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Illustration: Naughty illustrator Ian Stevenson turns to graffiti to get his messages across

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Date
23 August 2013

Rather than doing what most other artists and illustrators of his ilk do and put on a nice show of their work in a gallery, Ian Stevenson’s decided to mix things up a bit and splurge his work on to the streets of London. Luckily for the townsfolk, it’s hilarious and amazing and, like most of Ian’s work, this new collection is mildly insulting and delivering mockery at arm’s length to the more culturally-inclined city-dwellers. It gives you a feeling of “Why didn’t I think of that?” especially that bin asking you to follow it on Twitter. They’re probably not worth quite as much as a Banksy but, in my opinion these are a far more worthy asset to our streets.

A rusty orange skip sits on a city street in front of a brick building. The word “ART” is painted in large white capital letters across its side.
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Ian Stevenson: Art

A large white wall on a brick building features the bold black text “JUST LOOK AT THIS”. The building sits in a quiet urban square with a white car parked nearby and a construction crane in the background.
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Ian Stevenson: Just Look at This

A green industrial wheelie bin sits on a pavement against a blue metal fence. Hand-painted white text on the front reads “THIS IS RUBBISH”, with a small “Cory” logo in the centre.
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Ian Stevenson: This is Rubbish

Two large red industrial bins sit on a city pavement against a brick wall. The bin in the foreground features a white smiley face and the text “KP WASTE” and “01727 822111”.
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Ian Stevenson: Untitled

A large black wheelie bin stands on a city pavement against a brick wall. Hand-painted white text on the side reads “FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER”, next to a logo for the “London Borough of Hackney”.
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Ian Stevenson: Follow Me on Twitter

Three blue Bywaters waste bins overflow with cardboard boxes and rubbish on a city pavement. The bins sit against a brick building with large, green-framed windows.
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Ian Stevenson: Untitled

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Liv Siddall

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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.

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