Early morning chill
numbs my fingers, though I care
not on such mornings.
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.
Belshazzar’s feast
Wonderful music;
accordion and fiddle
bringing folk alive.
by Scooj.
85. North Street, No. 74
This striking portrait was sprayed by N4T4 during the Upfest 2015 festival. N4T4 is an artist and illustrator from Nuneaton in the UK.
In the artist’s own words:
“I paint portraits using realism as a reference point for more abstract experimentation. The images are built in layers that become ambiguous and open to interpretation from the viewer. I am inspired by aboriginal art and graffiti; aesthetically and conceptually with their self evolved visual languages, dual meanings, temporal quality and its basis in culture, people and environment rather than just commerce.”
The more I examine this work the more I like it.
The Bristol Lodge (Provincial Grand Lodge of Bristol)
In here be secrets
where privilege and power
scratch each other’s backs.
by Scooj
84. New John Street (1)
This is my second attempt at publishing this post…something horrible happened and the draft I saved completely disappeared.
Soker is a Bristol-based graffiti writer who has been active since the 1980s and is well known for his work all around the city. He specialises in wildstyle burners and is not much bothered with making money from his works.
This wall is sited just off North Street, the main hub of Upfest 2015. Soker belongs to the ASK crew and KTF (After School Klub and Keeping Things Fresh respectively).
I am beginning to appreciate more these wildstyle murals, and will feature them more in my posts.
6.5/10
Undressed
They said it would go
and down it has come; scaffold
confidence restored.
by Scooj
Undress
The scaffolding comes
down today, so I am told.
Not holding my breath.
by Scooj
Nature boy
Exploring Cornish
rock pools all Summer break; those
were such carefree days.
by Scooj
83. Stokes Croft, Slix (1)
A recent 3Dom work in the heart of Stokes Croft that depicts a sad picture of the future, with only one leaf surviving. There is something of the ‘Lorax’ about the scene. Love is the answer.
Messages and warnings like this do not go unheeded, I mean hey, I looked at it and now I’m talking about it.
7/10
Upstream thinking
Upland tree planting
arrests runoff and flooding
of unfortunates.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 