Passers by avert
their gaze; it is rude after
all to stop and stare.
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.
100. Bishop Road
Another recent tribute wall to Mibsy (Mibzy) Just off the Gloucester Road, by the Paintsmiths, a commercial outfit of two street artists, Felix ‘FLX’ Braun and Jack Dones.
This rather lighthearted but heartfelt tribute incorporates a Simpsons theme and plenty of doughnuts. I can only guess that Mibsy was fond of the Simpsons.
I haven’t knowingly seen any other murals by the paintsmiths, but I think that is because they tend to do commissions with specific clients.
Birthday tweets
A dawn chorus to
die for; who knew that they could
lay on such a treat?
by Scooj.
David Jones
With your passing, our
lives will feel impoverished;
blue skies turned to grey.
by Scooj
- The reach of David Bowie’s influence can be found all around us. For example in my post published on 2 January 2016
99. Gloucester Road, No.226
Many of the shops on Gloucester Road have commissioned street art on their shutters, which is how some artists have managed to make some money from their craft. This one caught my eye for several reasons.
The sad story is that this family run butcher shop ‘Stutt and Son’ that has been trading since 1919 has recently been closed at short notice due to the ill health of Mr Stutt senior. The hurriedly scrawled note on the shutter is heartbreaking.
The artwork is by Zase, but is clearly one of his early works as it is unsophisticated and rather raw, compared to some of his more recent pieces, such as the one in Ashley Road. He has come a long way.
As for the Butcher, the shop will be sold and another trader will move in, reinforcing the transient nature of a commercial high street.
5/10
Paint
Watching paint dry is
almost as tedious as
watching…erm…paint dry.
by Scooj
*apologies for the dreadful haiku. Boringly busy weekend decorating a room before the carpet is fitted – no space for creative thinking.
Butterfly day
Flitting from here to
there, never stopping for long;
these Winter weekends.
by Scooj
Flood
All hands to the pumps!
This Winter’s rallying cry;
more records broken.
by Scooj
98. Stokes Croft, Slix (2)
I’ve been going through some old pictures from my iPhone today, and found a few street art images from a long while before I started this blog. This particular picture struck me, because I recently posted a 3Dom piece from this exact location.
This work, also by 3Dom, was photographed in July 2014…it seems that this wall is his.
There is also a subtle tribute to Mibsy. This is a nice work, but long since gone.
Eli Kivuti
We are connected,
you and I, through another’s
love of Africa.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 