The artist Phlegm makes the street jump alive with the larger-than-life characters in his murals. His latest street work, called Whale of a Time, features a whale bobbing after a town being carried down the river in a boat. It can be seen in the Riverside carpark in Rotherham, UK.
Born in North Wales and now residing in Sheffield, UK, cartoonist and illustrator Phlegm was originally known for his self-published comics. In fact, many of the characters on the walls he paints originate from his comic. Like most street artists, Phlegm prefers to unleash his murals in run-down public areas. Describing his work, Phlegm says, “The work is intricate, often surreal, but most of the time it looks like a mad person has been locked in a room for years with no company but a bottle of Indian ink and a scratchy nib….because that’s precisely what it is.”
*Photos courtesy of unurth.
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phlegm! what a name! but he does great stuff.