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Having all the space in the world, this little guy hides perfectly in plain sight. On a fifty-metre long, plain grey wall, this little tag sits right in the middle. I picked this one because I almost didn’t see it. It just so happens that in this case, I really do like the style as well, so it’s a win-win.Įven if you aren’t familiar with this tag, I guarantee that you have seen it at least a million times without realising. Half of the time it is not so much the tag itself, but the backstory I can instantly conjure up: the what, when, who and how that brought about its existence. I have never walked through and not stared at him. I walked past this at least twice a day, every day. As he explains, these are not things “I intentionally set out to find”, these are things that “just happened to catch my eye on my daily walk to and from town, to work and the studio.” So, what caught Uncle Harold’s eye during the month of June?ĭo you ever accidentally keep making eye contact with someone for way too long? That was me and this chalk Pikachu drawing on a sign for a Cathedral Junction restaurant.

As a result, his June recap is less about events and examples of public art, and more about small details, things often overlooked by others, but that left some type of impression on his daily experiences. Regularly crossing the city on foot or skateboard, Uncle Harold is a keen observer of the quirks of our cityscape. Known for his dripping constructions, including a recent body of nostalgic 90s cartoon characters, reimagined with melted and warped glitches, Uncle Harold took the opportunity to follow a slightly different path to our previous lists.

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This month’s contributor to our And That Was… series is Christchurch artist Uncle Harold (also known as Josh Bradshaw).

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