work.

Hookedblog is currently in Ostend, Belgium for this year's edition of the Crystal Ship festival curated by Bjorn Van Pouke. We touched down in the city by the sea late Wednesday evening and with many of the artists having at that point already completed or were near completing their murals we were straight out onto the streets with our cameras soon after dropping our bags at the hotel to see who we could catch at work on their murals.

*[AD - Press Trip] Our trip to Ostend saw us collaborate with Toerisme Oostende, who was kind enough to host us at the Upstairs Hotel during our visit to the city for The Crystal Ship Festival.

Hookedblog has touched down in the coastal city of Ostend, Belgium for the contemporary street art festival The Crystal Ship. We had a super early start catching the 8.16am Eurostar train to Brussels from London’s St Pancras International station.

Ostend Street Art festival, The Crystal Ship in Belgium

Belgium — Following on from last years successful festival which attracted some 253,000 visitors, The Crystal Ship contemporary art festival sails into Ostend for its fourth edition over the first week of the Easter holidays.

Shoreditch Street Art, French Street Art Duo Kamlaurene Paste-ups in London

Earlier last week while sat on the upper deck of the 149 bus heading up towards Dalston in East London we caught a glimpse of a tall figure on a brightly coloured door out of the corner of our eye as the bus sped up the street.

Sweet Toof, Shoreditch Street Art Mural off Brick Lane London

Onetime London resident and legendary street artist Sweet Toof made a welcome return to the streets of East London over the last number of weeks. Famed for his signature pink gummy teeth from Bushwick to Bow the artists' works have adorned rooftops, freight trains, buildings and walls up and down the UK and beyond.

*[AD - Press Trip] Our trip to Rotterdam saw us collaborate with Rotterdam Partners, who were kind enough to host us at CityHub Hotel during our visit to the city for PowWow Rotterdam.

It seems like only yesterday that we first introduced to the works of Belgian street artists Jaune and Pol Cosmo, but it was three years ago back in 2016 when we first visited the city of Ostend on the Belgian coast.

Earlier this month we kick-started 2019 with a fresh start taking to the streets of Shoreditch and Brick Lane on the first day of the new year, looking out for anywhere that was open and serving coffee.

Walthamstow's Latest Mural By Belgian Street Artist ROA

The last year in London has seen the loss of some long-running murals by Belgian street artist ROA, all of which have all had goods run considering the high turnover rate of some London Street Art locations.

Street Art Mural in Clapton, London. Painted by Italian Street Artist RUN

In the summer of 2018, Italian street artist and muralist Giacomo Bufarini aka RUN was on a return visit to London and while he was in town he found some time during his trip to paint a new mural in East London.

Shoreditch Street Art, London Street Artist Dan Kitchener at work on a mural

The post-Christmas/ New Year period is a traditional period on the streets of London with many abroad or out of the city visiting families and friends over the holiday period.

Hookedblog Collection of Street Art Stickers in Shoreditch, London.

It’s been far too long since we last shared some photographs on the blog, we have had a hectic few months with trips to Amsterdam, Milan, Dublin, and Galway and have been short on time.

We have also realized we somehow never managed to share any sticker related posts this year so as we head into 2019 let’s finish the year with a collection of street stickers we photographed earlier today on the last day of the year.

Amazing Miniature Street Art by Mexican street artist Pablo Delgado

Mexican artist Pablo Delgado and master of miniature street art recently made a return visit to London. The one time London resident was back in the UK for a new solo exhibition of his studio work at an East London gallery.

Following on from last years first edition, Festival Iminente returns once again invading Brick Lane’s Old Truman Brewery to brings the soul of Lisbon to the heart of East London. This years edition will see an additional day added, making it a three-day festival of explosive and experimental Portuguese and international art and music.

Moniker Art Fair returns to East London this week, with the fair officially kicking off on Thursday 4th October. Following their debut New York summer edition, the fair returns to London taking over the upper floor of The Old Truman Brewery for its 10th edition.