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Down on hands and knees
getting a closer look see
Sea Spurge gathering
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by Scooj
Sea Spurge (Euphorbia paralias)
7607. M32 roundabout J3 (764)
This is a curious piece by Tera painted at a recent paint jam on the roundabout. It doesn’t really matter how much I try to enhance the image, it is difficult to properly see what is going on without getting up really close. I think that Tera was so into creating the piece (perhaps with a tattooist’s mindset) that he has lost some of the clarity and story in the heavy detail. That is not to say it isn’t a fine piece, rather that it is difficult for the viewer to appreciate.
The combination piece has a dark and rather evil demonic character in the centre, with three eyes, large fangs and a long tongue. It is holding two swords that frame the middle section of the piece. The letters either side of the character spell out TERA, in a nicely crafted style. Overall, Tera shows his raw talent with this piece, but for me, it is a little busy and could do with toning down a bit. Lots more to share from him as he has been out and about a fair bit this spring.
7606. M32 roundabout J2 (19)
Another piece (and there are so many more to come) from John D’oh’s under-motorway gallery. This is a humorous piece, which leans into smutty, which I guess is all part of the edginess of street art.
The fine stencil of a young woman is accompanied by the words “Things not to say on Valentine’s day: You might not be my happy ever after, but you could be my happy ending?”. On a picky point, the second half of the sentence doesn’t read as a question, and I think that the ‘you’ and the ‘could’ are the wrong way round. The piece has the potential to cause offence, although I think the emphasis is on humour. Not one of his best ideas, but nonetheless part of his varied portfolio.
Morning motivation
.
Sunlight through the blinds
and a pigeon’s hearty coos
tell me to get up
.
by Scooj
7605. Dean Lane skate park (915)
When ever did a worm look so beguiling? This little flat concrete slab in the Dean Lane skate park has had many, many small pieces adorning it, but never one quite like this. It is painted by visiting artist, Created by Billie.
The last time the artist was in town, I met her while she was painting a wall very near this one, and what a lovely lady she is, full of enthusiasm for her work. While this piece has a comforting cartoon feel to it, it also appears to have some accurate anatomical features such as the saddle (clitellum) and segments. Striking and unusual… I love this piece.
7604. River Avon (115)
It has taken me a long time to figure out the letters in this writing, and I am not too sure I would have done so without Paul H’s recent posting of a piece by the artist. The letters spell VERMO, but you have to study them pretty hard to figure it out, as they are deliberately deceptive. Once you know them you can see them, but it is that first time of working it out that takes the time.
I have a lot of Vermo’s pieces to share from my archives, but I decided to start with this combination piece alongside the river. Unusually this piece of writing includes a character, where most of his pieces contain only the ‘floating’ letters that are made up of component shapes, for example, both the ‘E’ and the ‘M’ are composed of three ovals of increasing size in different orientations. I wouldn’t quite know how to classify Vermo’s writing, but it might fall into the category of abstract graffiti writing, a bit like Mr Klue, but quite different in appearance. Watch this space for more from Vermo.
7603. Dean Lane skate park (914)
Lately, Zinso has been completely smashing it with his clean and colourful pieces of graffiti writing, and this recent piece serves to confirm his place as a one of the tidiest writers in town.
Pretty much hidden from view on the swimming pool wall, this piece deserves to be seen by more passing eyes. The combination of turquoise, light blue, green and red is masterful, and the mauve and black drop shadow have a metallic appearance. I rate this particular piece of artwork very highly and look forward to more this spring/summer.
7602. M32 roundabout (763)
Last year Scrappy (formerly known as Scrapyardspec) managed to visit Bristol several times and leave behind several of his distinctive character faces. So far this year, he has been quiet, but I am hoping that this piece heralds further activity.
This particular pair of characters feel very fresh and stylish, and continue with Scrapy’s development, forever adding sophistication and improving the quality of his artwork. These goofy characters add humour and a lightheartedness to the walls Scrapy paints.
7601. Cumberland Basin
Sait Bare is an artist I have yet to have the pleasure to meet, although we have exchanged the odd message on Instagram. He is painting reasonably regularly these days and is definitely preferring writing BARE these days, as opposed to SAIT, which he used to write more often a year or so back.
This is a rather dreamy piece of graffiti writing in which the slightly unruly letters appear to drift into one another as if they were clouds. The colours are beautifully selected, and the whole piece has a sense of relaxed slow movement – it is amazing really how these artists can portray different moods and tempos through their designs and colours. This is a lovely piece from Sait Bare.
7600. Dean Lane skate park (913)
Every once in a while a top-end collaborative piece appears, and when it does, it simply needs to be admired for its craftsmanship. This is a wicked three-piece collaboration from three established and gifted artists, 3Dom, Dibz and Cheo.
I don’t know if there is an overall theme here, but on the left is an anti-war piece by 3Dom featuring a warring world going up in flames, and a frog-type character seemingly in despair. The gold and blue writing from Dibz is a classic piece of wildstyle writing, delivered with total competence and control. Finally, the TV head character on the right by Cheo has overtones of Evil Edna, a character from a children’s cartoon series called Willow the Wisp. The whole thing is both brilliant and unsettling. Bravo!
Natural adventures 