The best of friends…the
worst of enemies, go in
to battle today.
by Scooj
276. Old Bread Street (3)
Every now and then I like to check out the hoardings at Old Bread Street, near the rather peculiar Gardiner Haskins department store. Last weekend I was immensely pleased to see that a bunch of street artists from ASK had collaborated on several of the panels.
This is a wonderful piece by Sepr. Now who hasn’t had a telephone call like this, especially those of who can remember real telephones with cords? I think that Sepr really conveys the sense of irritation. The man’s expression and the pulling of his own tie speaks volumes – it is almost like a moving image. Very clever.
The observant among you will see this piece is sandwiched between Deamze and Voyder burners. Great company indeed.
275. Clift House Road (2)
Following on from post 274, I feature another new artist to this blog at exactly the same site on Clift House Road.
This is in complete contrast to the fiery piece by SNUB23 that occupied the wall previously. The elfin figure by Hannah Adamaszek is calm and painted in cool colours that transform this wall completely. Surely a demonstration on how street art makes a profound impact on the immediate surroundings and environment where it appears.
Hannah has very recently just completed a piece in London, and was a visitor to Bristol for the Bristol Arts Trail, when she completed a piece at the Tobacco Factory. I am guessing that this may have been painted at the same time. Hannah has a spiritual approach to her work, and this quote from her website seems to capture it:
“Art is not just for viewing but an experience. By merging Art and Zen, we are taken on a welcome journey of peaceful reflection in out chaotic lives.”
A lovely tranquil piece by a highly accomplished artist.
274. Clift House Road (1)
I went out to photograph this work in January, having seen it one time when passing in the car too quickly to stop without causing an accident. It is an impressive wall and will be well known to commuters who travel along Coronation Road.
The vibrant piece is by SNUB23, and depicts a futuristic scene with a robot and a background of mayhem – this sits very neatly with his profile description on his website. The writing at the top says snub, and the 23 appears on the character’s uniform. I’m not sure what the other wildstyle writing says.
One of the interesting things about this work, which was created as part of Upfest 2015, is the advertising hoarding in the middle of the wall – the advert changed several times while the piece was here. When it was painted there was an advert with a ferocious dinosaur screaming out at you which somehow added to the overall piece.
Crows
Guardians of my
soul, they wait patiently for
my death, cackling.
By Scooj
- cackling – 3 syllables?
273. North Street Green (2)
This lovely wall seems to have an orderly rotation and large bags of respect. Rarely is anything here tagged, and the pieces appear to remain for several weeks before being painted over. The piece before this one was the Cheo gorilla, and it has since been replaced by a recent Mr Draws work.
This is a lovely collaboration by Copyright and E.Lee (who is from Chicago, and spent a little time in Bristol recently). The two figures are characteristic of Copyright’s work, so I am assuming that the frames are by E.Lee, who I think has the most distinctive signature of any street artist – a red stamped seal with the letters EL merged together.
I am really loving copyright’s work at the moment, both sprayed and pasted. He is gifted.
272. Devon Road (5)
This is another piece from my very happy trip to Devon Road back in Early May 2016. At the time of the visit, I wasn’t familiar with the work of Mr Draws, but have recently posted works by him in The Bearpit and at Dean Lane skate park.
This piece incorporates his trademark mountain range with wonderful colour selection and form rippling across the piece. I am growing more fond of his work, which at first, I must confess, left me a little cold.
271. M32 Roundabout J3 (11)
I have been sitting on this piece for a long time. I think it is because there is something rather enigmatic about it, and I can’t think what I want to say. It is unmistakably by Sean Sepr, but somehow a little different from the custimary expression, both in the artwork and the subject.
I feel it is a sad piece – a robot holding a heart – there is a lot of symbolism here. Sepr again has used limited colours – yellow, white and black – which brings out the contrast and shadows.
For me it is a piece that I like, but it is difficult to love…if that makes sense.
I’ve never seen that before
‘Boof’ a softened thud
beside me; thirty foot fall,
a squirrel scuttles.
by Scooj
270. Stokes Croft, Canteen (3)
It is high time that I posted another fabulous wheatpaste by Tian from his recent tour of Bristol and the UK. I think that this might be my favourite of the lot. The figure is, I am sure, a very famous image, but regrettably my classical education was so very long ago and although I am familiar with the image, I don’t know who it is. Actually…on second inspection it looks a lot like Elizabeth Taylor (Cleopatra?).
Tian certainly brightened up the Stokes Croft area with his paste ups back in April 2016 and some of them are still there for all to see. Some though have been tagged, and others removed.
I rather hope Tian returns soon for another tour, he provided something very different for us to enjoy.
Natural adventures 