Tag: ant

7145. Brunel Way (332)

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

RA, if that is indeed his/her name, came to Bristol and left behind four or five beautiful insect stencil pieces, which are right up my street combining my love of nature with my interest in street art.

RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025
RA, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2025

I am not quite sure if this particular beast is a beetle (I can’t see any wing covers) or something like an ant. It certainly has the right components; six legs, a head, abdomen and thorax and what I imagine to be a compound eye, of an insect. The colours RA has used to decorate the insect are striking and help the piece to stand out on the grey-buffed column. Lovely work.

Colonists

Yellow Meadow Ants, Redland, Bristol, August 2023
Yellow Meadow Ants, Redland, Bristol, August 2023

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Yellow meadow ant

queens emerge nourished by sun

to mate and find homes

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by Scooj

Queen’s flight

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A single purpose

to start a new colony

queen ants leave the nest

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by Scooj

2544. Dean Lane skate park (261)

Recently there has been a little bit of an increase in the number and variety of wheatpastes that have been appearing in Bristol from a few different artists. This, of course, pleases me because I am very fond of this form of street art.

Georgie, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2019
Georgie, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2019

This couple of paste ups by Georgie are quite small and hidden away and could easily be overlooked, but they are little gems. The print shows a heart being set upon by a group of ants, set on a dotted background. One in in pink base colours, the other in blue.

Georgie, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2019
Georgie, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2019

Georgie is a wonderfully talented artist who works in a range of different media and is equally happy with studio or street work. There are more paste ups from Georgie to come soon, so watch this space. Great stuff, and fun to find.

English Longhorn

 

At Parsonage Down

among the anthill hillocks

ancient cattle herd

 

by Scooj

Ant day

 

A few days each year

queen ants emerge from their nests;

gull feeding frenzy.

 

by Scooj

1388. The Bearpit (126)

Going back just a little, I found this unusual collaboration between Decay and Dirtystreetart. QI know a lot about the former and have posted a lot of his work here, the latter though is new to me, and I am guessing that he was visiting Bristol.

Decay and Dirtystreetart, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017
Decay and Dirtystreetart, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017

I think this collaboration works really well, Decay adding some green to his usual red white and black abstract work fusing brilliantly with the photorealistic ant in the middle of the piece by Dirtystreetart.

Decay and Dirtystreetart, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017
Decay and Dirtystreetart, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017

I was pleased to get this shot of the piece, because it didn’t get to hang around for too long before getting sprayed over. I’m not sure if these two have collaborated before, but I think this works well, and I would certainly like to see more from the pair.

Decay and Dirtystreetart, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017
Decay and Dirtystreetart, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017

Having just checked out Dirtystreetart on the Interweb, it turns out he comes from Cheltenham, as does Decay, before he made his home in Bristol, which would go some way to explaining this collaboration.

 

Queens’ flight

 

In their millions

reminiscent of ash spewed

from a volcano.

 

by Scooj

Queen’s flight

 

Synchronicity;

warm, humid weather triggers

a mass ant ascent.

 

by Scooj

Haiku 5

 

When we are long gone

you will inherit the Earth

take good care of it

 

by Scooj