I love making discoveries. Finding things that were meant to be found, but only by those who are looking. This drawing is one such discovery, in one of the tunnels of the M32 roundabout. There are a trio of other pieces by the same artist not far away. Regular readers will know that I am particularly fond of paste ups, and when they are by an artist unknown to me, they are that little bit more special.

I think the artist is called Jarvis, but that is as much as I know about them. The crown on the top of the signature indicates to me that this artist understands street art culture and is deliberately being a part of it. The piece itself, roughly A4 size, is vibrant and striking. The colours and elements are simple and bold. A red figure in profile, the sea, the sun, the moon and a possible reference to Bristol, a hot air balloon. The wheatpaste is set on a jaunty angle and seems to have been torn from a pad at the top edge. I like this paste up very much and it feels like we might be seeing the emergence of another Bristol street artist. I’ll post the other three pieces soon, and will be on the lookout for more.
I also thought Jarvis or perhaps J Davis
Haven’t posted any of them as I am yet to find an insta account to tag
Was lovely to see them all though
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I’m not sure where he is from, but theartblogger shared the insta account on these comments.
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Ah well that kind of helps the whole situation along nicely . . .
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I’ve got some of his going back to 2015 and he did one at Cheltenham Paint Festival 2018. I hadn’t seen any paste-ups by him before though. https://www.instagram.com/artby_jarvis/
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Thanks for the link. One to look out for for sure
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