On an environmental leave day a couple of weeks back I was litter picking down on the New Cut, the diverted course of the tidal River Avon in Bristol. During the litter pick, one of my colleagues asked whether I had looked at a piece of street art she has been telling me about for a little while. During the lunch break, I took a short walk into Bedminster where the mural was, not far from the New Cut.
I found the piece, and instantly saw that it was by Andrew Burns Colwill, his style is so distinctive. This piece has breathed new life into what was previously a bland wall and brought with it an exotic feel – street art for a local community. It is beautiful.
This work has a lovely watercolour quality to it. The details of the piece poke through a misty haze, and the derelict archway give it a classical feel, the whole thing being soulful, peaceful and romantic. I’m not sure if the church is based on a real one or whether it is from Burns Colwill’s mind, probably the latter.
I am a big fan of Andrew Burns Colwill’s work, and have found him great company on the few occasions I have met him. One day I will go for that drink with him and get that interview he agreed to some months ago!
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You were lucky to get unobstructed shots. I think he did that last year sometime. I’ve been a few times but each time there’s been cars or delivery vans or something in the way. It should be mandatory for street artists to paint double yellow lines in front of their work!
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I wholeheartedly agree. There is a new Decay piece near the Lakota, and a whopping van permanently parked in front of it…it is in a car park though!
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Decay’s just done one in Leonards Lane also. Plan to go to Bristol tomorrow …
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Blimey, nobody does pieces in Leonard Lane. I’ll get down there early next week.
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John Doh’s done a few down there too but the Decay piece is very wide so hard to get a decent shot
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Looking forward to taking a look. Pretty close to my work.
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Beautiful. He really made the piece fit the surroundings. It is like a Wordsworth poem or a scooj haiku.
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Really lovely article and fabulous shots. If I can pin Andy down to doing a voice recording can I use them for a little vid about the piece (full credits given of course). Hope all good with you. Andy has a new show up at Kings Weston House (currently some of his originals are there) with opening event 13 December ‘Fake News and My Pet Hamster’ – will let you know when I have more info.
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Hi, thank you. Of course, happy to let you use the images, I can send you high resolution or low, whichever you like. Just drop me an email at whoisscooj@zoho.com and I’ll send them over. I look forward to the show.
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