Month: March 2022

Thursday Doors – 3 March 2022

Doors 175 – Mountain doors, Alpe d’Huez, February 2022 (2)

This is the second and final Thursday doors from a recent skiing trip to the French Alps. Not many doors in this post, but I was there to enjoy the skiing, the views and the company, doors I’m afraid were a bit of an afterthought (Thursday doors heresy?).

Still very busy at work, so this will be mercifully brief. Enjoy.

Graffiti and doors in the mountains, Alpe d'Huez, France, February 2022
Graffiti and doors in the mountains, Alpe d’Huez, France, February 2022

 

Mountain hut door, Alpe d'Huez, France, February 2022
Mountain hut door, Alpe d’Huez, France, February 2022

 

Utilitarian doors, Alpe d'Huez, France, February 2022
Utilitarian doors, Alpe d’Huez, France, February 2022

 

That’s it for this week. My thoughts are with the people of Ukraine, much else feels a little pointless at the moment, but I guess we must carry on.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors  from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

 

 

 

 

What’s the point

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Twice I have heard this,

putting things into context

sense of proportion

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by Scooj

4273. Dean Lane skate park (468)

This is the last archive piece for a while and is from the much underrepresented artist on Natural Adventures, Lewse. I think I have rather a lot of her pieces lurking in my archives, and I hope to liberate them all in the fullness of time.

Lewse, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2017
Lewse, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2017

This one from the Deaner dates back to November 2017 and is full of colour and movement. Of course, no Lewse piece is complete without a cartoon character, and here she has incorporated Disney’s Goofy for good measure. A lovely piece from several years ago.

4272. Thomas Street

This bright and breezy mural by Haka has been around for a long while and includes a tribute to DJ Derek, a Bristol celebrity and much loved character, who sadly passed away in 2015, although his remains weren’t found until March 2016. I have been meaning to post this piece forever, and finally dug it out last week.

Haka, Thomas Street, Bristol, April 2016
Haka, Thomas Street, Bristol, April 2016

The whole mural is rather different from the stuff we usually see from Haka and may well have been painted to a brief. The soft colour selection allows the piece to be noticed without being brash or garish. There is so much detail through the piece and plenty of local references, such as the Banksy bear throwing a Molotov cocktail, the original of which is just around the corner.

Haka, Thomas Street, Bristol, April 2016
Haka, Thomas Street, Bristol, April 2016

I am guessing that the piece was a commission from the householder, and remarkably for the area remains largely untouched by taggers. A wonderful testament to Bristol culture and of course DJ Derek.

Invasion

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I can’t shut it out

no matter how hard I try

fear, worry, loss, hope

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by Scooj

4271. Upper Byron Place

Another dabble in my archive threw up this old piece (photographed in 2016) by Jody on the side of what was once a magic club, and I think, a comedy club at the top end of Park Street. I don’t know why I never posted it before, but then again I could probably say that about most of my unseen/unpublished archive.

Jody, Upper Byron Place, Bristol, February 2016
Jody, Upper Byron Place, Bristol, February 2016

The piece has long-since gone, but is a reminder of Jody’s takent and versatility, as well as admiring the impact his work has had on the city over the years. I am not very good with the magis scene, but am guessing that the magician portraits are of Houdini and David Blaine. For a long time this mural was part of the furniture on Park Street, and it is a pity it is no longer there.

4270. Greenbank (27)

In this piece we have something a little different from Kool Hand, different and really interesting. Painted alongside the unforgettable sushi box by Conrico, this is a letter/portrait combo.

Kool Hand, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2022
Kool Hand, Greenbank, Bristol, February 2022

The letters are ‘KH’ for Kool Hand and are being sprayed by the character. The character is unlike anything I have seen from Kool Hand before and may mark a shift in direction for his work. I am excited to see where this development takes us. A work nicely done.