It is always special to see pieces by Smak. He is an artist pretty much at the top of his game and completely in command of his outstanding work. You know that you are looking at something really classy from the effortless way is comes across from the wall to your eyes.
Smak is rather keen on these colours, but actually looking back on the extensive gallery of his work, he actually pretty much uses every colour under the sun. Beautiful letters, beautifully painted, oozing class.
It was when I found and photographed this lovely little collaboration between Kool Hand and Daz Cat, that I noticed a lot of water cascading down some steps directly behind me – it turns out there had been a massive water main burst and the underpasses under Brunel Way were being flooded. You can see the scale of the flooding in this short clip on my Twitter feed. By the time I got back to my parked car it was 6 inches underwater. Had I parked where I normally do (there were no spaces), the car would have been under about 2 feet of water, so I thanked my lucky stars.
The collaboration, was I suspect from the writing, a late afternoon or evening session, ‘the graveyard shift’. To the left is a baseball capped orangutan from Kool Hand, which is pretty much his trademark mega tag. To the right is a squirrel by Daz Cat, and I have to say that I am really enjoying his experimentation with so many different animals at the moment. This is a fine collaboration
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Elizabeth Truss
useless right-wing think tank stooge
you will not be missed
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by Scooj
Interesting to note that in the Daily Star’s contest about who would last longer between a lettuce or Liz Truss, the lettuce won. A meme that will haunt her forever.
Doors 197 – Porto doors (Part 11)
Another very short one this week, I am way too distracted by the disintegration of democracy in the UK, driven by far-right ‘think tanks’. It seems so very sad that a selfish few have ruined so much for the rest of us and utterly trashed our international reputation and status. Enough about that – I could go on for pages!
Once again, I return to Porto for this week’s selection. All of these doors or doorways, belong to São Bento station which is famed for its elaborate azulejo tile work in the main vestibule. I don’t have time to offer a history of the station, but am simply sharing some snaps of this incredible 19th century space. I hope you enjoy:
That’s it for this week, I’m afraid.
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
Over the weekend, I had an hour or two to kill while the dog was at the groomers, and took the opportunity to drop down under the M32 to a spot along the River Frome, where I can’t take the dog, because it could be a little dangerous
My reward included this wonderful little column piece from Inca the Mole. It is always a great pleasure to find the Mole’s pieces, and this one was quite hidden away. The mole is decorated with little peace symbols and some simple stars add a little interest to the background. A simple idea nicely executed.
There are two outstanding Calligraffiti writers in Bristol at the moment, an they are Stivs and Todoaciem. The latter has been rather quiet of late, so it was great to see this new piece by him on the M32 Cycle path.
As is customary, Todoaciem spells out in the beautifully crafted and regular letters the word CIEM. The script is outstanding and the colour transitions in the fill very nicely done. We are blessed to have such high quality calligraffiti here in Bristol.
It is incredible to think how far and fast Werm has come from when I first met him back in 2020, when he was writing under the name Eman. He has definitely switched from character pieces to focussing on his writing, so it was great to see this piece where he has combined both.
The character is, I think, an alien from the Simpsons – I know I have seen it before… I have just Googled it, and I am correct, and it is called Kang or Kodos. The letters, spelling out Werm, are intricate and beautifully filled with superb horizontal fill transitions. This is Werm raising his game once again. Great stuff.
Another Logoe piece from his recent blitz of Bristol, this time at the entrance to the St Werburghs tunnel. I don’t know how long Logoe was in Bristol on his latest visit, but he managed to paint at least five or six pieces, and must have been churning them out at a staggering rate.
One of the clever things about Logoe’s work is his colour schemes, where his selections are carefully thought out. Here he gives us a palette of yellows, greens and turquoise which work beautifully together. There are still more pieces to come from this trip.
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Honeymoon over
there were no up sides at all
xenophobia
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by Scooj
I go away for a few days and whaddayaknow, a whole bunch of walls have been refreshed, including the long wall at Cumberland Basin. There are several beauties that have gone up there, and this fine piece by Saor is right up there.
The thing I most like about Saor’s work is that every piece he paints is immaculately turned out. The lines are sharp, the fills solid and the designs imaginative. As his work develops, there are definitely some similarities with the Bristol writer Epok, whose letter designs contain combinations of curves and geometry in harmonious balance. This is a lovely piece from Saor.
