Rather difficult to photograph, but easy to spot and be curious about is this striking mermaid created from foam insulation material, by Bristol installation artist, Duncan McKellar. What I love most about his pieces is that they are placed in busy parts of the city and challenge people to stop and think and look and laugh and be curious, rather than burying their faces in their cell phones.
This is a clever ‘sculpture’ because it takes a little while to ‘get your eye in’ and interpret what you are looking at, then once you have got it, it is impossible not to see it. I am never quite sure with Duncan McKellar’s work whether it is done with the permission of Bristol City Council, or whether it is ‘guerilla art’. I rather hope it is the latter. I really love this.
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Looks like a mermaid sculpted from a giant yellow squash! Not making light of the sculpture because it’s a fabulous piece. Nor your effort to curate it for us faraway web voyeurs. Thanks, mate.
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He always produces challenging public artwork.
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You’re never going to believe this Stephen but I was there this afternoon. I was concentrating on exploring the area within the old city walls and noticed this flash of yellow across the road wondering what it was and never went to have a closer look. Duh!
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Spooky. I hope you got to walk down Leonard Lane which followed the old wall, and to St John the Baptist church. There is a fascinating story about the St John’s conduit there. I did a Thursday doors about St JtB a while back. I love the old city, not that much of it remains.
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I did walk down Leonard Lane and into St. John the Baptist Church, including the crypt, but I completely forgot about the conduit. It was on my radar too, but thanks for reminding me. I’ll check out your Thursday Doors if I can find it.
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Brilliant, bold, beautiful! ❤
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All of those.
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