It is simply not, not possible (thank you Manja Mexi Movie) to admire the bravery and talent in the work of Tom Miller. This transformation of a container that is more used to hosting quick burners is quite remarkable. Sadly, it has since reverted, but for a few fleeting moments class had arrived in this Dean Lane spot.
Unfortunately I arrived a little too early to see this piece completed – there is a little footnote in the bottom right saying ‘Back 2moro’. I think it was almost completed, but when I returned only a few days later it had been over-sprayed. It is part of the game, and all artists know the score, but there is something disrespectfully self-destructive about writing over good art I feel.
Tom Miller confounds with his surreal explosiveness, connecting a dream world with a tangible one. The colours he has used and the overall effect is like nothing else I have ever seen in Dean Lane. I do like it when highly competent and trained artists take to the streets, it adds to the incredible diversity of free art. Bravo! Tom Miller.
Shame it was so short-lived. I think a Mayfly lasts longer than a decent piece at the Deaner!
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I do think Tom Miller deserves more respect really, but it is an uncompromising scene sometimes.
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This is very very interesting piece. He is one seriously talented artist. It’s a jungle out there for these guys, BCN is getting worse and worse, it really feels like the taggers and self proclaimed vandals really are at war with the ‘street artists’
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There are some locals who will put a squiggle line through anything they don’t like or that doesn’t chime for them…idiots.
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I believe in the first sentence one “not” is missing. 🙂
I love the piece and the fact that he told everybody he’d be back.
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Thanks for the tip-off…forgot my double negative. Corrected now.
It is quite common for artists to return to pieces a day later and leave a little note.
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