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David Bowie: Street Art Legend
Ever since his death, David Bowie has been popping up on London's walls from Brixton to Bromley. Here we round up some of the more impressive murals to the much-missed singer.
The Bowie mural in Brixton was painted by Jimmy C in 2013, but became something of a shrine after the singer's death. Image by M@.
The Brixton mural was briefly accompanied by this pixellated portrait by Lego artist BLM. Photo by M@.
More Lego-inspired Bowie action, this time in the Leake Street tunnel at Waterloo. Pictured in 2021 by M@.
A moody Bowie by Artful Dodger, at Elephant and Castle. Image by M@.
Shoreditch profile by sk.art. Photo by M@.
Paul Don Smith has painted many famous faces around London, including Bowie. Photo by M@.
Prince, Bowie and Amy in the distinctive style of Nathan Bowen — found in Soho. Image by M@.
A trio of Bowies located, of all places, outside some toilets in a Bromley shopping centre . Photo by Will Noble.
Phone box Bowie in Haggerston. Image by M@.
Otto Schade's portraits are usually made up from intricate ribbons, as here in a Westbourne Grove mural, photographed by Loz Pycock (creative commons licenece)
Another Shoreditch Bowie by Giusi Tomasello. Image by Maureen Barlin under creative commons licence.