LDN Graffiti Archive
Urban Alchemy Captured: LDN GRAFFITI and the Living Archive of Art is Trash Sculptures in London
In the vast world of street art documentation, few platforms feel as alive, as immediate, and as deeply connected to the urban heartbeat as LDN GRAFFITI. More than just a blog, it’s a visual archive, a community touchpoint, and an evolving museum of London’s street art scene. Among the many artists featured, one name stands out for its rawness, satire, and impermanence: Francisco de Pájaro, also known as Art is Trash.
Capturing the Uncapturable: The Ephemeral World of Art is Trash
Art is Trash doesn’t just create art—he constructs living, breathing characters out of society’s waste, placing them anonymously on street corners, near dumpsters, or against graffiti-covered walls. His sculptures—often composed of garbage bags, broken chairs, torn mattresses, mannequin limbs, and old toys—come alive with wide, frightened eyes, long limbs, and chaotic energy. Some appear comedic, others unsettling. All of them confront the viewer with a message: What you throw away still has a voice.
What makes LDN GRAFFITI so essential is its unflinching dedication to documenting these fleeting interventions. Many of Art is Trash’s works exist for mere hours—sometimes just long enough for the artist to step away before a passerby dismantles them, or the city sweeps them away. Yet through the lens of LDN GRAFFITI, these momentary installations are preserved in high-quality photography, captured in their original context, and shared with a global audience.
A Digital Gallery of Urban Spirits
Francisco de Pájaro’s relationship with London is special. Though born in Spain and based in Barcelona, he has created some of his most iconic trash sculptures on the streets of East London. From Shoreditch to Brick Lane, his figures have appeared and vanished like ghostly provocateurs. And LDN GRAFFITI has been there to document the trail.
The blog features dozens of photographs of these street sculptures—some standing alone in alleys, others interacting with existing murals or graffiti tags. Occasionally, the artist even collaborates unknowingly with other street artists by incorporating their leftover work into his trash creatures. These "forced collaborations" offer an unexpected layer of dialogue between creators who may never meet, yet whose works coexist in the same space and time.
More Than Documentation: A Commitment to Urban Art Preservation
LDN GRAFFITI isn’t just about aesthetics. It’s a blog with a mission—to preserve the transitory magic of urban expression before it's gone. In doing so, it offers a unique visual history of London’s street culture, where artists like Art is Trash challenge conventional definitions of value, beauty, and permanence.
Through its photographs, captions, and curated updates, the blog becomes a trusted chronicle. Visitors can explore past installations, follow recurring themes in Art is Trash’s work, and gain a deeper appreciation for the ephemeral nature of trash art. The blog also highlights the socio-political messages embedded in de Pájaro’s figures—his disdain for consumerism, authority, hypocrisy, and apathy rendered in tape, cloth, and plastic.
Why This Archive Matters
In an age when much of street art is legalized, sanitized, or quickly removed, platforms like LDN GRAFFITI are vital for the preservation of independent, rebellious voices. They ensure that artists who operate outside the gallery system—artists like Francisco de Pájaro—are not forgotten. Each image becomes a piece of a larger mosaic: the history of London told through trash monsters, cardboard saints, and sculpted outcasts.
Moreover, the blog offers an immersive experience for collectors, enthusiasts, and researchers, presenting a timeline of Art is Trash’s evolution and interaction with London’s urban canvas. While the sculptures may be physically gone, their impact and story remain.
Final Thoughts: A Blog Worth Bookmarking
If you're passionate about street art, urban sculpture, ephemeral art, or socio-political commentary through found materials, then LDN GRAFFITI is a must-visit destination. It is one of the few places online where the wild, messy, unfiltered brilliance of Art is Trash is captured in its purest form.
Whether you're discovering Francisco de Pájaro for the first time or you've followed his trash-based creations across cities like Barcelona and New York, this blog offers a rare and intimate look at his London legacy. Thanks to the dedication of LDN GRAFFITI, these strange and stirring trash beings live on—one photo at a time.
