From UK to HK and back again – Vandalog

So I’m back from Hong Kong nursing about 130 mosquito bites, but luckily a lack of sunburn – there are some upsides! In between the usual tourist based things I managed to wander the streets in and around Midlevels for an hour or two with the aim of spotting a few pieces of street art. Here are a few of the photos that interested me for one reason or another. Enjoy…

P1040251 — East LDN x HK - Anti-Graffiti Network and Monkey getting up high

P1040332 — Xeme! and the Toasters risking it outside the American Embassy and Central Government Offices

P1040517 — D*Face outside Schoeni Gallery - It's amazing how long this piece has lasted untouched

DSCN6695 — D*Face D*Dog - picture taken in 2009

P1040492 — Beautifully aged paste up by Orsek

P1040493 — You have been invaded. Artist unknown.

P1040472 — King Kong in Hong Kong? By Meggs

P1040507 — One of many paste ups by Michael De Feo

One thing I love about street art is the interaction between an artist and the environment, re-thinking spaces and re-appropriating objects, to produce art in its rawest form. In 2009 I spotted these two fire hydrants, unfortunately they had both been buffed with a new coat of paint when I re-visited them but they were my favourite pieces in Hong Kong and were too good to leave out of this post.

DSCN6688 — "I only have eyes for you" - Outside Man Mo Temple

DSCN6746 — "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" - On the top of The Peak

Photos by Shower