There’s no such thing as too much David Attenborough on Planet Earth and one street artist has paid tribute to the broadcasting legend with a brand new London mural.
Artist Jerome is the man behind the east London artwork, which can be found on the side of a tropical fish shop on St Matthew’s Row, near Bethnal Green.
The colourful piece, which depicts the natural historian looking at a tropical bird, took around two days to complete.
When posting the piece on his Instagram page, Jerome said: “Big love to the man who inspired so many generations to care about the flora and fauna around us.”
The street art comes shortly after the release of Our Planet on Netflix, a eight-part series narrated by Attenborough, which explores the drastic impact of climate change on the natural world.
It’s not the first time Attenborough has featured in London street art — his face can also be found on the "wall of heroes" mural in West Dulwich.
The building used by the artist was also the canvas for a previous work — a mural dedicated to the fallen heroes of the First World War. It showcased three different stories: a German and British soldier sharing a cigarette, a portrait of Private George Gristey and a woman working in a bomb factory — with poppies connecting the three.
Jerome's portfolio of street art can be seen in other UK cities such as Bristol and further afield in Portugal and Australia.
He's also the co-founder of Blank Walls, a group that specialise in the commissions of large-scale street art all over the globe.
Jerome's art can be found on his Instagram: instagram.com/ketones6000
