James Reka's Keep Calm And Carry On London Mural

Melbourne-born, Berlin-based artist James Reka touched down in London earlier this week ahead of the latest solo exhibition titled 'Trip the Light', at East London's Stolen Space Gallery.

Following on from his UNTOLD exhibition earlier this year at Melbourne's Backwoods Gallery, Trip the Light will see Reka present a whole new body of work in what is to be his debut London show.

Reka's 'Keep Calm And Carry On' London Mural
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Hookedblog has long been fans of the artist's character works, following their evolution from the early days of simple black and a white-based line drawn characters seen posted up on the alleyways of Melbourne right up to to the meticulously detailed colourful murals and works in his now-iconic style that is to be seen across the globe.

We are looking forward to the opportunity to see this collection of ten new canvas works here in London along with a series of painted found objects which will accompany these larger works. Rusty spray cans, bottles, and pans are some of the painted objects we can expect to see which are often found by the artist on painting missions around Berlin's abandoned warehouses.

We briefly caught up with James earlier in the week as he began redecorating one of his own London murals with a fresh colour palette and a mural titled Keep Calm And Carry On. The new work is located on Chance Street in Shoreditch, London.

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See Also: REKA's Baroque The Streets, South London Mural

The completed London mural 'Keep Calm And Carry On' can be seen in person on Chance Street just opposite Shoreditch Overground Station in East London.

We've been pinning some of our favorite REKA pieces both outdoor and indoor work onto our dedicated REKA Pinterest Board so go have a look at some of the artist's other work.