Thursday, 2 June 2011

Paddington Posters (1) - Underwood Street


Underwood Street (which is parallel to Oxford Street) crosses William Street a block to the north. It is a narrow jaggy street, but that is not unique in Paddington. On one corner sits a laundromat, and on another a pub, The London.

The laundromat is in a two storey, non-descript terrace building, plentiful in Paddington, which probably dates from the 1880s. Beside the laundromat, is a barely sign-posted graffic design studio.

I gather that commissions are scarce, and income borderline.
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15 comments:

  1. ThérèseJune 02, 2011 1:05 am

    Laundromat and pub both present a risk for drowning!

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  2. MoJune 02, 2011 1:51 am

    I love finding little gems like these

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  3. Kay L. DaviesJune 02, 2011 2:42 am

    I used to think I'd enjoy graphic design but I'm glad I never tried it. There must be many in every city whose incomes are borderline.
    Fascinating photo, Julie.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  4. lewi14@gmail.comJune 02, 2011 4:00 am

    Wonderful! I like such a dark sense of humour.

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  5. JimJune 02, 2011 8:40 am

    I do like this type of stencil art even when it often appears as graffiti.

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  6. JulieJune 02, 2011 8:44 am

    Jim, there is graffiti and there is graffiti. I am wandering the streets, finding the type of graffiti that shows technical ability and intelligent comment. There is much about.

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  7. RedPatJune 02, 2011 9:45 am

    it's wonderful when you happen upon a little gem like this. Good one!

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  8. AnnJune 02, 2011 9:51 am

    Nice bit of graffiti art.

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  9. Bob CroweJune 02, 2011 11:12 am

    Really strong image, both by you and whoever stenciled the wall. It's just damn hard to make a living from art. The market, frankly, isn't that big and the competition is enormous.

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  10. AlanJune 02, 2011 12:59 pm

    Maybe they are positioning themselves in a "macabre" niche that just isn't cutting it in Sydney:-) I really like this stencil, mind.

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  11. JillyJune 02, 2011 4:06 pm

    I thought we must be in Avignon, where Nathalie shows examples such as this. I love street art when it's like this.

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  12. JoeJune 02, 2011 7:08 pm

    A very unique artwork and advertising logo. Certainly eye catching.

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  13. Joan ElizabethJune 02, 2011 7:11 pm

    I thought it was good graffiti but it is actually design.

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  14. brattcatJune 02, 2011 9:16 pm

    I find this bit of art/graffiti/design rather haunting.

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  15. diane bJune 02, 2011 10:41 pm

    I guess that is how the designer will look if he doesn't get work.

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