I cannot begin to explain why it has taken me so long to post this outstanding piece by Deamze, especially as I am a lifelong fan of Goscinny and Uderzo’s Asterix the Gaul books. I guess that part of the reason is that my words simply can’t do justice to the genius of this piece, and so I left it, always meaning to come back to it.
I rarely use the word genius, but I atcually think that Deamze is the absolute master of his craft and in this work, he has mashed up characters in the correct colour palette from Uderzo’s illustrations to draft out his name in his own style and it is all utterly commensurate with the ethos of the comic books. This is interpretive art at its very, very best.
Deamze leaving Bristol for Hobart is surely one of the greatest creative losses for the city, and I am full of jealousy when I see his work from the other side of the world on Instagram. Maybe sometime he’ll pay us all a visit and drop a few pieces while he’s at it. One of my all-time pieces of Bristol street art.
Superb. When all this horror is over I think a trip to Bristol to view these works has to be on the cards!
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If you’d like a guided tour I’d be more than happy to show you some of the best spots, or I could give you a few tips on where to go looking.
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Brilliant, I look forward to then.
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Is there less new work since you know what?
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For sure, many of the artists are working on designs at home or spraying boards in their gardens.
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Definitely one of my all time faves too
Such a huge loss to Bristol but a massive gain for Hobart
The sometimes cruel swings and roundabouts of life . . .
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