Street art in Brixton London, England, UK

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Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
HK3K0EFile size:
51 MB (2.3 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
3408 x 5232 px | 28.9 x 44.3 cm | 11.4 x 17.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
25 January 2017Location:
Bellefields Road, Brixton,South London, England, UKMore information:
. This dated editorial view of Bellefields Road, Brixton, South London, England, UK in 2017 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The frame specifically shows Street art in Brixton London, England, UK. The subject also carries associations with local history, changing streetscape, public transport information, visual street culture, creative placemaking, community art, before-and-after reference, urban artwork, public art, everyday life, urban graphics, social history, roadside stop, and local bus network. The modern context includes continuing discussion of graffiti policy, regeneration and the role of murals and stencils in giving creative districts a distinctive identity. For current editorial use, bus service funding and accessibility provide additional context, especially through the challenge of maintaining reliable services outside dense city centres. The archival value lies partly in recording lettering, decoration and surface detail around Bellefields Road, Brixton, South London, England, UK before new ownership alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are changing land use, documentary photography, bus infrastructure, roadside transit, visual archive, community identity, local character, and contemporary mural. Details involving London and Brixton make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. A later view of Bellefields Road, Brixton, South London, England, UK may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects graffiti policy and how temporary street art can become an important record of neighbourhood culture within the real-world context of Bellefields Road, Brixton, South London, England, UK. The photograph keeps a trace of local identity for later comparison.