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Killer Mike - red/gold by id iom Via Flickr: After watching the highly amusing 'Trigger Warning' on Netflix with Killer Mike (from Run the Jewels) I decided that a mural might well be in order. In one episode I was laughing out loud at his take on combining porn with useful everyday skills as way of a teaching aid. Televisual gold. Anyway, before we can put paint to wall I've got to decide which version of my design I prefer. It's loosely based on a King playing card style design and features the 'Killer Mike' ambigram which can be read either way up. So this is where you come in. Chuck us a vote/comment below and we'll see where we end up. That's it. Once that's all decided it's then just a matter of finding a suitable wall and getting it all knocked out. If anyone has anything suitable then please let us know... Cheers id-iom

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Killer Mike - red/gold & inverse by id iom Via Flickr: After watching the highly amusing 'Trigger Warning' on Netflix with Killer Mike (from Run the Jewels) I decided that a mural might well be in order. In one episode I was laughing out loud at his take on combining porn with useful everyday skills as way of a teaching aid. Televisual gold. Anyway, before we can put paint to wall I've got to decide which version of my design I prefer. It's loosely based on a King playing card style design and features the 'Killer Mike' ambigram which can be read either way up. So this is where you come in. Chuck us a vote/comment below and we'll see where we end up. That's it. Once that's all decided it's then just a matter of finding a suitable wall and getting it all knocked out. If anyone has anything suitable then please let us know... Cheers id-iom

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Sphere of Influence by id iom Via Flickr: We haven't seen one of the spheres out and about in a while. This one seems to have taken an intense interest in this young lady's rainbow coloured hair and has been following her around for days now. Quite what it's doing is entirely unknown. Whilst most people may be a little concerned that a ominous orb has been shadowing their every move Emilia here doesn't mind so much as it looks great as a mysterious background for her Instagram pictures. She's been gaining followers at quite a rate but she has been having some rather odd thoughts of late... She's on a 40cm wide circular canvas board and was made using the magic of acrylic paint pouring, a touch of manual dexterity, some imagination, stencils and spray paint. She's available to be rehomed so drop us a line if you'd like her to live with you... Love id-iom

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All for the likes - a modern fairy tale by id iom Via Flickr: All for the likes - a brief modern fairy tale Social media can definitely be a force for good but I think we're all too aware it has a darker side too. Social media influencer Kylie here is so tied up in her impeccably curated Instagram profile and getting more likes for each and every picture that she posts that she decided to have a modified Facebook 'love' tattoo done in an attempt to hit the magical 500K followers where apparently those lucrative but elusive sponsorship deals start rolling in. Sadly all she got was a notification from Instagram saying the post contravenes policy and her entire account had been suspended pending an investigation. It's currently unclear if she lives happily ever after. Kylie is on A2 and is made using the magic of spraypaint, stencils and imagination. Drop us a line if interested in giving her a new home... Love id-iom

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The average colour of the universe by id iom Via Flickr: In 2001, Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry determined that the average colour of the unirvers was a greenish white. It came to light just a year later that they corrected their own flawed analysis and reported that their survey of the light from over 200,000 galaxies averaged to a slightly beigeish white. It turns out that wasn't even the focus of their studies but I guess sometimes you learn what life throws your way. Now, quite what that means for us I'm not quite sure. It's actually been called 'cosmic latte' which sounds better than beige. Saying that I had to work with 'sahara beige' as that was the closest colour match I could find. So there you have it. Created on A2 paper using the magic of spraypaint, stencils and imagination. Drop us a line if you'd like to give this bad boy a new home... Love id-iom

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Dream big & aim high by id iom Via Flickr: In these highly charged times when we're bombarded with negativity just about constantly it's sometimes nice to let my cold and cynical mind warm up just a little in a small attempt to remind myself that the world isn't entirely a terrible place. After our series of Demotivational Posters I thought I'd dip my toe in the action on the other side. To that end I thought a simple message of positivity might cheer me up some. What I'm left with is an angry looking warrior woman and the legend 'Dream big and aim high'. A slightly anarchic motivational poster for young feminists basically. I should probably just get 'Smash the patriarchy' on there and be done with it... Anyway 'Dream big' is on A2 and comes available in 2 dashing colours. Drop us a line if you'd like to give either a new home. Love id-iom

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Dream big & aim high by id iom Via Flickr: In these highly charged times when we're bombarded with negativity just about constantly it's sometimes nice to let my cold and cynical mind warm up just a little in a small attempt to remind myself that the world isn't entirely a terrible place. After our series of Demotivational Posters I thought I'd dip my toe in the action on the other side. To that end I thought a simple message of positivity might cheer me up some. What I'm left with is an angry looking warrior woman and the legend 'Dream big and aim high'. A slightly anarchic motivational poster for young feminists basically. I should probably just get 'Smash the patriarchy' on there and be done with it... Anyway 'Dream big' is on A2 and comes available in 2 dashing colours. Drop us a line if you'd like to give either a new home. Love id-iom

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Without music... by id iom Via Flickr: Today's piece is so straight forward it hardly needs a write up. I can barely remember what I did yesterday but have fantastic recall for the lyrics of a wide range of songs - including ones I don't even like. Now if that isn't saying something about the intrinsic power that music has over humans then I don't know what is. I do wonder however who the first person was in history to drop a sick beat and think 'I may be onto something here!'... 'Life without music' is an edition of 2 because I couldn't make my mind up on background (as per usual). They're A2 in size and made using the magic of imagination, stencils and spray paint. Drop us a line if you'd like to give her a new home. Love id-iom

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Sam Crow in a hedgerow by id iom Via Flickr: Let's just start with the basics. Sam Crow here isn't even a crow. He's a raven. But he was raised by crows. His first name isn't even really Sam either but he doesn't know that yet. There is much that Sam is yet to learn. His adopted father had enlisted him in the Royal Bombardiers when he turned of age and he'd been progressing rapidly up the ranks ever since he'd masterminded a devastating ambush on the gulls at the Battle of Subway. His education and enlistment had all been part of a mysterious agreement made many seasons ago when Sam, who was fresh out of the egg, had been adopted by Belasko's nephew. The reasons for the rush adoption had been unclear but the payment for doing so was less ambiguous. All said and done the wheels are already turning and great things are afoot for young Sam Crow. But he doesn't know that yet either... We've got previous in the world of crow related art and this is just the latest instalment of an occasional but ongoing epic tale of urban avian skullduggery with more aerial combat, vicious peckings and egg smashings than any story has a right to contain. All conducted right above our heads on the busy streets of London. They're A2 and made using the magic of spraypaint, stencils and imagination. Drop us a line if you'd like to give either Sam a home... Love id-iom

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Sam Crow - star of Subway by id iom Via Flickr: Let's just start with the basics. Sam Crow here isn't even a crow. He's a raven. But he was raised by crows. His first name isn't even really Sam either but he doesn't know that yet. There is much that Sam is yet to learn. His adopted father had enlisted him in the Royal Bombardiers when he turned of age and he'd been progressing rapidly up the ranks ever since he'd masterminded a devastating ambush on the gulls at the Battle of Subway. His education and enlistment had all been part of a mysterious agreement made many seasons ago when Sam, who was fresh out of the egg, had been adopted by Belasko's nephew. The reasons for the rush adoption had been unclear but the payment for doing so was less ambiguous. All said and done the wheels are already turning and great things are afoot for young Sam Crow. But he doesn't know that yet either... We've got previous in the world of crow related art and this is just the latest instalment of an occasional but ongoing epic tale of urban avian skullduggery with more aerial combat, vicious peckings and egg smashings than any story has a right to contain. All conducted right above our heads on the busy streets of London. They're A2 and made using the magic of spraypaint, stencils and imagination. Drop us a line if you'd like to give either Sam a home... Love id-iom

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Dishonest Robin (Lady Themis & Dishonest Robin diptych) by id iom Via Flickr: In these dark and worrying times we all need heroes and I present the superhero power couple of Lady Themis and Dishonest Robin. You may be wondering what the lady of good counsel and personification of justice is doing hanging around with a robin who will steal, lie and cheat his way to gates of hell (and the deaf and dumb boy whom Robin commands around as his glorified perch/sidekick). Well, when Lady Themis is disregarded in her judgement then Dishonest Robin comes into his own. He dons his superpower guise and turns into Nemesis, Lady Themis' rightful antithesis. As Nemesis, he brings just and wrathful retribution to all of those who would not heed Lady Themis' wise counsel. Basically a superpowered version of good cop, bad cop. Probably best to do just do what she suggests… 'Lady Themis and Dishonest Robin' are each on a 61cm x 61cm wooden panels and are made using the magic of acrylic, spray paint and paint pen. Drop us a line if you'd like to give them a new home... Cheers id-iom

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Lady Themis (Lady Themis & Dishonest Robin diptych) by id iom Via Flickr: In these dark and worrying times we all need heroes and I present the superhero power couple of Lady Themis and Dishonest Robin. You may be wondering what the lady of good counsel and personification of justice is doing hanging around with a robin who will steal, lie and cheat his way to gates of hell (and the deaf and dumb boy whom Robin commands around as his glorified perch/sidekick). Well, when Lady Themis is disregarded in her judgement then Dishonest Robin comes into his own. He dons his superpower guise and turns into Nemesis, Lady Themis' rightful antithesis. As Nemesis, he brings just and wrathful retribution to all of those who would not heed Lady Themis' wise counsel. Basically a superpowered version of good cop, bad cop. Probably best to do just do what she suggests… 'Lady Themis and Dishonest Robin' are each on a 61cm x 61cm wooden panels and are made using the magic of acrylic, spray paint and paint pen. Drop us a line if you'd like to give them a new home... Cheers id-iom

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Love will tear us apart by id iom Via Flickr: Sometimes it's difficult to know where inspiration comes from. Was I listening to Joy Division's 'Love will tear us apart' when I came up with this design? Or did I come up with it independently as it seemed fitting for the design? I really couldn't tell you. I can tell you however that the Joy Division version was released in June 1980. Apparently the lyrics were inspired by lead singer Ian Curtis' marriage problems and frame of mind before his suicide in May 1980. Which is really quite sad all things considered. I'm not quite sure where I'm going with this so maybe best just to leave the rest to you. They're on A2 paper and are made using the magic of spraypaint, stencils and imagination. They're £130 each if anyone wants to give either a new home. Love id-iom

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Love will tear us apart by id iom Via Flickr: Sometimes it's difficult to know where inspiration comes from. Was I listening to Joy Division's 'Love will tear us apart' when I came up with this design? Or did I come up with it independently as it seemed fitting for the design? I really couldn't tell you. I can tell you however that the Joy Division version was released in June 1980. Apparently the lyrics were inspired by lead singer Ian Curtis' marriage problems and frame of mind before his suicide in May 1980. Which is really quite sad all things considered. I'm not quite sure where I'm going with this so maybe best just to leave the rest to you. They're on A2 paper and are made using the magic of spraypaint, stencils and imagination. They're £130 each if anyone wants to give either a new home. Love id-iom

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Turn up the speaker... by id iom Via Flickr: Hmmmm. What wise words can I impart about today's offering? Well, sometimes art is all about a clever idea executed well and sometimes it's just titillation. Today's piece is firmly in the latter camp but sometimes we can do naught but follow the muse. I'm not quite sure what music is playing but it's definitely bass heavy. That much is for sure. And the speaker goes up to 11. I'm pretty sure we can get away with a few extra decibels... Love id-iom

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First ever selfie by id iom Via Flickr: The year is 1839 and the prize that is at stake is the first selfie ever. The internet will tell you that American photography pioneer Robert Cornelius took the first ever selfie but I would contend that Roche Bobois, seen here posing in front of some mystery minimal graffiti, took this selfie some weeks before. I'm not at liberty to reveal how we came to be in 1839 with a can of pink and an 'X' stencil but suffice it to say we've now returned the DeLorean to it's rightful owner with a little note of apology under one of the windscreen wipers. Love id-iom #roche #rochebobois #graffiti #minimal #gentrification #puttingthegentintogentrification #stencil #art #painting #pink #idiom #modernart #firstselfie #firstselfieever #delorean #robertcornelius #photography #delorean #timetravel #modernart #victorianart #popart #urbanart #contemporaryart

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In Like Flint - all-girl Prodigy tribute band by id iom Via Flickr: With the addition of Maria de los Muertos on drums it would seem that the line up for my all-girl Prodigy tribute band, In Like Flint, is finally complete. Along with Mandrogynous on vocals and Introverdent on keyboard I've now got a bona fide girl band with enough firepower to take on the mighty Red Hot Chilli Poppers. The world of tribute bands will never be the same once I get these girls on the road... Love id-iom