Constant, leaden skies
press down on saddened landscapes;
when will the storm come?
by Scooj
17. North Street, hoarding (1)
I have not come across Dice 67 before. He is an artist from Cheltenham who likes to use a mix of stencils and freehand.
This political anti-austerity piece is slightly hidden away from view, and I am not sure if it is typical of Dice 67’s work. This was created as part of Upfest 2015.
I will be looking out for more of his work in Bristol.
6.5/10
Dip dip…
A fleeting moment
of blue interrupts standard
British Summer grey.
by Scooj
Leaf cutter bee
Solitary bee
navigating to and fro;
busy nestbuilding.
by Scooj
16. Frogmore Street (2)
Looking through some archive images, I found another wheatpaste by Kid Crayon (see posts 7 and 11). This image was taken on 25 February 2015.
This one is just as strange as the others, but what fascinates me more is that it is no longer there, emphasising the ephemeral nature of some street art. There is a kind of ‘catch me while you can’ element to it all that I like.
This image was pasted directly above one of my favourite JPS works (see post 2).
Whilst not over keen on this particular work, there is something about the way KC operates in Bristol that works for me. I have revisited this post in April 2016, and must add that Kid Crayon has become one of my favourite Bristol street artists, and the more I look at this pasteup, the more I like it.
4pm
Is it time for tea?
Sandwiches and cakes on a
sunny afternoon.
by Scooj
Fossil
Hidden in the sand
an ancient artefact bides;
Eocene shark tooth.
by Scooj
Fossil hunting in Bracklesham Bay is a passion of mine.
15. Leonard Lane (2)
Tucked away in Leonard Lane on a white plank of wood is this unusual piece of street art by Wolfskulljack. It would appear from her Facebook page that street art is a bit of a departure from her usual illustrations.
Wolfskulljack interestingly misspelled her name on the signature, which made me doubt its authenticity, but it is definitely hers.
This is the first time I have seen her street work and I suspect, given that she is an illustrator, that there won’t be too much more. She comes from Cheltenham and who knows, maybe if she does get a taste for street art, we’ll see more of it in Bristol.
A mysterious and beautifully detailed drawing
7/10
D.I.Y.
There is no pleasure
in stripping wallpaper off;
Only awful mess.
by Scooj
14. Leonard Lane (1)
I have found a very rich seam of fabulous wildlife street art in a tiny little lane in the centre of Bristol. I stumbled upon this by accident, and only now on searching the interweb, have found out that it is a very recent initiative organised by Human Nature.
This will be the first of several posts from Leonard Lane.
One of the most striking images in the lane is a beautiful stencil of a dodo by Stewy, another Bristol street artist, who works in Bristol, London, Brighton and Manchester amongst other cities.
There are strong influences from Banksy in his work, and I particularly like the choice of site for the work. there is another of his stencils in the lane which I will come back to in another post.
This is a perfect storm for me… a street full of wildlife street art.
8/10
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