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 scale of the project was unlike anything ever attempted in the UK before, and required the co-operation of a range of organisations on Nelson Street - including a police station, a restaurant and a youth centre - who all agreed to have their buildings exteriors' painted over for the project.
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 result of the project has not only seen the area completely transformed but has created a huge increase in the number of people coming to visit the city in order to look at the incredible variety of artwork on display.
The project has now been named as Europe's largest outdoor gallery and is testament to the power of thinking big and believing in your dreams. Thanks to the determination of Inkone and the support of the Bristol City Council, something truly special and inspiring has been allowed to come to life and in turn bring joy to millions.
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 scale of the project was unlike anything ever attempted in the UK before, and required the co-operation of a range of organisations on Nelson Street - including a police station, a restaurant and a youth centre - who all agreed to have their buildings exteriors' painted over for the project.
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 result of the project has not only seen the area completely transformed but has created a huge increase in the number of people coming to visit the city in order to look at the incredible variety of artwork on display.
The project has now been named as Europe's largest outdoor gallery and is testament to the power of thinking big and believing in your dreams. Thanks to the determination of Inkone and the support of the Bristol City Council, something truly special and inspiring has been allowed to come to life and in turn bring joy to millions.
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