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Up to school for an
information evening
slight feeling of dread
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by Scooj
2470. North Street, Weston-super-Mare
There is a fascination among street artists with Tim Burton films. Maybe it is because the characters in them lend themselves so well to being copied and spray painted or maybe there is some kind of connection with his slightly macarbre subjects. In the heart of Weston-super-Mare is this superb stencil of Emily from Corpse Bride.
The artist is PZY whose work is often sited near the work of JPS and Fawn – these three seem to be fairly tight, and there seems to belittle room for other artists in town. This multi-layer stencil is beautifully worked and is about half life-size. Some fine work indeed – it would be great to see some of her pieces in Bristol.
2469. M32 roundabout J3 (169)
I have been very taken with these delightfully colourful and ephemeral pieces by Eden that appeared on the M32 roundabout a month or so ago. The works appear to be simple in composition, but there is a complexity to them that probably goes unnoticed by most people.
Take a closer look at these streaks of paint and you can see a large crowd of people milling round and going about their daily business. Take a closer look still and two of the figures near the bottom have struck up a relationship as indicated by the little lines above their head. Is it a conversation? Are they in love? are they Arguing? Take a look around the piece and you start to see other interactions happening. A lovely and interesting piece from Eden.
Thursday doors – 26 September 2019
Doors 84 – Fowey, Cornwall (part 3)
This week I will treat you with a bunch more doors from Fowey in Cornwall. I have already written two posts for ‘Thursday doors’ from this picturesque village last year and was lucky enough to visit again a week or two back during a fishing trip. There are so many great doors here that I will split them into a few posts (if that is ok with you).
Many of the doors in Fowey have rather special or unusual door knockers and the next two doors are great examples. It almost feels like there is some pride or rivalry in the village.
Another week of doors over, I hope you liked them. Enjoy what’s left of the week and have a lovely weekend.
Please go take a look at the Norm 2.0 blog – the originator of Thursday Doors where there are links to yet more doors in the comments section at the end.
by Scooj
Putting the bins out
Very possibly
it’s my least favourite job
better walk the dog.
by Scooj
Nightwayss
A gallery of incredible street art from Bristol’s Nightwayss – can you spot the monkey?
All photographs taken by Scooj
2468. Dean Lane skate park (250)
It always feels a little unusual finding a T-Rex piece in Dean Lane probably because she doesn’t paint here as often as in North Bristol, so coming across this rather nicely done piece of writing was a pleasant surprise.
This piece oozes with confidence and competence. The letters are beautifully done, the character dinosaur with its cheeky grin, the leopard spot and giraffesque fills in the letters and the 3D blue shadowing are all masterfully created with what appears to be total ease. She really is a fabulous writer and we are lucky to have her brightening up the streets of Bristol.
2467. Cheltenham 2018 (3)
As I mentioned in a previous Cheltenham post, this was my frist visit to the town’s paint festival and I was luck enough not only to see some of the incredible pieces from this year, but also some of the permanant walls from last year too. This was one of those wallsb with an iconic piece by London- based artist Gnasher.
I have a soft spot for chameleons because we have one in the family called George, who although he belongs to my daughter, might as well be mine given that I feed him, clean him out etc etc. He is a Panther Chameleon, the same as the one in the Gnasher piece… (note to self – take a picture of George posing on a spray can).
Gnasher is an extraordinary artist who uses a photorealistic style and knocks out some absolutely stunning work. I like the way this piece has a spectrum of colour starting with greyscale on the left shifting to full colour on the right – perhaps the influence of the chameleon.
The great thing about Chelteham is that there isn’t much of a culture of tagging, so pieces like this have remained untouched for a year.
2466. Cheltenham 2019 (5)
How fabulous to see a Decay piece in his old stomping ground of Cheltenham and what a stunner it is too. This writing, that we are all so familiar with has been given the ‘hades’ treatment, looking like the fiery colours of the Earth’s core. Actually it is a bit of a protest piece and has a message: ‘Flames rage while the Amazon burns’
I visited the festival twice, once on the Friday and again on the Saturday, but although I missed Decay painting this, I did catch up with him for a short while, and as ever it was a real pleasure. Like so many of his peers, he is so modest about his work which really has hit a new level this year.
2465. Cheltenham 2019 (4)
I don’t really have the right words to say about this piece by Deeds at the Cheltenham Paint Festival this year. It is simply quite brilliant. A study of cherries in a silver bowl. This is where fine art and street art meet…no blurred lines, this street art is fine art.
I have no idea how this piece was created, but I do know that Deeds works a lot with stencils, and pushing the boundaries with them, however I just can’t see how this might be from stencils. Instead of pondering too long, I’ll simply enjoy the piece for what it is rather than how it came to be.
It really is a classical still life piece and has more than a hint of Jeff Legg about it. I love it and celebrate it. Deeds has definitely raised the bar with this piece.
Natural adventures 