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.

Reminded

 

When a rainbow comes

I remember my cousin

who died much too young.

 

by Scooj

 

 

26. Churchtown, St Agnes

This brilliantly executed street art is one of my favourites of its type. Simple, witty and anarchic. I wrote a Haiku about it a little while ago.

There is not a lot of street art or even graffiti in this part of Cornwall, so this is a bit of a rarity

There is no point in trying to find out who did it, as I think it is a creative one-off.

7/10

Habitual addiction

 

Much disappointment,

decaf coffee left at home;

have to go without.

 

by Scooj

 

West

 

The wind in my face,

dreaming of sandy beaches;

I make for Cornwall.

 

by Scooj

 

Queen’s flight

 

Synchronicity;

warm, humid weather triggers

a mass ant ascent.

 

by Scooj

25. North Pallant, Chichester (1)

I first saw this beautiful work before I really began to look out for street art when visiting Chichester a couple of years ago.

Stik, North Pallant, Chichester, August 2015
Stik, North Pallant, Chichester, August 2015

It is unmistakably a Stik mural and was painted during the Chichester Street Art Festival 2013.

Stik, North Pallant, Chichester, August 2015
Stik, North Pallant, Chichester, August 2015

Stik is based in London, but has created pieces all over the world. There is a large Stik in Bristol which I will post about when I get a decent picture of it.

I love this.

9/10

Fossil hunting

 

When consciousness and

unconsciousness become one,

you are in the zone.

 

By Scooj

24. Cheltenham Road, the Arches

Zase v JPS

I don’t yet understand the ground rules or protocols that exist between street artists, but it would seem there is some minor conflict in a small passageway by the Arches on Cheltenham Road, Bristol.

JPS, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015
Zase and Dekor, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015

An original mural by Zase adorned the side wall of Wong’s Acupuncture Clinic. This appeared before or during 2011. I only became conscious of the piece last year when I saw a wonderful JPS stencil entitled ‘Insert Punchline’ which covered the lower left hand side of the Zase work. Even at the time I saw it, part of the JPS had been sprayed over. Sometime later somebody added a rat and Banksy signature, but I doubt very much that it is an original.

JPS, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015
JPS, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015

I took a look at the wall last week, and it would seem that Zase has returned and restored the wall to its former status. It is a pity in a way, but at least I managed to get a picture of the JPS before it disappeared.

Zase and Dekor, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015
Detail, Zase and Dekor, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015