Although this piece by Deamze looks really simple, it is actually a really classy bit of writing. The block letters each cast a shadow over the letter to their right, giving the whole thing a 3D effect. Deamze has used only a few colours and shades to create this burner – I can count three greens and possibly four greys.
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2018
The spot is one that Deamze alone seems to inhabit. I suspect that out of respect, other artists always leave this spot for Deamze. It would be interesting to see what would happen if another artist painted here.
There seems to be no stopping Soker at the moment, it seems that everywhere I go in Bristol there is a new piece by him. What this means is that there will be several posts following this one in the near future featuring his work.
Soker, New Stadium Road, Bristol, August 2018
I rather like this one in the foot tunnel under the M32 spot, and for once my photographs aren’t too polluted with the awkward light conditions that seem to be omnipresent on this wall. I like the colours – blue and yellow/gold are always a strong combination, but what I really like about this piece is the kind of effortlessness it conveys, Soker just seems to be, like several of his ASK fellows, an artist at the top of his game.
Unusually I find myself rather conflicted about this extraordinary recent piece by 3Dom on the M32 wall. I am such a big admirer of his work, but for reasons I cannot identify, this one doesn’t really tick my boxes. It is technically beautifully done, and the blue patterning around the outside is masterful, but there is something about the face that doesn’t work for me. It is peculiar, but I feel a little disloyal, though I don’t suppose that you can like everything all the time.
3Dom, M32, Bristol, August 2018
It is great to see more of his work about the place though, and this piece did manage to survive longer than the Sepr piece two to the left which had been buffed by the time I got there.
Sepr, Upfest 24, The Nursery, Bristol, May 2024Sepr and 3Dom, Turbo Island, Bristol, May 2024Sepr, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, March 2024Sepr and Boaster, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2024Sepr, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2024Sepr, Coach and Horses, Bristol, February 2023Sepr, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022Sepr, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022Sepr, Upfest 22, Bristol, June 2022Sepr and Sled One, Dean Lane, Bristtol, April 2022Sepr and Acer One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2022Sepr, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2022Sepr, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2022Sepr, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, November 2021Logoe and Sepr, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2021Sepr, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2021Sepr an Acer One, Chatterton Square, Bristol, April 2021Sepr, St Paul’s, Bristol, March 2021Sepr, St Paul’s, Bristol, March 2021Sepr, St Paul’s, Bristol, March 2021Sepr, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2021Billy and Sepr, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2021Sepr, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2021Sepr, Lucky Lane, Bristol, March 2021Sepr, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2021Sepr, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2021Sepr, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2021Sepr and Acer One, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, January 2021Sepr, M32 Spot, Bristol, December 2020Epok and Sepr, M32 Spot, Bristol, December 2020Sepr, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, December 2020Sepr, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, December 2020Sepr, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, December 2020Sepr, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, December 2020Sepr, Dighton Street, Bristol, November 2020Sepr, Dighton Street, Bristol, November 2020Sepr and Inkie, Princes Place, Bristol, October 2020Sepr, Princes Place, Bristol, October 2020Sepr, Paint Festival 2020, Cheltenham, September 2020Sepr, Cowmead Walk, Bristol, July 2020Sepr, Cowmead Walk, Bristol, July 2020Sepr and Feek, New Gatton Street, Bristol, June 20203Dom and Sepr, Star and Garter, Bristol, June 20203Dom and Sepr, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 20203Dom and Sepr, Jamaica Street, Bristol, April 2020Sepr, Jamaica Street, Bristol, April 2020Sepr, Gloucester Road, Bristol, February 2020Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, February 2020Sepr, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, SeptemberSepr, St George, Bristol, July 2019Sepr, North Street, Bristol, May 2019Sepr, Wilder Street, Bristol, April 2019Sepr, Brunel Way bridge, Bristol, March 2019Sepr, Armada Place, Bristol, January 2019Sepr, Armada Place, Bristol, August 20183Dom, Feek and Sepr, Fern Street, Bristol, June 2018Sepr, Golden Lion, Bristol, February 2018Sepr and 3Dom, Princes’ Place, Bristol, February 2018Sepr, New Gatton Street, Brisotl, November 2017Sepr, Dighton Street, Bristol, December 2017Sepr, Dighton Street, Bristol, December 2017Sepr, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2017Sepr, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2017Sepr, Stokes Croft, Bristol, August 2015Sepr, Wilder Street, Bristol, November 2017Sepr, M32 Spot, Bristol, September 2017Sepr, Cowmead Walk, Bristol, December 2016FLX, 3Dom, Epok, Soker, Sepr, Horley Road, Bristol, October 2016Sepr, Richmond Road, Bristol, February 2017Sepr, Devon Road, Bristol, May 2016Sepr, Brunswick Square, Bristol, March 2016Sepr, Nelson Street, Bristol, October 2015Sepr, Old Bread Street, Bristol, June 2016Sepr, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016Sepr, The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2016Sepr, Nine Trees Hill, Bristol, November 2015Sepr, Devon Road, Bristol, May 2016Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, April 2016Sepr, Dalton Square, Bristol, April 2016Sepr, Midland Street, Bristol, October 2015Sepr, Grosvenor Road, Bristol, November 2015Sepr, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, January 2016Jon5, Silent Hobo, Sepr, Deamze and Dotcom, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2015Sepr, North Street, Bristol, July 2015Sepr, Dighton Street, Bristol August 2015Sepr, Dighton Street, Bristol August 2015Sepr, Albert Park Place, Bristol, August 2015Sepr, Albert Park Place, Bristol, March 2015
I don’t know how many iterations of this camel there have been on this particular wall, but I can think of at least four. Feek seems to be the main driving force, often accompanied by 3Dom, behind this themed wall which has incredible ‘foot fall’ or rather, driver-by viewings.
Feek, Albert Park, Bristol, July 2018
The wall is something of a landmark known to most north Bristolians as they journey towards the M32. Here the camel, speaking ‘Bristle’, is set on a background of speakers and draped in Rastafarian colours. Altogether brilliant. Below is a previous incarnation of the wall.
Another day, another Deamze piece…his work rate is really phenomenal and the quality of his designs and their execution is unparalleled. It is easy to become blazé about his work, because his standard is so consistent, but if you take a good look at this piece, there is so much to admire.
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, August 2018
The colour selection works well with yellow tones set on a blue background. There is a lot of intricacy to the interlocking letters and precision in the shapes. Yet another outstanding example of this incredible talent.
Daa da da da da da da da daa daa dada dada. Getting right to the heart of the matter is this brilliant Simpsons piece from Soker. He really is quite one of the best writers around and this sofa scene totally proves it.
Soker, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
His use of the Simpson characters on the sofa, a scene so familiar to anyone who watches the show, to create his name is inspired, and taking a closer look, there is almost a Picassoesque look to Lisa and Homer in particular.
Soker, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
The whole scene is well observed, with the lampshade and the picture of a sailing boat on the wall, and is indeed a special homage to the genius of Matt Groenig.
Soker, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
I managed to catch up with Soker, which I have never managed to do before, and had a quick chat on the Friday, again on the Saturday morning and later on in the Spotted Cow. I think he had slightly overdone his merrymaking on Friday night and had to abandon painting on the Saturday, nursing a bit of a sore head.
Soker, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
I asked him why sometimes he wrote Soker and at other times Sokem. His answer seemed sensible to me…he started off with Soker (pronounced Soccer), but found the R difficult to write, so changed it to Sokem, before reverting once he found the R easier.
This has to be one of my favourites from Upfest 2018, and is really an outstanding piece.
Oh I just love it when I make new finds when I am actually looking for something completely different and stumble upon something like this. I was driving round Easton hunting down Andrew Burns Colwill’s new mural when I drove up Devon Road – a funny road that has a dog-leg layout, one part of which is a back street and the other a fairly busy main road.
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, July 2018
This is of course by Deamze, and I just don’t know how it fell outside my radar, but I am glad I found it nonetheless. Even better is that I know who the character references are which can’t be said for a lot of the 80s and 90s cartoon characters that Deamze uses.
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, July 2018
The character is the robot Bender from the TV series by Matt Groening (creator of the Simpsons – who have featured big time at Upfest 2018). It is all very good, and Deamze’s wildstyle writing is exceptional as always. I love the freshness of this piece.
Oh, will this gorgeous weather never end? It is causing havoc with my photographs!
No prizes for guessing who this glorious piece is by, it is of course Deamze, the master of wildstyle writing accompanied by a cartoon character.
Deamze, Norfolk Place, Bristol, June 2018
The Character in this piece is a rather worse-for-wear looking Batman with the obligatory spray can. Even though the work is on a textured surface, the piece is crisp and clean.
Deamze, Norfolk Place, Bristol, June 2018
Deamze uses several writing styles in his work, and this one incorporates his zig-zaggy shapes that make up the letters D E A M Z. A lovely fresh piece for the summer.
I haven’t seen a new Voyder piece for ages, so was very excited when I knew this one had been painted at the M32 roundabout. Unfortunately this is one of the spots that is obscured by the sun and shade effect from the adjacent trees. Now I love trees as much as the next man, but not when they do this to sensational graffiti art works like this one.
Voyder, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2018
Even with the variable light conditions on this piece it is possible to see the sheer excellence of this top writers talent. Once again we see a return of his neon squiggle that he draws so perfectly and balances off the whole piece of writing. I have run out of superlatives to describe just how good this guy is – perhaps it is just better to look and marvel.
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