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Here is an album of street-art I have discovered in central Manchester this month.

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Electric boxes and lampposts are always a great source of sticker art.

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I can’t decide if this is Marv from Frank Millers’ Sin City or The Thing from The fantastic Four.

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A Manchester ‘hipster’.

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I keep on finding this bloke in very obscure places.

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Can any one tell me if this is a particularly iconic Mancunian – I’m not quite recognising?


16 responses to “Manchester Street-art Part 1”

  1. moonfairyk9 Avatar

    Aw thanks, shame they didn’t leave Amy,it’s a great portrait of her.
    Whereabouts is the best place for street art, the northern quarter? Same friend was asking me but I’m not sure as I usually just pass through picadilly to catch bus to visit friend near Wilmslow.

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    1. Vamp It Up Mcr (Chrissie) Avatar

      Yup, any where to the right of High Street (at the side of the Arnadale), especially Stephenson Square for the biggest pieces (as part of the continuing Out House Project). It’s also a great place to find wheat paste (the paper pictures), stencils and mosaic street art. Ancoats at the top of Oldham street, heading toward Decathalon is also a good area. They are all around town, usually down the small streets and roads. There’s some over near Castlefield but not familiar with where.

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  3. hellenmasido Avatar

    these are WAAAAAAAAY awesome! great street art! esp loved amy winehouse, hopkins and the last hilton street!

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    1. manchesterflickchick Avatar

      They are very cool. I’m v lucky there are some awesome street-artist in Manchester. I have to be honest, lots of Mancunians have no idea who that last dude is, me included!

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      1. hellenmasido Avatar

        hehe! i am yet to see that awesome street art in my city NAIROBI! saw them some place though- where graffitti artists are free to spray paint etc. maybe i’ll share some soon!

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  4. misselletea Avatar

    I love the octopus tentacles! The town I stay in has the worst graffiti ever – just ‘mentie’s’. Nice photos.

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    1. manchesterflickchick Avatar

      Thanks for letting me know you like my blog. What town are you in? Are ‘menties’ just tags with no actual art? Apparently my work out face when doing aerobics with weights looks like Elvis according to my mate!

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      1. misselletea Avatar
        misselletea

        I stay in Paisley… its not far from Glasgow. ‘Menties’ are just tags, but not as good… really just wee idiots scrawling their name on a wall. My eyes are peeled! My mission for the weekend is to find a decent one. 🙂

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      2. manchesterflickchick Avatar

        Cool. Some of these were commissioned by various projects, some weren’t. The ‘real’ street-art is often found in back streets or really high up or under arches so the ‘scallys’ (young Manchester idiots) won’t just tag over them. I always go hunting with my bloke or a few mates to be safe. Let me know how you get on 🙂

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  5. agogo22 Avatar

    Reblogged this on msamba.

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    1. moonfairyk9 Avatar

      Hi
      I know this is quite an old post. Do you know if the Amy one is still there and where? I’ve a friend who’s a massive Amy fan, I’d love to take her to see it. Thanks

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      1. Vamp It Up Mcr (Chrissie) Avatar

        No it’s turned into David Bowie now, I’m afraid. I liked the Amy one better as I think it was a better likeness.

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