Graffiti tribute to Terry Pratchett in Shoreditch completed three months after author's death

 
Tribute: The finished piece commemorating late author Terry Pratchett and artist Josh Kirby (Picture: End of the Line)
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Ramzy Alwakeel27 May 2015

A graffiti tribute to the late Terry Pratchett which went viral after being pictured as a work-in-progress is finally complete.

Thousands of people shared pictures of Jim Vision and Dr Zadok's mural in Brick Lane when it was in its early stages.

The artwork also serves to commemorate artist Josh Kirby, whose drawings adorned Pratchett's book covers before his death in 2001.

Mural: The left portion of the massive wall art (Picture: End of the Line)
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It covers the walls of the underground Pillow Cinema - by the former Shoreditch Station - with characters such as inept wizard Rincewind and magic matriarch Granny Weatherwax.

The dry-humoured Death, and The Luggage - a travelling case with dozens of tiny legs - also make an appearance.

"It was very inspirational reading [Pratchett's] books growing up," Vision told the Standard last month. "They present a pretty anarchic world.

"It's all pretty fantastic - it takes things from our world and twists it into something quite incredible.

"It's really important to commemorate people's lives, especially somebody who brought so much to UK literature."

The response to the mural - pictures of which were shared across the internet after the Standard featured it before Easter - was a surprise, he added. "We didn't do it expecting it to be shared," he said. "We're doing it for personal reasons - but it's fantastic when people appreciate what you do."

Author: The right-hand portion shows Pratchett's face (Picture: End of the Line)
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Both painters work under the banner End of the Line, a street art collective operating out of a workshop in east London.

A spokeswoman said there had been "some great feedback" on the completed Pratchett tribute. "People are still sharing images of the mural on Instagram and beyond," she added.

"Our next big project is a big graffiti festival we run called Meeting of Styles, which is in July - and, of course, the painting of more walls."

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