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La petite souris
manger des miettes par terre
il devrait dormir
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par Scooj
Month: January 2023
4979. M32 Cycle path (194)
I had meant to post this piece some time ago, but it just didn’t happen. The first time I photographed this rather special piece by Stivs, the lighting conditions were shocking and my pictures rendered useless. I got there in the end.
The vibrant piece seems to have a lot of robot action going on, almost in the style of Transformers. This is far removed from the calligraffiti we are used to seeing from Stivs, and shows us a completely different string to his artistic bow. All in different shades of orange and red, this is a stunner on the cycle path.
4978. Dean Lane skate park (561)
Maybe emerged on the Bristol scene in 2021 and has grown from strength to strength, building a reputation in the street art community over the last couple of years. His work is original and intriguing, working on themes of interlocking faces and galactic scenes. This ramp piece is a large interlocking face variant.
This side of the ramp is actually a really great place to paint, because is receives a minimum of scuffing from skaters. As Maybe pieces go, this is a rather large one, and in his slightly older style. I am hoping to see great things from this unique artist, and it would be great to catch up with him again as he is a lovely man.
Inversion
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Islands in the mist
towns and villages submerged
angel dust falling
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by Scooj
4977. River Avon (38)
This piece by Soap, was so good, I had to photograph it twice. The first time I tried, the results were terrible on account of strong sun and shade scattered over the piece. I made sure that my return visit was on an overcast day, with some better images.
Soap likes painting this character, which I think might be based on the cartoon character Ice King from the animated TV series Adventure Time, although I am not completely sure about that. This creation is a thing of beauty, and not only features the chrcter, but also spells out SOAP. A few gems thrown in for good measure, this is a masterclass in contemporary writing from Soap.
4976. Montpelier Park
I have been a little bit slack when it comes to posting recent pieces by Smak. I feel I have rather taken his amazing writing a little for granted, and I know I have several of his pieces from last year lurking in my archive. My bad.
Here is a lovely recent piece over in Montpelier Park, that looks incredibly weathered, but I think it is the effect that Smak wanted to convey, rather than that it is weathered, if that makes sense. Subtle colours and lots of lovely drips, interrupted only by a few tinges of red, blue and pink. There is something almost Miroesque about the final work, which is a real beauty.
Injury to insult
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Hyperextension
sustained walking down mountain
after skis were pinched
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by Scooj
4975. St Werburghs tunnel (342)
Dott Rotten is without doubt one of the best writers in Bristol, although he is just one artist in a very strong field. This beautiful ‘spoilt’ piece is filled with fruit salad colours, transitioning sweetly between the letters, with characteristic detailing and supreme finishing with clean lines and edges.
The whole piece contrasts perfectly with the blue background of clouds and bubbles. To the right hand edge is the word Jelly, although I have no idea what this refers to. As with so many of Dott Rotten’s pieces, it is extra large, and took up the space of at least two typical pieces you might find in the tunnel. More magnificent work from the maestro.
4974. Purdown (51)
It feels good to post a new piece by Full Time Ghoul, because so many of his pieces end up in my archives without ever seeing the light of day, something I must resolve somehow, because I genuinely like his motif and the way he fills spots all over Bristol.
This trio of green skulls set on a fiery red and orange background is really rather special. I’m not too sure bout this, but the top of the skulls look like they spell OSM, although I have no idea what this stands for. Nice work from FTG.
Not skiing 🤬
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Stopped for mountain lunch
some pillock ‘borrowed’ my skis
long ski-boot walk home
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by Scooj
Natural adventures 