Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026

7830. River Avon (125)

Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026

Avem808 appears to have been having a lot of fun this summer, transitioning his work from writing dominated to character dominated. I think that he enjoys the creativity and charm of his characters as much as the technical aspect of his writing.

Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026

The writing is heavily disguised, and I have to assume that it spells out AVEM. It is the bookend characters that leap out, almost literally, especially the one on the left. These crazy imaginings are quite unlike anything I have seen in Bristol before and are becoming as a bit of a trademark of the artist.

Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026
Avem808, River Avon, Bristol, July 2026

When I look at the character on the right I see a sandglass, and the sand character slipping from top to bottom through the squeezed middle. I cannot help feeling that Avem808 seems rather liberated, from what I don’t know, but this marked change in his work is very welcome and I look forward to seeing it develop further.

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I am Stephen. I live in Bristol, UK. I decided to shorten my profile...to this: Wildlife, haiku, travel, streetart, psychogeography and my family. Not necessarily in that order.

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