Located on Bristol's Nelson Street just outside the city centre, See No Evil is an outdoor gallery comprised of street art on an epic scale by some of the world's leading street artists including Sheone, Stix, Werc and Soker.
After the runaway success of See No Evil 2011, this years' event invited 30 of the leading street artists from across the globe to converge on Nelson Street once again on August 13th for a week long celebration of art, music and culture.
The event - which was part of the London 2012 festival of arts to celebrate the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games - is the brainchild of Bristol based graffiti artist Inkie who organised the initial See No Evil in 2011.
The initial See No Evil was organised to help rejuvenate an area of neglected and rundown buildings by covering them with a range of artwork on a massive scale - with some of the pieces well over fifty feet tall.
The project was welcomed by local organisations situated on Nelson Street who agreed to have their buildings' painted over as part of the project. The organisations included a whole cross section of society ranging from a youth centre to an office block and even a police station.
Only three of the pieces painted in 2011 have been left untouched, including a colossal picture of a mother holding a baby, with all of the other artwork being painted over in order to make way for the new pieces.
The projects' success has garnered interest and coverage from news stations all around the world and has completely transformed the area, resulting in a surge of visitors to Bristol in order to witness first hand what has become Europe's largest outdoor gallery.
The sheer scale and logistics of a project such as See No Evil would have put off 99% of people from ever pursuing the idea. The fact that the project has come to fruition is testament to the determination of Inkone and the foresight of Bristol City Council in creating something that is truly original, enlightening and awe-inspiring.
After the runaway success of See No Evil 2011, this years' event invited 30 of the leading street artists from across the globe to converge on Nelson Street once again on August 13th for a week long celebration of art, music and culture.
The event - which was part of the London 2012 festival of arts to celebrate the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic games - is the brainchild of Bristol based graffiti artist Inkie who organised the initial See No Evil in 2011.
The initial See No Evil was organised to help rejuvenate an area of neglected and rundown buildings by covering them with a range of artwork on a massive scale - with some of the pieces well over fifty feet tall.
The project was welcomed by local organisations situated on Nelson Street who agreed to have their buildings' painted over as part of the project. The organisations included a whole cross section of society ranging from a youth centre to an office block and even a police station.
Only three of the pieces painted in 2011 have been left untouched, including a colossal picture of a mother holding a baby, with all of the other artwork being painted over in order to make way for the new pieces.
The projects' success has garnered interest and coverage from news stations all around the world and has completely transformed the area, resulting in a surge of visitors to Bristol in order to witness first hand what has become Europe's largest outdoor gallery.
The sheer scale and logistics of a project such as See No Evil would have put off 99% of people from ever pursuing the idea. The fact that the project has come to fruition is testament to the determination of Inkone and the foresight of Bristol City Council in creating something that is truly original, enlightening and awe-inspiring.
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