Over recent months we've watched the Leeds love affair with sticker art blossom, as each morning brings a new piece to the street-side gallery. From ornate line drawings popping up on street signs and post boxes to simple but effective scenes played along the banks of the canal, stickers seem to be on the rise.
One of the simplest forms of street art, stickers can be found the world over at all scales. A short walk from Leeds Railway Station to the city's iconic Kirkgate Market takes in more than 200 varieties. From branded motifs displaying the city's club culture and music scene, to the kitsch and cute 'Kiss Me Quick' stamps, the city is awash with stickers in the simplest forms.
But look a little closer and you can find an army of talented illustrators at work experimenting with everything from the surreal to the comical, playing with typography and materials. The stickers at this end of the street art spectrum are on par with some of the most well known street artists and illustrators the likes of Hop Louie, Jon Burgerman (who will be visiting Leeds next month for the Loop Arts Fair) and Obey.
With meticulous attention to detail the stickers are reproduced to high quality showing every intricate complexity and posted up smooth and clean.A blank concrete canvas can be transformed into vibrant, un-censored exhibition featuring thousands of artists, bringing a splash of colour and personality to an otherwise mundane urban environment.
One of the easiest forms of street art to get involved with or just a great starting point, stickerering is a growing fraction of street art with several sites acting as trading posts to spread your art across the world by a sticker-loving network of street art ninjas.
Here's a few we think are worth a look: Bomit, Sticker Trader
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