One year on, Europe's largest outdoor gallery 'See No Evil' marks its second year in style with a week of celebrations and new artwork, expected to be witnessed by thousands of people.
See No Evil 2012 began on August 13th with 30 of the leading street artists in the world converging on Nelson Street for a week of art, music and culture culminating in a New-York style bloc-party on August 18th.
This years' event - which is the brainchild of Inkie, a Bristol based graffiti artist - has been organised in conjunction with the festival of arts for London 2012 to help celebrate the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.
See No Evil 2011 saw an entire street largely run down and neglected buildings in Bristol covered with a range of incredible art on a massive scale with some pieces over fifty feet tall and covering entire sides of buildings.
The scale of the project was unlike anything ever attempted in the UK before, and required the co-operation of a range of organisations on Nelson Street - including a police station, a restaurant and a youth centre - who all agreed to have their buildings exteriors' painted over for the project.
See No Evil 2012 saw all but three of the initial pieces being painted over to make way for the new artwork. Thankfully for most however, one of the most popular and touching pieces of a mother holding her baby was left untouched.
The result of the project has not only seen the area completely transformed but has created a huge increase in the number of people coming to visit the city in order to look at the incredible variety of artwork on display.
The sheer scale and logistics of a project such as See No Evil would have put off 99% of people from ever pursuing the idea. The fact that the project has come to fruition is testament to the determination of Inkone and the foresight of Bristol City Council in creating something that is truly original, enlightening and awe-inspiring.
See No Evil 2012 began on August 13th with 30 of the leading street artists in the world converging on Nelson Street for a week of art, music and culture culminating in a New-York style bloc-party on August 18th.
This years' event - which is the brainchild of Inkie, a Bristol based graffiti artist - has been organised in conjunction with the festival of arts for London 2012 to help celebrate the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games.
See No Evil 2011 saw an entire street largely run down and neglected buildings in Bristol covered with a range of incredible art on a massive scale with some pieces over fifty feet tall and covering entire sides of buildings.
The scale of the project was unlike anything ever attempted in the UK before, and required the co-operation of a range of organisations on Nelson Street - including a police station, a restaurant and a youth centre - who all agreed to have their buildings exteriors' painted over for the project.
See No Evil 2012 saw all but three of the initial pieces being painted over to make way for the new artwork. Thankfully for most however, one of the most popular and touching pieces of a mother holding her baby was left untouched.
The result of the project has not only seen the area completely transformed but has created a huge increase in the number of people coming to visit the city in order to look at the incredible variety of artwork on display.
The sheer scale and logistics of a project such as See No Evil would have put off 99% of people from ever pursuing the idea. The fact that the project has come to fruition is testament to the determination of Inkone and the foresight of Bristol City Council in creating something that is truly original, enlightening and awe-inspiring.
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