Mathanki Kodavasal
Eye for London Prints is a boutique design studio in South London. The prints reflect our love for architecture, urban pop art, colour, music and our illustrations cover subjects ranging from Bowie, Brutalism, London landmarks and cultural curiosities.
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Mathanki KodavasalRio Cinema Art PrintHackney citizen: Despite, or perhaps because of, its unusual façade, the Rio sits surprisingly well amongst the mish-mash of styles on Kingsland High Street. The curved chrome door handles catch the eye, evoking 50s sci-fi classics like The Day the Earth Stood Still, rather than the modern titles.The building itself though beautiful is quite unassuming during the day, you might pass by without notice... but at night it will stop you in your tracks. The lighting is splendid. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalBattersea London Art PrintThe chaos of train tracks intersecting, interlocking adding heaps of character to the back yard of this iconic old structure. The imposing industrial chimneys standing strong since the 30s.Maybe a few years down, the iconic structure might become yet another gentrified success story- a shiny new co-working space, industrial loft apartments, malls and artisan coffee shops, which we all will grow to love eventually. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalThe Barbican Conservatory Art PrintIt's always sunny at the Barbican Conservatory. Such a happy place even in winters with people relaxing, sketching, practicing watercolours or just having a wander about with coffee. This illustration took me a good while to compose, but I absolutely love it. The abundance, the colours, the warmth.When I showed the illustration to a friend he looked surprised "What Barbican... A conservatory? I didn't even know. I should check it out!"
Mission accomplished. I want people to be surprised and curious about the hidden places in London, and not another Big Ben poster.
But it's truly amazing how the Barbican has so many surprises within. One of the most iconic examples of Brutal architecture. The conservatory wraps around the huge fly tower that supports scenery for the theatre beneath your feet, and while the concrete of the Barbican is still very evident, it adds to the overall effect.
It feels like a part of a dystopian movie set, where the plants have taken over the concrete! This is the capital's second biggest conservatory after Kew, and quite a hidden gem. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalCronx Croydon Art Print'Cronx', as Croydon is referred to sometimes, probably never makes it to tourist brochures of London.Industrial and rough around the edges, the architecture of the area is quite like marmite, love it or hate it. These disused chimneys still standing tall, and the gasholder of Waddon Marsh- sole remnant of the large Croydon gasworks, gives us an idea of the history of the area. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalAlexandra Palace Art PrintAlexandra Palace or Ally Pally as it's fondly known is a North London favourite!It truly became ‘The People’s Palace’ in 1990 when it was made public owned, to keep it a place of escape and wonder for the people of London.
The lofty Victorian architecture is truly stunning from the exterior, and when inside the glass vaulted ceiling and dome, flanked by palm trees transports you to the tropics! View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalOne Croydon Art PrintNo 1 Croydon, also nicknamed the 50p building, or the 'wedding cake' was built by the legendary Richard Seifert in 1970.To me this looks like a lego building, a jigsaw puzzle with pieces locking together in place.
Love it or hate it- this one cannot be missed, especially every time you whizz through Croydon on the overground. It occupies a busy roundabout that links the centre of Croydon with the suburbs. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalTrellick Tower Art PrintOne of Erno Goldfinger's. Not black white and greys the way I see it. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalHackney London Illustrated Art PrintThe Gas holders of Hackney:On the train while passing over Regent's canal through the gritty back lanes of Hackney, I have always gazed in wonder at these mammoth ghostly gas holders that dominate the skyline looking specially magical at sunset.
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Mathanki KodavasalDulwich London Art PrintDesigned by renowned architect, Kate Macintosh. Her '269 Leigham Court Road'- is literally down the road from where I live, and Dawson's Heights a short walk, which is funnily discovered during a nursery run.Lucky to be living in South East London, which houses so many modernist/ brutalist hidden gems! Never know when you're passing by one.
Love it or hate it, this jigsaw- jenga- ziggurat style building is truly striking in an otherwise white picket-fence-wisteria Dulwich. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalHayward Gallery Art PrintAnother Southbank favourite, and long overdue! The Hayward Gallery was built by Higgs and Hill and opened on 9 July 1968. Its massing and extensive use of exposed concrete construction are features typical of Brutalist architecture.View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalTate Modern London Art PrintThe old or the new? Every time I visit the Tate, I'm blown away by the architecture. The incredible new extension, a sharp brick pyramid towards the sky. But as I walk over to the other side, the mighty old chimney is just so iconic.
I thought of doing an upside- downside print, featuring both faces I truly love.
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Mathanki KodavasalSwan Dance Illustrated Art PrintNo boundaries or visas here! The Regent's Park, in the heart of central London offers a sanctuary to many passage migrants and winter visitors every year.'Migrants of London' is special to me, because it's in a way my story. Coming to the city in 2014, with no friends, family or work, London welcomed me with open arms. With people from all over the world, finding joy in the fact that we are not alike, but also.. not unlike!
For this illustration in a very vintage style, I wanted to capture the life and excitement in the waters. To celebrate the movement, romantic embraces, the flutter, the dancing. Joie de vivre. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalSwallow Dive Illustrated Art PrintNo boundaries or visas here! The Regent's Park, in the heart of central London offers a sanctuary to many passage migrants and winter visitors every year.'Migrants of London' is special to me, because it's in a way my story. Coming to the city in 2014, with no friends, family or work, London welcomed me with open arms. With people from all over the world, finding joy in the fact that we are not alike, but also.. not unlike!
For this illustration in a very vintage style, I wanted to capture the life and excitement in the waters. To celebrate the movement, romantic embraces, the flutter, the dancing. Joie de vivre. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalHoover Building Art PrintThe bright aquamarine windows in the backdrop of white, the glazed ceramics on the main entrance facade, the patterned black grills on the door, are some of the reasons why I just absolutely love this building and Art Deco architecture!View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalLondon King’s Cross Art Print View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalSouthwyck House Brixton Art Print,Southwyck House. A neo Brutalist Icon of Brixton, London, is known locally as the Barrier Block and presents a daunting edifice on Coldharbour Lane. The block's layered construction towers over the street outside, with the horseshoe-shaped structure giving the appearance of a medieval fortress. The windows are uncomfortable tiny, giving a feeling of claustrophobia from the outside. It's harsh, neobrutalist-inspired architecture and concrete lines zig zagging through the length of the building, curling around the estate are a striking visual.On a recent visit to Brixton, we walked through the estate. Surprisingly after entering, the flats themselves look well laid out with large balconies, a stark contrast to it's prison like exterior and pigeon hole windows. After illustrating the more popular Barbican and Trellick towers, I wanted to take a building that is not so common but yet so unique in it's structure and design. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalLondon Coffee Shop Art PrintThis print is inspired by every coffee shop I have been to in London and the rest of Europe.The hipster vibes, the aroma of freshly ground beans, sourdough avocado on toast, mocha and matcha for the win!
Every coffee shop has it's little quirks and character, and I have included some of those details in this illustration. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalCatford London Art PrintThe Excalibur Estate is a post-war 1940s prefabricated housing estate in Catford, South London. For decades, residents of the Excalibur Estate, have been fighting against property developers and hostile local authorities to save their bungalows from demolition.This fight has proven to be in vain. The council have proposed to demolish it and replace or “regenerate” the estate, claiming that it would be virtually impossible to bring them up to modern standards. Conservationists have fought to save the estate from demolition, which they claim is a unique surviving example of twentieth-century architecture.
For this illustration, I thought of juxtaposing a ever hungry Pac man gobbling away bit by bit. View Folio
Mathanki KodavasalVienna Art PrintA print inspired by the beautiful old city of ViennaOn my holiday to Vienna, the thing that stuck to me were the old trams. Striking red in colour, they owned the streets! It was my favourite way to get around the city, and sitting inside those vintage cars felt like being inside a time capsule.
This illustration is of an old tram in busy Landstrasse near Quartier Belevdere, gliding along a street lined with colourful buildings.
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Mathanki KodavasalNew York City Subway Art PrintA print inspired by my recent visit to New York.The New York city subway, a stark contrast to the tube in London. Chunky, loud and gritty rattling it's way through the city. It's one of those dystopian sights that stuck to me, the silhouette of these metal boxes against the Manhattan skyline of New York at dusk. View Folio