Now I’m motoring
got the bit between my teeth
nothing can stop me.
by Scooj
Author: scooj
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.
598. Upper York Street (5)
It has been a little while since Kleiner Shames packed his bags and set off for London to make his fortune. So it is with some cheer that he returned to Bristol at some point over the New Year period to remind us just how good his work is.
This piece is on the intersection with Upper York Street and Wilder Street and is in great company with other pieces by Deamze and Whysayit. The wildstyle writing spells out Fois (which for a long time I thought was the artist’s name – d’oh).
This two-tone work is actually quite simple in its construction, that is, there is no shading or over-the-top elaboration, but it disguises the writing really cleverly. I do like his work and hope this trip back to his home town is not just a one-off.
Eocene
A long time ago
the Bracklesham deposits
were laid down to rest.
by Scooj
597. James Street (1)
Once in a while, you feel that you might be witnessing something rather special, and so it is with the art of Tom Miller. I would be the first to concede that his surrealist style isn’t to everyone’s taste, but what he has to offer, both on canvass and on walls, is very different, refreshing, challenging, intelligent, busy and bright. I think and hope he will go a long way.
He was busy painting this new wall on New Year’s Eve and into New Year. Dedication to his craft.
I am not entirely sure what the piece is depicting, but it looks a little like Buddha with a whole load of things going on around him and a rather nice little hut ion his head for a hat. Miller’s pieces are always bursting with energy and weirdness. Lots of body parts and face parts adorn his subjects. There is meaning to all of this I’m sure, but it is probably deeply rooted in the artist’s sub-conscious.
A wonderful new landmark on the Bristol street art trail, slightly off the beaten track, but worth the walk.
596. Upfest 2016 (90)
I really like this beautifully designed piece of work from Mike Powis. The colours work well and there is something really pleasing about the subject – to me at least. It doesn’t come as a surprise that Powis is an illustrator and graphic designer, and this comes across loud and clear in this work.
I couldn’t find out much about him, but his Upfest biography (autobiography) reads: ‘Illustrator, graphic designer, hunter gatherer, gas mask vandal, excessive coffee drinker, mural creator, brush pen ninja, workshop director, marker mass murderer, terrible short story writer…’ That probably sums it up.
Happy
Irrepressible
good mood on a Monday morn’
I should bottle it!
by Scooj
595. Upfest 2016 (89)
This is an unusual piece by the artist Codefc. When I first saw the piece from a distance I thought it was something to do with Start Wars, when it is in fact a stencil of film/video cameras stacked together. The black and white stencil is set off beautifully by the gold background, which I think is a technique he uses a bit.
Codefc did some really interesting works in Rio for the Olympics, and you can see some of this on his website. Other than that, there is little biographical information out there about him, so I don’t have much more to add.
Rain
.
Uncomplaining they,
while I watch them play netball
in the pouring rain.
.
by Scooj
594. Upfest 2016 (88)
This is a rather fun piece from an Austrian artist, originally from Graz, called SizeTwo. He is largely a self taught artist who is constantly striving to improve his skills. As part of his road to improvement, he has moved to Berlin to ‘broaden his horizon’.
His work, I have just taken a look at some of it on the Interweb, is highly accomplished, and I hope that he will be returning to Upfest next year, so we can get another glimpse of his work. I do like a monkey in a spacesuit – it seems to be a common theme for street artists, and this is at least the third I have posted.
593. Upfest 2016 (87)
Jody is no stranger to the streets of Bristol and I have featured works of his before, most recently this Virgin Mary just off North Street. He was one of the established Bristol artists at last year’s Upfest and took over a tricky wall that had previously been occupied by Osch and his tiger.
I watched this piece by Jody take shape over the two days of the festival, and visited the scene a few days later to get a decent view of the piece. It is absolutely stunning. Clean, fresh and with a story going on.
This wall, however, must be the most difficult to photograph of all the walls used at Upfest. Try as I might, I just don’t seem to be able to get a decent shot. I notice that Jody took one from the top of the building opposite, but not all of us are fortunate enough to get such a privileged view.
I do like this piece, and admire it every time I walk up North Street. A great piece by the self-styled ‘aerosol artist’.
Natural adventures 