Saturday 18 June 2011

Secret Smile

Soho

 Someone's been leaving a smile all over London. It happened, seemingly overnight, a few months back (apologies: the lag between photoing and blogging is stretching to a piano-wire thinness). Nothing new perhaps - some bloke sprayed the word 'Evlish' across Manchester for most of the late 1990s - but in this case, to me at least, it was done with a certain charm. 


Covent Garden


Covent Garden

Our dauber would tag random stuff in random ways. Sometimes you get just a mouth or eyes, other times the whole drippy face. It became a game to try and spot where the mystery dauber had left their mark as I walked into work.
Centre Point
Centre Point








What was always easy to spot was the sense of humour that lay behind the not-so-mindless vandalism. What motivated them was somewhat harder for this blogger to spot. Since these shots have been taken, grime and time have made our erstwhile street artist's message even more indistinct. 

I hope he comes back soon and shows his face.
Brick Lane

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