.
Golden ginkgo leaves
Under a blood-red sunrise
a fine day ahead
.
by Scooj
4868. St Werburghs tunnel (326)
Artists like Mr Klue are the bedrock upon which this blog is built. I have been writing about his wonderful abstract work for several years, and over that time he has gone through productive periods and quiet periods, and right now he is out there painting pretty regularly.
This mesmerising abstract writing piece contains several of the characteristics we would expect from Mr Klue. The wispy and smokey letters, some floating steps on the left and a coil to the right of the piece. You might need to use your imagination a little, but the letters most likely spell out KLUE. This is a pleasing piece with a great colour palette that combines really well in this fine piece from Mr Klue.
4867. New Stadium Road (45)
This is an interesting dystopian character piece, painted during a paint jam a few weeks back, that definitely brightened up this rather dismal little corner of St Agnes. The character is by Acesartworld, who is an artist bubbling away just beneath the surface and occasionally popping up to create something quite unusual before disappearing again into the ether.
As a whole, the piece stands up well to scrutiny, although it has a slightly naive feel to it. At a guess, I would say that Acesartworld is self-taught, and producing some fine work, but some of the proportions and perspectives are slightly off. I feel like I am being over-critical, because as a piece it stands out. I think what I am saying is I would like to see a lot more from Acesartworld and observe any developments and improvements.
4866. St Werburghs tunnel (325)
There have been quite a few new Hemper pieces lately, but I have been slow to post them. I’m afraid, even the most talented artists are competing for my time to publish posts on Natural Adventures. Writing only two or three posts a day is very limiting, and in no way represents the daily activity of street artists and graffiti writers in Bristol.
This is a gorgeous piece by Hemper in the tunnel, looking a little like soapy suds escaping from a washing machine or a bubbly bath. Beautifully painted in shades of blue with white highlights, the letters spell HEMS, and the piece simply adds to Hemper’s extraordinary and vast repertoire. This is outstanding graffiti writing.
Bias
.
Journalist bias
aggressive towards strikers
let Ministers off.
.
by Scooj
- I am sick and tired of lazy journalists who are tireless in their critical questioning of union representatives and yet continue to fawn over Government Ministers whose mandate is questionable and judgement appalling. When journalists claim that people don’t support strikes, they do not represent me or many like me who do support them. They parrot the Government narrative, which they have been using for years… “What most people want to see is…” (for example an end to immigration, or some other sweeping statement). That is when I shout at the radio or TV and say, where is your evidence for making that statement, something the lazy journalists should be doing.
4865. Horfield skate park (12)
Christmas has come a little early this year in the form of this great stencil piece by John D’oh at Horfield skate park. It is a strong reminder that as we head into an unusual Christmas period with the backdrop of our very own cost of living crisis, we need to be mindful that there are others facing constant troubles far worse than our own. This stencil reminds me of an answer I give to my children when they ask me what I want for Christmas and I give them the same reply every time (I am a dad after all); “all I want for Christmas is world peace”. The answer is deliberately both humorous and serious, a blend John D’oh achieves here.
This piece also reminds me of a Costah piece that I posted a few days ago from my trip last June to Porto, which represents a street artist acting as a chronicler of these troubled times, something that John D’oh excels at. Let us all wish for peace this Christmas.
4864. M32 spot (152)
This is a fine and rather unexpected collaborative wall from Mudra and Saor on a hoarding that I really love. This pair, are members of the very strong NTS crew, and when they get together to paint, the results are usually pretty awesome.
Mudra has been super-busy painting walls lately, and this is another in a series of outstanding pieces of graffiti writing. He has his own unique style where each letter of the word is painted in an individual format, although the whole thing hangs together really well. His pieces remind me of the Monty Python sketch about the theory of the Brontosaurus, which is that they are thin at one end, thick in the middle and thin at the other end. Great colours and a nice character skull face in the middle of the piece.
Saor has been smashing it recently too, although, to be fair, he had been smashing it for rather a long time, prior to changing his moniker to Saor. This is a highly designed piece with smatterings of Epok and Mr Penfold in there. Spelling out SAOR, the piece contains a lovely toothy monster, which makes a return appearance from time to time. A wonderfully presented collaboration.
Emerald
.
Our lives are enriched
with gifts bestowed upon us
in natural form
.
by Scooj
4863. Mina Road (11)
I am unhappy with several things about this post, and I haven’t even written it yet. Firstly; the photographs are crap; and secondly, I am not confident who the artist is. I should have cut my losses and abandoned this post altogether, but something has made me persevere regardless.
I couldn’t read the signature, and only have the name Slava to go on, but then I saw an Instagram post of the piece which was credited the work to Zase. I couldn’t find a signature. Anyhow, the field of sunflowers under a blue sky is a delight, and an obvious reference to Ukraine, demonstrating continued support and concern to the nation under siege from Putin’s dictatorship. I might have to return to this one and take some decent pictures and retrospectively insert them. Beautiful and meaningful work.
4862. St Werburghs tunnel (324)
St Werburghs tunnel is a funny spot. Sometimes you can go for long periods when not much changes, and then you go through a rush of activity, and need to be on top of it pretty much every day.
This glorious piece by Tao.create was painted with the LRS crew, only a short while after the Bnie paint jam on the opposite wall. I haven’t seen much from Tao for a long while, so this was most welcome. There is talent and a style here that we definitely need to see more of on Bristol’s streets. The portrait is captivating, and beautifully shaded in purple tones. More practice will add confidence with regard to proportions and scale of the features. Welcome back… more please.
