Long since forgotten,
neglected and unloved; your
ship will not come in.
by Scooj
Month: February 2016
124. The Bearpit (1)
Variously called The Bearpit, Bearpit, Bear Pit or Bear-pit…I will stick with the first.
This space has recently undergone something of a transformation, thanks largely to The Bearpit Improvement Group, and provides some excellent permitted gallery space to upcoming and established street artists in Bristol. Once something of a ‘no-go’ area it is fast becoming a ‘somewhere to go’ place, especially for me…expect lots of blogs from here.
I’ll start with a piece by one of my favourite Bristol artists – Kid Crayon. I saw this vibrant piece earlier this week walking in to work and was chuffed to bits to see it. It was not so long ago one of his wheatpastes, that I have featured before, was cleared away and I have missed it, but this new work more than makes up for it.
I’ll be looking out for more of KCs work, but more often than not it finds me.
8/10
Sunshine
The unforgiving
cruelty of Winter breaks
hearts with false promise.
by Scooj
123. North Street, Standard (1)
This seasonal piece by Cheo is quite a contrast from its political predecessor that adorned this wall during Upfest 2015. I am constantly excited by the range of subjects and styles that the street art scene is capable of producing in Bristol.
This is a cheerful and fun cartoonesque piece so typical of Cheo who must be one of Bristol’s most prolific artists. I will try to dig out the piece that was on this same wall before. Watch this space.
7/10
Pink
Snooker’s six-point ball
an engine knock, hunting garb;
a versatile word.
by Scooj
122. Dean Lane (4)
I love Dean Lane. It is a road that joins Coronation Road, which runs alongside the New Cut, with North Street, and at its southern end plays host to some of the most creative street art in the area. There is a public swimming pool and skate park on Dean Lane, and both are plastered with graffiti and street art.
This piece by Beastie is curious. It is a wheatpaste of an Ordnance Survey map that has a sketchy drawing and some spray work on it. Just to add to its quirkiness, somebody has subsequently added a pink sticker.
I make no secret of the fact that I am particularly fond of wheatpastes, and this one is a beauty.
8/10
121. Soldeu, Andorra (3)
This is the last of three short blogs about graffiti/street art in Soldeu. I had a little time to kill on our last day before heading home, so I went for a short walk from the top to the bottom of the village. At the lower end I discovered this small work that was more complex than graffiti and appeared to be a an abstract mural. There is nothing else like it in the village.
I like that it has been sprayed on a rather utilitarian electricity building, to brighten it up a little.
On the coach journey to Barcelona Airport I was treated to hundreds of burners under road bridges and on industrial buildings. I will have to return for a weekend break.
4/10
Spring margins
Sheer cathedral walls
plunge deep underground, forcing
daffodils skywards.
by Scooj
Return to work
Back down with a bump;
mountains of emails replace
the snow covered peaks.
by Scooj
120. Soldeu, Andorra (2)
I have taken a couple of detours on the way to and returning from the slopes this week. Here are two more scribbles, interestingly both of fish.
I have one more chance tomorrow morning to see if there is any more graffiti in Soldeu before we head home via Barcelona. On the subject of Barcelona, I am troubled that we won’t have time to stop over before our flight home. Barcelona will have to wait for another trip.
Natural adventures 