{"id":4194,"date":"2020-07-01T12:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T11:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/?p=4194"},"modified":"2020-07-01T19:13:31","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T18:13:31","slug":"scary-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/scary-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When I first saw this street art piece, it striked me how scary the main subject seemed to be. It looked as if the artist was trying to catch people&#8217;s eye by scaring them off somehow. Most art pieces I&#8217;ve seen tend to give a more calm impression to the viewer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was a second aspect that caught my eye. Doesn&#8217;t it remind you of one of the Sesame Street muppets?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"911\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1455661042844-1024x911.jpeg\" alt=\"Scary subject in street art piece in Camden\" class=\"wp-image-3231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1455661042844-1024x911.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1455661042844-300x267.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1455661042844-768x683.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/wp-1455661042844.jpeg 1214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I took this pic in Camden, not far from the <a href=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/inside-the-camden-lock-canal\/\">Camden Lock Market<\/a>. Thanks for reading today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"216\" height=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/alondonerfromafar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/signature.png\" alt=\"A Londoner from Afar\" class=\"wp-image-541\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I first saw this street art piece, it striked me how scary the main subject seemed to be. 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