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Thursday doors – 17 April 2025 – Copenhagen doors, Denmark

Doors 303 – Copenhagen, Denmark (part III), September 2024

This week’s doors are a continuation of the Copenhagen series, and this week come from the 17th century district of New Haven (Nyhavn), where some of the most iconic views of the city are found. Try finding any brochure or website about Copenhagen that doesn’t include this famous waterfront. One of the houses, I don’t recall which, was home to arguably Denmark’s most celebrated Citizen, Hans Christian Andersen.

Iconic view and many doors of the waterside, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

These pictures were taken on two separate visits to the area. I mention this because the eagle-eyed among you might spot that there are some clouds in one or two of the pictures and not in others. I hope you enjoy this week’d selection:

Balcony door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Large double door and fanlight, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Large double door and archway, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Large arched door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Beautiful old door and wonky doorway complete with irritating notices, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Small boat door, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Doors on the deck, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

Double doors to below decks, Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 2024

More to come from Denmark’s beautiful capital city 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.

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Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2025

It took me longer than it should have done to figure out who painted this wonderful piece of graffiti writing. There are plenty of clues to pick up on, such as the letter shapes and the fill designs, but I was thrown by the absence of a word that I recognised. It is by Corupt, who usually writes CORUPT or STICK, so I think I can be forgiven for being confused for a while.

There are a lot of letters and numbers in this piece, and I am inclined to think that it might be a tribute piece, perhaps a birthday or anniversary. The letters could spell out NICK. The number 40 could represent a birthday, and the numbers ’85 and 25′ might confirm this. Whatever the backstory, this is great graffiti writing from Corupt.

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Mote and Mr Crawls, BB Gallery, Bristol, March 2025

I rarely venture along the Bristol to Bath cycle path to the BB Gallery, because turnover tends to be very slow there, but I was pleased to find this collaboration from Mote and Mr Crawls on my last visit there.

It would seem that the collaborative pair are spending some time focussing on their own pieces at the moment, and that the joint pieces have dropped off over the winter. On the left is a fine monster character with all the trademark doodles and markings we would expect from Mote. To the right, Mr Crawls has painted one of his monster characters wearing a hat, the style of which first appeared on the streets about a year ago now. Nice work from the pair.

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3Dom, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2025

It is always a great pleasure to be able to share a new 3Dom piece, as he is without doubt one of Bristol’s most gifted street artists. I also like the way that his pieces appear without any fanfare and are painted on ‘ordinary’ walls as well as some of the high-end walls.

This is a wonderful piece, not entirely a million miles away in concept from his recent piece in the St George skate park. The skull is made up of a bunch of ‘floating’ components, which come together and present as a coherent skull. Take any element in isolation and it could be anything. In the dome of the skull, there is some classic 3Dom patterning and the inclusion of an atomic illustration, which appears in a lot of his work. This is a wonderful, high quality piece.

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Dry yields to dampness

new vegetation unleashed

April showers return

by Scooj

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Haka, Greenway Bush Lane, Bristol, March 2025

This is simply brilliant. There really isn’t much more I can say about it. Haka has painted a superb rendition of Dr Seuss’ ‘Cat in the Hat’, driving a crazy vehicle with four ‘arms’ holding up each of the letters H A K A.

Haka has been incredibly faithful to the original artwork by Dr Seuss and captures everything that is so compelling about our childhood, it is a piece full of nostalgia for me and for many others I would expect. Haka’s series of children’s book characters continues to delight and upscale these wonderful images for all to enjoy. Bravo!

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Short, Star and Garter, Bristol, April 2025

There are a clutch of graffiti writers who have only recently come on to my radar. I cannot work out if they are new to Bristol or whether I have just had a blind spot, when it comes to their work. Artists such as Squire, Mage and in this instance Short.

Of course, by their nature, these graffiti writers are quite secretive, and it is difficult to find out much about them. Short has painted some nice joined up letters in lilac, with a classic striped 3D drop shadow and black border. There is nothing fancy, and the fill is relatively plain, but there is something compelling about the letter shapes. Expect more here from Short soon.

LostHills

A gallery of fabulous wheatpastes and artwork featuring Jake the Dog from the cartoon series Adventure Time, by Liverpool-based artist LostHills.

Instagram: @losthills

Biography: Liverpool Radicals

All photographs by Scooj

LostHills, Jamaica Street, Liverpool, March 2025

LostHills, Northern Quarter, Manchester, February 2024

Losthills and C3, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017

Losthills, Jake, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

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Cort, Peel Street Green, Bristol, April 2024

Cort doesn’t paint as often these days as he has done in the past, however, what he does paint tends to be pretty good. This stunning piece from the quiet artist is quick to grab the eye, with some simple shapes and colours, reaffirming the maxim that sometimes ‘less is more’.

The orange C is quite distinct from the chrome ORT, and given different treatment, creating a juxtaposition within the writing. The splash of light blue behind the letters is a clever design intervention to break up the monotony of the darker blue background. This is a nicely conceived and executed piece by Cort.

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Nomad Clan, Hackins Hey, Liverpool, March 2025

Our trip to Liverpool was a short one, two days and one night, but just long enough for me to snap a few street art pieces. I got lucky with this magnificent large mural by Nomad Clan, because it was on the route between our hotel and the station. We were running late for the train, and my wife was less than impressed with me stopping to photograph this beauty – I did catch up…

Nomad Clan are not strangers to Natural Adventures, and the duo have painted a few times at Upfest in Bristol, always going large with beautifully creative works. There is a strong nature theme in this piece, with a bee (anatomically a little dubious) and an amazing cormorant catching a fish. There is a lot of detail in the whole piece, tattoos and a patterned dress for the main character, and loads of hidden extras throughout. This is an impressive mural from Nomad Clan.

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