Who needs Upfest, when you have local artists that can do this? I got impatient with photographing this wondrous mural by Kin Dose, which every time I have been to take a look has had cars and vans parked in front of it. This is the best shot I have managed. This is not the first time Kin Dose has painted this wall, but I think that this might be his best piece yet, simply in terms of the complexity and detail in the artwork of the dragon.
The wall belongs to the Little Chinatown restaurant and I guess that this mural is a commission piece. There is a lot of movement in the piece, much of it created by the way the fur (hair?) on the head waves about. There is a whole lot of detailed work that has gone into the scales and the way thee light catches them.
The main subject of the dragon is set on an exquisite background of flowers and blossoms. To the top right, a rather creepy eye is keeping watch over the dragon. Words aren’t really good enough to describe this piece, which is one of the best of the year so far in Bristol. As a little reminder, here is a gallery of some of the great work by Kin Dose.
Wow! Epic storytelling beautiful artistry.
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Epic, a good word.
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That’s a cracker!
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Truly.
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wonderful!!
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I agree.
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Gorgeous.
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Yes.
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Magical
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The magic dragon.
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Indeed!
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Wow another beauty
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Yes it is.
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Yeah I haven’t managed to get shots of the entire wall yet either unfortunately . . . 😢
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Maddening. What is the point of commissioning artwork and then parking your cars/vans in front of it?
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Indeed and exactly
Although it probably keeps the taggers off to a point . . .
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Spose so.
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I’ve actually tried to speak to car owners to see if they could move their cars for a couple of minutes but have been told no way lols . . . 🤣🤣🤣
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So mean.
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