It has been a long while since I saw anything new from Silent Hobo, and this one is mercifully close to where I work, so taking a look is a daily occurrence. This will actually be the first of two posts on this piece, as it is unfinished in these pictures, and was completed about a week later.
Silent Hobo, Partition Street, Bristol, November 2016I have to say that it feels a little incongruous being so close to the Zesk piece next to it as the styles are quite different, but considering it on its own, it is a lovely piece.
https://scooj.org/2016/01/12/101-partition-street-2/The hashtag #standwithscotty is a reference to Scotty Cranmer, a BMX professional cyclist who earlier on this year had a very bad accident. He is making a slow recovery, and for all updates on his progress, you can look at the link.
Look out for the update when this character will be joined by his posse.
It has been a little while since I posted anything about Silent Hobo. This is a shopfront commission in the wonderful St Werburghs area of Bristol, slightly north east of St Pauls.
Silent Hobo, Mina Road, Bristol, March 2016
Silent Hobo’s work often depicts a ‘happening vibe’ going on among the subjects in his pictures. Here he has captured the aspects of fun and leisure that cycling offers, and I’m sure it says more about it than some stock corporate photographs of people cycling.
Silent Hobo, Mina Road, Bristol, March 2016
I have never been to the Sportsman Bicycle Shop before as I have several closer to where I live and work. Maybe next time I am ‘snapping’ in the area I’ll pop in. I love the fun the couple are having on their bike, and the detail he includes of a little hedgehog…these days a rare sight.
Silent Hobo, Mina Road, Bristol, March 2016
All in all a really nice commission and one that showcases the best Silent Hobo has to offer.