5988. Dean Lane skate park (712)

Fade and Dibz have found themselves a new painting partner, whether by design or by accident, I am not sure, but Noise has joined the duo for this colourful wall in Dean Lane. I like it when collaborative walls carry a theme, and in this one the theme is the colour scheme, shared in different styles and proportions by the three artists.

First up is a wonderful piece of writing from Fade, which I think spells out PERKS, which is an amazing shout-out to DJ Perks, one of Bristol’s great writers. The clean letters are nestling on top of a yellow bubbly base.

The middle of the triptych, is a shout-out to Reks by Dibz, and not something I know to much about. The orange and gold letters are so sharp you could cut yourself, and the dark purple drop shadow is the perfect accompaniment.

Noise has been making a lot of noise recently, and he doesn’t seem to show any signs of slowing down. The writing is not quite so crisp as his collaborators, but the letters are characteristically chunky and follow the red and gold convention for the whole wall. It is great to see an artist clearly enjoying his craft. A fine collaborative wall.