Digbeth Street Art Part 3

In this final part looking at the street art of Birmingham’s Digbeth area I look at the art to be found in the streets around Lower Trinity Street. You can read Part 1 of the series here, and part 2 here.

Continuing the tour leave the arches linking Gibb and Floodgate Streets by making a right turn back into Floodgate Street. You will retrace your steps from earlier until you pass the junction with Little Ann Street. Stay on Floodgate until it makers a junction with Fazeley Street. On your way you will pass this mural by N4T4.

A short walk is now needed to get to next area. Turn right at the end of Flood Street onto Fazeley Street followed by a right into Heath Mill Lane. Cross over the road so that you can shortly take a left turn into Alcock Street. Half way along take the right turn into Hack Street. There is a lot of art to be found here.

Goldenboy
Philth
Philth

Hack Street runs into Bromley Street and at the end turn left back into Heath Mill Lane.

Go into the car park on your left, there is a art on all the walls here. Immediately on your left as you enter is this mural entitled Yankin Chains by Brighton based street artist Snub23 which was painted for the High Vis Festival 2018.

A nearby mural which appears to be for the new Eastside Rooms hotel and conference centre features these two excellent portraits.

On exiting the car park turn left back onto Heath Mill Lane and then left onto Lower Trinity Street. There are a number of significant pieces here including the portrait of Muhammad Ali by Manchester based artist Akse.

This striking mural is by the Made You Look Collective.

There are also two works by Justin Sola.

The piece Earth Is Mine is by Dynamickart.

On the corner with Adderley Street are three murals by Israeli street art collective Brokenfingaz.

Continue down Adderley Street.

At the end of Adderley Street turn right onto the B4100 and head back towards the city centre. Take one last stop at the car park on your right. There are a lot of tags here along with this interesting piece by Graffoflarge.

On leaving the car park head back towards the city centre to complete the walk.

I have not been able to identify all the artists of the works shown and may also have made some errors. If you can add anything or need a correction let me know in the comments section.

Digbeth Street Art Part 2

In a previous post (here) I looked at the street art that could be seen walking from Birmingham city centre towards the Custard `Factory area of Digbeth. This second part begins at the end of Floodgate Street where it meets the B4100 High Street Deritend. Turn right onto the High Street. Immediately on your left is a car park which is well worth investigating with art on the outer hoardings and inside.

On exiting the car park turn left and continue walking up the main road before making a left into Gibb Street into the heart of the Custard Factory development. Dan Kitchener has another work here that occupies the side of a building. Another wet city scene it has his signature dreamlike quality in the painting.

A little further along is this superb piece, painted for the High Vis Festival, by Philth.

Close by is this work by Birmingham based artist and illustrator Justin Sola.

Under the railway arches is this piece by Andrew Mills with is a tribute to the relationship between Odeon Cinemas and the city, along with its wider relationship with the film industry. The Beatles, partly obscured by a car in the photo below, appeared at the Birmingham Odeon at the height of their fame in 1965.

Just across the road you will find these two works.

N4T4

The railway arches that connect Gibb Street with Floodgate street are home to a mass of street art. You have to be very observant to make sure that you do not miss anything as pieces can be found almost hidden away in alcoves and behind parked vehicles. The most striking mural takes up a whole wall and is by Gent48.

In close up the detail is fantastic.

Looking a bit worn now is a geometric fox by Annatomix.

There are further examples of Justin Solas work although the second was partly obscured by a piece of plant machinery on the day of my visit.

A narrow alleyway brings you back out onto Floodgate street where you turn right. Part three will complete a look at the street art of Digbeth by covering the area in and around Lower Trinity Street.

I have not been able to identify all the artists of the works shown and may also have made some errors. If you can add anything or need a correction let me know in the comments section.