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NEWSFLASH: Sir Pterry is immortalised in London and Bristol wall art
In London's Brick Lane, an anonymous artist has painted gorgeous Terry Pratchett and Discworld tribute murals, after the style of the late Josh Kirby – though it could be said that these look far better drawn large on a wall than they ever did as paperback covers. And the portrait of Sir Pterry himself is simply amazing!
...and the far more stylistically original but no less lovingly rendered wall art tribute – this one is in in Stokes Croft, Bristol:
And here is the article on it in the London Evening Standard.
...and the story behind the Brick Lane murals, which are the work of artists Jim Vision and "Dr Zadok":
Jim – whose East End firm, End of the Line, paints murals and film scenery full-time – added the work was a tribute not just to Discworld author Pratchett, who died last month after battling Alzheimer's, but also to artist Josh Kirby. Kirby, who died in 2001, designed the book covers for the original Discworld novels.
"It was very inspirational reading [Pratchett's] books growing up," explained Jim. "They present a pretty anarchic world. It's all pretty fantastic – it takes things from our world and twists it into something quite incredible. It's really important to commemorate people's lives, especially somebody who brought so much to UK literature."...
http://bit.ly/1NHbjD6
...and the far more stylistically original but no less lovingly rendered wall art tribute – this one is in in Stokes Croft, Bristol:
And here is the article on it in the London Evening Standard.
...and the story behind the Brick Lane murals, which are the work of artists Jim Vision and "Dr Zadok":
Jim – whose East End firm, End of the Line, paints murals and film scenery full-time – added the work was a tribute not just to Discworld author Pratchett, who died last month after battling Alzheimer's, but also to artist Josh Kirby. Kirby, who died in 2001, designed the book covers for the original Discworld novels.
"It was very inspirational reading [Pratchett's] books growing up," explained Jim. "They present a pretty anarchic world. It's all pretty fantastic – it takes things from our world and twists it into something quite incredible. It's really important to commemorate people's lives, especially somebody who brought so much to UK literature."...
http://bit.ly/1NHbjD6