{"id":6281,"date":"2015-10-13T13:59:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T13:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/?p=6281"},"modified":"2016-08-20T14:57:34","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T14:57:34","slug":"camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock","title":{"rendered":"Camden Street Art &#8211; An Ode to Camden Lock \/\/ Photography Journal 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past decade London\u2019s appetite for street art has shown little sign of slowing down.\u00a0Starting with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/shoreditch-hoxton-street-art-tour-logitech-graffiti-kings\">Shoreditch<\/a>, street art has spread as far as Dulwich, Walthamstow and Camden.\u00a0Having spent the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/camden-town-london-stylegram\">best part of a year<\/a>\u00a0living and exploring Camden and it&#8217;s surrounding areas I thought i&#8217;d put together a small glimpse into this growing culture.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-640x853.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/blu01846'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"511\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BLU01846.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"camden london street art graffiti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BLU01846.jpg 511w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BLU01846-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BLU01846-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 100vw, 511px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"908\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"camden london street art graffiti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-5.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-5-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-5-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-5-640x853.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<p>Organisations such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Real-Art-of-Street-Art\/136382576475788\">Real Art of Street Art<\/a>\u00a0(RASA) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.camdenmarket.com\/\">Camden Markets Group<\/a>\u00a0have given up many of their buildings and hoardings for painting. Artists such as\u00a0Hunto, Sr. X, Alice Pasquini and my personal favourite Dan Kitchener (DANK) have pieces that adorn walls around both Camden and Shoreditch.<\/p>\n<p>Although Camden has\u00a0long been a musical centre of\u00a0London, it&#8217;s only\u00a0fitting that street art finds a new home there as creative forms of expression usually go hand in hand.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-6281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti-8'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-8-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"street art in progress\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-8-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-8-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-8-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-8.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti-6'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-6-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"blue house art camden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-6-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-6-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-6.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-4-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"camden london street art graffiti\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-4-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-4-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-4.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Amy Winehouse is of course an icon around these parts and I have managed to spot over half a dozen unique murals dedicated to her. It&#8217;s actually a fun game to explore Camden and see how many Amy Winehouse and John Lennon pieces you can spot in hard to reach places.<\/p>\n<p>Camden Market\u00a0is currently undergoing a massive rejuvenation to bring it up to date to the 21st century which means a sizeable portion of the market has had to be knocked down and redeveloped.\u00a0Before the demolition crews had their fun I managed to sneak around and grab some pictures of the pieces that likely won&#8217;t exist this time next year.\u00a0Who says art is disposable eh?<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-6281 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti-9'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-9.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-9-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-9-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti-14'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"purple street art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-14.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-14-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>My time in Camden was short and sweet and it was fantastic to be surrounded by creative and energised individuals who simply want to enhance the cultural impact of the area they live in. Camden is renowned the world over and with the emergence of the street art scene in London it&#8217;s likely to propel it to\u00a0yet unknown heights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/styledivision\/\">STYLEGRAM<\/a><\/h2>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-6281 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti-7'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-7-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"fish money eating fish art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-7-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-7-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-7-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-7.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/camden-street-art-graffiti-12'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-12-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-12-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-12-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-12-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-12-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-12.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-art-an-ode-to-camden-lock\/processed-with-vscocam-with-hb2-preset-10'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"roah vsco street art\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-2-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-2-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/camden-street-art-graffiti-2.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Make sure to check out my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/exploring-camden-london-street-style-architecture\">photo journal from Camden<\/a> back when I first started using my camera\u00a0and my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/camden-street-style-an-ode-to-camden-lock\">Camden street style <\/a>shoot to see what you should be wearing this autumn.\u00a0You can also use the links below to stay connected \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/styledivision\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">INSTAGRAM<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/styledivision\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">TWITTER<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheStyleDivision\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">FACEBOOK<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/styledivision\/\" target=\"_blank\" shape=\"rect\">PINTEREST<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past decade London\u2019s appetite for street art has shown little sign of slowing down.\u00a0Starting with Shoreditch, street art has spread as far as Dulwich, Walthamstow and Camden.\u00a0Having spent the best part of a year\u00a0living and exploring Camden and it&#8217;s surrounding areas I thought i&#8217;d put together a small glimpse into this growing culture. 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