5975. Star and Garter (8)

Those boys have been smashing it lately, and by those boys I mean Kid Krishna and Marckinetic. It doesn’t seem to matter what spot I go to, with the exception of Dean Lane, I can usually expect to find something from this pair. And this one in the green adjacent to the Star and Garter in Montpelier/St Paul’s is an absolute beauty.

Kid Krishna is a prolific artist once he is on a roll, but can be prone to stopping altogether for a while… it can very much be fits and starts from him. This one is a cornucopia piece, so full of wonderful colours and movement, it almost feels like the whole thing is swirling around in front of your eyes. This takes abstract writing to another level and verges on the trippy. The focal point of this organic ball of colour is perfectly offset by the atmospheric cosmic style background. This is truly wonderful work from Kid Krishna.

Next to Kid Krishna is something a little more formulaic, but only by comparison, by Marckinetic that highlights his unusual approach to writing the letters FFS (I think). The characteristic long straight letters are interlocked and slightly juxtaposed with the circular element at the end. His cosmic fills are sensational and like Kid Krishna’s piece the letters contrast perfectly with the background. Long may this purple patch continue.