PENGE MURALS

 Penge Murals

     April, 2025: Penge (or anywhere 'sarf of the river') would seem an unlikely place for a day trip in springtime. But it's only 30 minutes from Whitechapel on the Windrush Line (formerly Overground) and has some wonderful street art (and a Wetherspoons). Notable Penge people include bassist Bill Wyman and plumber Thomas Crapper.

      See https://streetartcities.com for locations.

Historian by Abraham.O

The history of Moors and Christians or Historians is a traditional dance from El Salvador and also from other areas of Latin America. This dance was incorporated by the Iberian conquerors in the colonization stage of the American continent. In it they represented religious and war aspects.

Mister Tris

            Chica                                         Biosphere Tears by Rocket01

Zoink                                                     Dreamer by Sofie Mess

                                            Aspire                                                           Skeleton Cardboard

Neighbourhood Watch by Fanakapan & Nerone

      This collaboration combines Fanakapan's balloons with Nerone's floral art.

Portrait of Connor by Jasmine Crisp

                       Unity by Nerone and Ben Eine                      Nol                                              

               Ansley Randall                                       Don Fiyas & Drakes Work

     On Penge High Street, next to McDonald's, this seems to be where the food delivery guys gather Le Mans style. Note Nol's contribution on the left.

It’s The Same Story the Crow Told Me by Aspire

Gardening 2.0 by Woskerski

Stay Happy Like Dog by Roo

      This work by Roo can be found close to Wetherspoons' Moon & Stars on Penge High Street.

Ada Portillo by Abraham.O

Wood Duck by Aspire

Aspire                                              Aspire

Fat Cat Sprays (left) and Aspire

Abraham.O

Aspire                                                       Fat Cap Sprays

Zabou

     Modern Day Addiction (2020) is in Thesiger Road Penge, SE20 7NW. I didn't stay to find out but, after dark, a security light casts a glow from the phone onto the face of the subject.

Zabou

      Also in Penge, Zabou painted this tribute to Gordon Gibbens (2020) a local photographer who captured London's street art until his death in 2017.

     Gordon's story has been told by his daughter Jane Murphy in a book entitled How Graffiti Saved My Dad's Life (At Least For A While) with the proceeds going to St Christopher's Hospice.

You can buy it here.

      The mural, part of the 2020 Penge Street Art Project, can be found in Bycroft Street, SE20 7JZ.

Irony

                   My Dog Sighs                      Top Cat by Fat Cap Sprays

Unfolding by Jimmy C

      In a diversion from his usual pointillist style, Jimmy C first painted the background before adding the birds, with a transparent quality, to retain the background detail. The idea behind this mural was to refenence passageways and portals.

While the World Decays by SNIK

     I can't imagine how, but apparently SNIK used very intricate stencils to produce this work. Note also how they used the exposed brickwork on the edges.

Aspire

Sr. X

WD                                              Dotmasters

      Wild Drawing's Mermaid was inspired by a similar painting of a merman he produced in 2016 in Paris.

      Dotmasters portait is of London street art photographer Street Art Atlas.

Molly the Bull Terrier by Irony

JoLa

Monkey by Jho

    Jho is a Colombian street artist based in London.

Bailon

     Bailon is a Brazilian street artist who specialises in birds, this one painted on a brief visit to London.

Cranio and Dotmasters collaboration

     Cranio is also from Brazil, no surprise there!

Pad303

Artista

Chinagirl Tile

      If you look under the lower window in Arista's mural you can see this tiny ceramic fox by Chinagirl Tile. Her works often deal with social and political issues. Since 2010 she has installed over 180 of her tile artworks around the world, not just in cities but also remote areas.

Falko1

     This is one of several signature elephants around Penge by Falko1, who hails from Cape Town.

Surburban Nights and Tokyo Dreaming by Dan Kitchener

      These two pieces by Dan Kitchener stand side-by-side in Evelina Road. 'DANK' is a renowned British street artist who also spends a lot of time in Tokyo.

Queens Crossing the North Sea by Vegan Flava

     This mural of a short-haired bumblebee was inspired by a ten-year project, starting in 2009, to bring several hundred queen bees from Sweden to the UK. Sadly the project failed to produce any meaningful results. This is Vegan Flava's attempt to highlight how scientists are trying, often unsuccessfully, to reverse the damage humanity has done to species and ecosystems.

Padua Road, Penge:

                              Elizabeth Taylor by Dotmasters                           Abraham.O

Faye Rei                                                     Woskerski

                                Vinnie Nylon                                                     Atila

Big Dog by Irony

JoLA

VKM

Eska

                      

                            The Price of Everything by Irony                                Emic

Hunto                                                   Qwynto

Aspire                                                      Dotmasters

Oh, Hello Molly! by Sr.X

                                                Fat Cap Sprays                                          Aslan by Airborn Mark

                                  Airborn Mark is renowned for his origami-themed paintings.

    Finally, I couldn't resist adding these two works by Abraham.O and Aspire in nearby Crystal Palace .....

     It's also worth visiting Penge's free Rooftop Gallery on the multi-storey car park of Blenheim Shopping Centre. Unfortunately, it was closed on the day I was there.