6243. St Werburghs tunnel (435)

An important part of becoming established in whatever field you operate in is presence and consistency, without either of which it is all too easy to fall off the radar. Grimes, since his arrival in Bristol, has been both present and consistent and has been noticed for it. A third element is quality, because you can be both present and consistent, but also rubbish, like a lot of taggers for example, but Grimes’ work is fabulous and lifts him above the norm.

This is a really fabulous purple and orange piece which, like all of his work I have seen, is full of energy and movement. It is interesting to note the impact the texture of the wall has on a piece, for example the right-hand quarter of this piece sits on a more bumpy surface, whereas the left-hand side is painted on a smoother rendered section, and you can see the difference. Everything about this piece is god, and I continue to enjoy this journey.