Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

  A street art collaboration between Leicester's Graffwerk and Global Street Art to promote the Netflix documentary Untold UK Jamie Vardy . On a wall alongside the Haymarket Bus Station in Leicester , a large artwork has been unveiled featuring former Leicester City Football Club legend Jamie Vardy in the form of an action figure with various shenanigans and accessories, including an energy drink, a broken corner flag, and a football. The Vardy figure is seen cupping his hands behind his ears, a pose he is known for doing on the pitch to fans in the stands. The work itself is a promotion for the Netflix documentary Untold UK, telling the story of Jamie’s career highlights, and As Seen On Netflix is written large on the packaging. Untold UK Jamie Vardy os available to watch now on Netflix.

  The #Leicester Open Streets series of events comes to Jarvis Street and teams up with Visit Leicester, Ride Leicester, Active Leicester, Leicester City Council and Street Art Collective Graffwerk for a Street Art Jam. The film opens on the arches of the old Great Central Railway where artists are creating various works, the camera then pans left to reveal the Wheels For All area where people of all ages and abilities are able to try various pedal powered forms of transport. Moving into the Street Art Jam itself under the bridge and a custom 80`s themed tandem bike by Cyclone Works is blasting out tunes to create a fun atmosphere. Artists in the back of shot are up and down ladders creating art on the walls as people watch on and join in the fun. With activities for all ages at the jam we see staff from Graffwerk running an spray can up cycling, painting workshop popular especially with the younger visitors. Along the opposite side of the street more artists are creating work an...

I  take a look at newly completed street art in Leicestershire detailing the histories and brightening up the built environment in the towns of South Wigston, Wigston and Oadby . We start in South Wigston with a mural featuring Orson Wright a man credited with building most of the town in the 19th century, commissioned by Oadby & Wigston Borough Council (OWBC) and designed in collaboration with the Greater Wigston Historical Society (GWHS), the design features steam engines representing the railways, factory workers and biscuit production companies like Jacobs Biscuits that made the town famous throughout the world. On too Wigston now and a mural painted on the side of the Air Ambulance Charity shop and featuring a wide selection of local figures and local history from the Air Ambulance itself to the Kilby Lock, St Wistan and the Framework Knitters Museum among others. Onto Oadby Parade to complete our trilogy and a floral themed work spanning the length of the parade of shops...

Watch as the walls of Leicester are transformed by street artists from around the world, I take a trip around the sites and witness some of the artists creating the large scale works at various locations during the Bring The Paint street art festival in the city. Filmed over three days and all around the city, let my film guide you as we witness the creative visions of the artists as they bring their ideas to life, and they literally, Bring The Paint.

Explore the dynamic fusion of street art and technology in my latest video showcasing the immersive exhibition, "Paint to Pixel: Repainting Subway Art" at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery. Join me at the exhibition as we witness captivating work from prominent graffiti writers through large-scale projections and in-depth interviews. This 10-year project by Dutch graffiti artist TRIPL/FURIOUS, guest curated by Jasper Van Es, includes a mock-up station, "Graff Central," where projected subway trains display the vibrant works of today's street artists. Don't miss this captivating journey through the intersection of urban expression and digital innovation. The exhibition has been made possible by Arts Council England, BID Leicester and Leicester Museums & Galleries. exhibition runs 03 February - 27 May 2024 Free admission.

An Art Deco cinema of the past provided inspiration for artists MONO and Richard Peacock when creating a mural on Leicester`s newest street, Savoy Street. The Savoy Theater, later known as the ABC, stood for 70 years on Belgrave Gate and was a popular location for many generations of Leicester residents. The venue was demolished by its owners on 2007 after laying empty for several years. Artists from Leicester based Graffwerk used playbills from the Savoy and two other long gone venues along Belgrave Gate, The Floral Hall and Palace Theater to create the mural which spans three buildings along the newly created Savoy Street designed for use by Busses, Taxis and Pedestrians and linking Belgrave Gate with Mansfield Street.

  A wall of New Parks Club in Leicester gets a makeover with a Mural depicting some of the city's sporting successes, including Leicester City Football Club winning the FA Cup and Mark Selby Current World Snooker Champion (at time of publication). The artwork was created by RUELO for Graffwerk, Funded and Supported by The Vichai Foundation, LCFC in the Community and Leicester Fire And Rescue Service.

  The Leicester Tigers Rugby Club teamed up with artist James Lad and street art collective Graffwerk to design the Away Kit for the team, featuring a striking Tiger design that incorporates various cultural influences the club approached James and Graffwerk about the possibility of collaborating together on the kit designs. What started as an initial idea turned into ‘The Spirit of Leicester’. The artwork is situated on the south of the stadium and very visible to both passers by and fans on matchday.

  To mark the historic win of The FA Cup by Leicester City in 2021, Leicester City Council and Graffwerk came together with street artist Smug to create an artwork on the side of The F Bar on Walnut Street close to both the former and current home of the club (Filbert Street and the King Power Stadium). Featuring several foxes fighting for the cup it visually represents the well known phrase associated with the club of "foxes never quit".

The entrance to the now disused and filled in Southgates pedestrian underpass in the centre of Leicester has become one of leicester`s increasing number of legal street art zones, areas where street artists can practice their art in a safe and legal way, whilst also turning areas of the city that would otherwise become forgotten, into ever evolving open air galleries.

I visited St Margaret`s Underpass in Leicester which in association with GraffHQ, Graffwerk and Leicester City Council has been recently (at time of publication) designated a Legal painting site or "Community Zone"  for artists to create Street Art. In my film I take a look at some of the work on display in the atmospheric location and we see artists like BenZArt working on their pieces as the traffic of the city passes overhead.