This fabulous piece on one of my favourite Upfest walls is a great way to round off the first five pieces from Upfest 2022. As you can imagine, there will be hundreds of pieces to post by the time the festival ends, so please bear with me as I try to write about them in batches, alongside all the other wonderful street art that we are blessed to see in Bristol. This is by an artist I haven’t heard of before, Derm, and features what looks like a Vaughn Bode Lizard, an Iconic character in the world of street art.

The lizard in this piece is riding what looks like a half-track motor cycle, complete with flat tyres. A classic cartoon-style piece of urban culture street art that really stands out on this wall. One of the great pleasures of Upfest is being exposed to the talents of new artists from around the country, Europe and the world. A great piece of work.
Not sure about this one either tbh . ..
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I agree. It looks like something from a comic book.
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I’ve nothing against comic books, but for me the subject matter has nothing to do with the area, the people or the festival and the muted drab colours don’t help the subject matter imho . . .
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Do you know, I feel it is not as vibrant as it’s predecessors, and I agree it feels a little incongruous
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