5932. M32 Spot (184)

Saor, Kosc and Mudra, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2024
Saor, Kosc and Mudra, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2024

Although this outstanding collaboration from Saor, Kosc and Mudra was painted a few weeks ago, it has taken me quite a long while to get round to posting it, which is largely down to the sheer volume of new art appearing on the walls of Bristol at the moment. I would say that this winter, in spite of the appalling weather, has been one of the busiest I have know for street/graffiti art and my archives are bulging.

Saor, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2024
Saor, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2024

Saor has made a few visits to Bristol lately, and has smashed each piece out of the park, and this is another in a succession of unbelievable artworks. In line with the overall collaboration colours, Saor has disguised his SAOR letters in an outstanding geometric design. What I love about Saor’s work is the blended of borders, which means that all of his lines have to be ultra crisp and sharp, which, of course, he excels at.

Kosc, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2024
Kosc, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2024

In the middle of the triptych is a brilliant samurai portrait piece from Kosc, unfortunately a little obscured by the street sign. There is a lot of precision in the detail of the mask and Kosc has achieved incredible depth and texture in the piece. Kosc is an artist who appears to be at the top of his game these days and is producing some outstanding work.

Mudra, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2024
Mudra, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2024

Rounding off the collaboration is this unusual piece of pixelated writing from Mudra, which seems to be playing with the letters ‘.CON’ (dot con). The skull in the middle of the letters, is a little strange, in fact I find the whole piece odd, and a bit out of kilter with the rest of the collaboration. There might be a story about the piece that I don’t know about which might explain it. Altogether though this is yet another amazing collaboration from the NTS crew.

5931. St Werburghs tunnel (417)

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2024
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2024

Ooh! I love this abstract writing piece from Mr Klue. It has been a while since I last saw one of his pieces with the distinctive ethereal steps. The colours too are a slight digression from his recent penchant for purples and blues.

Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2024
Mr Klue, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2024

It is almost impossible to distinguish them, but the letters Spell out KLUE, as is customary in his pieces… I will get caught out one day, I’m sure, when they spell something else. There is something that is very pleasing on the eye about this piece, and a version of it would not be out of place in an art gallery or hung on a wall. Fabulous work from Mr Klue.

5930. Cumberland Basin

Bean, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Bean, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024

I suspect that this is just a little taster of what is to come from Bean later on this year, as he dropped a couple of pieces during what I suspect was an early spring break from his studies. His work is really developing well, and his stylised cartoon characters are each so unique.

Bean, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Bean, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024

I like the way that Bean has added a bit of a buffer around his character, allowing it to stand out a little better from the ‘noise’ or artwork that he has overpainted, it certainly makes a significant difference to the outcome. I would love to see some of his work on a fully buffed wall, maybe this summer. This piece is a cracker, and the character feels really animated, with lots of movement in his hair and from the spray can.

5929. Dean Lane skate park (701)

Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024
Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024

What an absolute pleasure to see SPZero76 and Kid Crayon teaming up this spring to bring us some more EAT Crew joy. This is a fabulous collaboration celebrating the Terminator film franchise, painted in the styles of the two artists, but remaining reasonably honest to the film’s characters. The middle ‘liquid metal’ section spells out EAT.

Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024
Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024

On the left, is a brilliant rendition of a terminator robot by Kid Crayon, complete with smoking gun. The dystopian future character is menacing enough, although Kid Crayon’s soft edge style takes some of the heat out of the menace. There is some great detail in the mechanical workings of the robot, and the whole thing is finished really nicely.

SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024
SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024

To the right, SPZero76 adds his own twist to the motorcycle-riding Schwarzenegger character, with the inclusion of a couple of racoons that tend to frequent his pieces. There is movement and drama in the piece, which is clean and sharp, just as you’d expect to see from SPZero76.

Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024
Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024

All in all, it is just to see these two collaborating again, and I sincerely hope that they manage to do so more frequently this year than last. I’ll be back!

Pre-dawn chorus

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Nighttime thunderstorm

eclipsed by green collection

five thirty ay em

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by sleep-deprived Scooj

5928. Cumberland Basin

Laic217, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Laic217, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024

Once again, Laic217 seems to be pushing the envelope with his work, most recently with this unusual piece in the little tunnel at Cumberland Basin. Although the fingers of thee character are a little bony, there isn’t a skull or skeleton in sight.

Laic217, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Laic217, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024

The way that this piece has been painted, it almost loos like oils on a canvass, slapped on in layers. Laic217 has worked cleverly to achieve depth in perspective, but also depth in textures through his use of dark and shade. I don’t know what the arrow represents, but it looks great. It is a nice touch to with the letters LAIC tattooed onto the fingers. Classy stuff.

5927. St Werburghs tunnel (416)

Mr Draws, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2024
Mr Draws, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2024

I haven’t been posting nearly enough pieces by Mr Draws as I ought to have done, especially as I consider him to be one of a small band of artists who represent the beating heart of the Bristol street art scene. My archive is full of unposted work by Mr Draws, and I might have to do a trawl and put them all into one post.

Mr Draws, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2024
Mr Draws, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2024

This recent piece from the tunnel is really typical of his work. Some nice big letters, filled with a camouflage pattern and colour palette bounded by a thin yellow border. There are some nice white highlights with drips for good measure. A cracking piece from an artist who just keeps on plugging away.

Thursday doors – 4 April 2024 – Doors of Nottingham

Doors 259 – Doors of Nottingham, November 2023 (Part I)

This collection of doors is the first in a series taken from two recent visits to Nottingham, the first in November 2023 and the second in March this year. Funnily enough some of the doors I photographed on my second visit were duplicates of doors from my first – obviously doors of merit.

Nottingham is a wonderful city which has a very positive vibe about it, and which is small enough to not feel oppressive. A university and a modern tram system are always attractive features.

I hope you enjoy this first selection of doors:

Open door and peek inside, Nottingham, November 2023
Open door and peek inside, Nottingham, November 2023

Black doors and wonderful stone surround, Nottingham, November 2023
Black doors and wonderful stone surround, Nottingham, November 2023

Wide stone entrance and blue doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Wide stone entrance and blue doors, Nottingham, November 2023

Red doors, a beautiful stone arch and boot scrapers on either side, Nottingham, November 2023
Red doors, a beautiful stone arch and boot scrapers on either side, Nottingham, November 2023

Nicely curved corner doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Nicely curved corner doors, Nottingham, November 2023

Ornate windows and shop front with rather plain doors, Nottingham, November 2023
Ornate windows and shop front with rather plain doors, Nottingham, November 2023

Double doors - no door furniture, Nottingham, November 2023
Double doors – no door furniture, Nottingham, November 2023

Gotta love a pink door, Nottingham, November 2023
Gotta love a pink door, Nottingham, November 2023

That’s it for this week – more to come in this series next time.

If you have made it this far, you probably like doors, and you really ought to take a look at the No Facilities blog by Dan Anton who has taken over the hosting of Thursday Doors from Norm 2.0 blog. Links to more doorscursions can be found in the comments section of Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors post.

by Scooj

Thursday Doors 2024 logo

Dog days are over

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Swimmer’s tail suffered

inducing dog depression

in recovery

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by Scooj

5926. M32 Cycle path (257)

Sepr, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2024
Sepr, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2024

I haven’t managed to catch up with Sepr for an eternity, so it was so good to be in the right place at the right time and find not only Sepr but also Inkie and Haka painting this spot together a week or two back. I was surprised to see them painting on this wall behind the Black Swan because, Haka aside, this is not a spot that you’d expect to find their work.

Sepr, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2024
Sepr, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2024

I asked Sepr if he works to a drawing or comes up with his designs in his head and freestyles them. He immediately pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket and showed me his design for this piece – he said he keeps all his designs, which is amazing. I guess he may use some of them for tattoos. In this piece a fox or cat is juggling batons with his tongue while a from looks on from the safety of his trilby. A crazy scene perfectly presented with incredible sharpness and style. This piece is sheer class from my favourite character artist. Wonderful.