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 The piece before this one was the Cheo gorilla, and it has since been replaced by a recent Mr Draws work.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.
Summer buzzin’
Splendid Sunday sounds
as neighbours strim untidy
lawns; smells of Summer.
by Scooj
269. Dean Lane skate park (9)
There are a great many talented artists out there, I mean really talented, that choose to paint on the walls of our streets from time to time. I guess these people must enjoy it, because the work is often so fleeting, and the footfall of appreciating viewers is small. What I am rather clumsily trying to say is that creating street art, because you can must be very fulfilling, and that is a good thing.
This incredible piece is by Lemak, and in my view is technically brilliant. However, it is tucked around the back of some skating ramps and will be seen by so few people before it is over-painted. I have my photograph, and I am very happy with that, but a part of me feels sad that all the effort that has gone into this remarkable stencil? work will be lost so soon.
I have been writing about street art long enough to know that the ephemeral nature of it is understood and accepted by all, but when confronted by a piece such as this I wish it weren’t so. Lemak was the artist who created this beautiful tribute to DJ Derek back in April 2016.
Street
Ephemeral art
shines so brightly in our minds
we remember it.
by Scooj
268. Stokes Croft, the Carriageworks (14)
Well, here’s one for the cat lovers. I really don’t like posting street art without knowing a little bit about the artist, but in this instance I simply cannot resist sharing this piece as quickly as I can.
I spotted the glorious cat when driving my wife to the station this morning, and I guess it must have appeared sometime yesterday. It is fresh, striking, clean and catty. The artist is Dose? about whom I know absolutely nothing and am struggling to track him down on the Interweb. I have seen a couple of images on Instagram of the piece being painted, but there is no accompanying information about Dose.
There is something about cats and street art, like bananas and chocolate. This cat would be welcome in any alley. Glad to have photographed it in its full glory as I expect the taggers will be all over it by tomorrow. A wonderful wonderful piece. I expect to update this post as I find out more.
Natural adventures 