Created by
Gianinna
Seven Pillars in Abbey Street by Gianinna in London
Seven Pillars in Abbey Street
They used to call them the Seven Pillars of Wisdom.
Might be because they improved the appearance of a bleak and grey corridor to the local shops of a state in Bermondsey.
One neighbour used to get me lunch every day when I was on site, another one used to bring a cushion for me to not sit on the cold pavement, another used to place next to me a box of Ribena juice every time she used to get her 6 pack of beer. I loved to paint there. Lovely people.
Commissioned by Southwark Council.
Meet the Artist
London, United Kingdom I trained as an Architect, that gave me an awareness of space and scale.
There is where the murals came in for me, a conversation between Architecture and Art.
When I came to London in 2012, I painted the first mural,
then Southwark saw it and the commissions started, in public places and private.
Sign writing it's also very related with Architecture and its surrounding.
It is always the most satisfying thing to see peoples happy reactions to a place that was very dull, dirty or just invisible before.
Illustration for me has been a practice even before I started Architecture.
Painting and Drawing have always been my love so still enjoy very much every single job
and the challenges that come with every specific request, the experimentation and
thought process behind it.
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