Tag: Bristol

5418. St Werburghs tunnel (377)

Fiva, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2023
Fiva, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2023

Finding this piece in the tunnel was one of the happiest street art moments of my year so far. Fiva (Fiver) has been absent from the Bristol street art scene for a long time (last seen in 2020), and I feared that he might have moved away or given up on painting altogether, so seeing this filled me with pure joy, as I am particularly fond of his work.

Fiva, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2023
Fiva, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2023

In classic Fiva style, he has painted a huge piece with large block letters that have plenty of depth and stand out from the brilliant pink buffed wall. As is customary, Fiva has painted a character looking on from the left in wonderful cartoon style. The whole thing is so refreshing after the long absence. Welcome back Fiva, I hope that this isn’t a flash in the pan.

5417. Dean Lane skate park (628)

Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2023
Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2023

This wall, although part of the Dean Lane ‘furniture’ was only bricked up and made into one solid wall earlier this year, so in its current form it is a fairly new wall which was first painted by Haka (if my memory serves me correctly). It has now become a popular wall for large pieces of graffiti writing, and this is the turn of Mr Draws.

Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2023
Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2023

Mr Draws has been and will always be one of the foundations of Natural Adventures, along with other artists like Face 1st, whose work is consistent, regular and enduring – the heartbeats of Bristol street art. In this tidy piece, the letters are beautifully painted, each one merging into the next, and the fills, with horizontal layers work nicely through the letters. The little white accent lines create a 3D effect, which along with the black drop shadow lift the writing off the wall. Set on a blue patterned background, the piece is another fine contribution from Mr Draws.

Kosc

A gallery of outstanding graffiti writing and portrait pieces by Bristol artist Kosc.

Crew: NTS

Instagram: @_kosc_

All photographs by Scooj

Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2023
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2023
Mudra, Kosc and Saor, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
Mudra, Kosc and Saor, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
Kosc, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
Kosc, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
Kosc, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2023
Kosc, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, May 2023
Kosc, Norrisville Road, Bristol, May 2023
Kosc, Norrisville Road, Bristol, May 2023
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2023
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2023
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2023
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2023
Kosc, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023
Kosc, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023
Kosc, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2023
Kosc, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2023
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2022
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2022
Kosc, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2022
Kosc, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2022
Kosc, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2022
Kosc, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2022
Kosc, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Kosc, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022
Kosc, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2022
Kosc, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, April 2022
Kosc, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, March 2022
Kosc, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, March 2022
Kosc, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, March 2022
Kosc, Brigstocke Road, Bristol, March 2022
Mudra and Kosc, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2022
Mudra and Kosc, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2022
Kosc, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2022
Kosc, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2022
Kosc, Stokes Croft, Bristol, October 2021
Kosc, Stokes Croft, Bristol, October 2021
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, August 2021
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, August 2021
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, August 2021
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, August 2021
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, August 2021
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, August 2021
Kosc, Picton Mews, Bristol, August 2021
Kosc, Picton Mews, Bristol, August 2021
Kosc, Gloucester Road, Bristol, July 2021
Kosc, Gloucester Road, Bristol, July 2021
Kosc, Smak and Sled One, Picton Lane, Bristol, January 2021
Kosc, Smak and Sled One, Picton Lane, Bristol, January 2021
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, January 2021
Kosc, Picton Lane, Bristol, January 2021
Kosc, John Street, Bristol, September 2020
Kosc, John Street, Bristol, September 2020
Kosc, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2020
Kosc, Moon Street, Bristol, February 2020
Kosc, Moon Street, Bristol, June 2019
Kosc, Moon Street, Bristol, June 2019

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

5416. Dean Lane skate park (627)

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Cort is another ever-present writer in Bristol who, year in year out, turns out his peculiar brand of writing on a regular basis, always there in the background, never any fuss. I have met Cort on several occasions, and he is way too modest about his work, and reluctant to say very much too, which is fine, not all people feel the need to chat.

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This piece in Dean Lane, is so typical of Cort’s work, with his unusual letter font, combining curvy shaped letters with straight angular ones. His colours are also quite peculiar to the artist, and the stand-out element is probably the red patterning on the grey level of the fill. It is the simplicity, nothing too busy, and the unique style that I enjoy most about this pice. Cort is probably one of the most under-represented artists on Natural Adventures, and I ought to post more of his pieces than I do.

5410. Purdown (60)

Lupa, Purdown, Bristol, May 2023
Lupa, Purdown, Bristol, May 2023

I feel that, having met Lupa for the second time recently at the Cheltenham Paint Festival, I should really start digging out some of her pieces from my archives, especially as we had a great chat and I felt most honoured that she not only remembered me, but also remembered my name, and thanked me for the recent post I wrote about her piece in Peel Street Green.

Lupa, Purdown, Bristol, May 2023
Lupa, Purdown, Bristol, May 2023

This is a lovely and enduring piece up at Purdown, which I photographed in May, but I think had been there already for a while and was still there when I walked the dog around the site last week. There is a charm and simplicity about Lupa’s work that makes it enjoyable to see, and she manages to give off good vibes – maybe it is the design of the letter ‘U’ with its smiley face, or the large block letters, or the vibrant colours – probably a combination of all these things. I look forward to seeing more of her work, and will continue to mine out old pieces from the archive.

Curtain raiser

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Charity shield

a game no one wants to lose

Arsenal win it

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by Scooj

5409. M32 roundabout J3 (501)

Dopes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2023
Dopes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2023

Dopes is another artist whose presence in Bristol has been fairly intermittent for some time, so it was great to see this wonderful piece on the roundabout a couple of weeks ago. When one sees a piece like this, it demonstrates just how powerful and important it can be to buff a wall first to bring out the best in the work.

Dopes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2023
Dopes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2023

This piece is dazzling and has a great energy about it, with the yellow light bursting out from behind the purple and pink filled letters. I’m not so sure about the golden pattern on the background, which looks rather flat compared to the vibrancy of the rest. This is a really classy piece from Dopes, I only hope we don’t have to wait so long for the next one.

5408. Sparke Evans Park (77)

Pl8o Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2023
Pl8o Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2023

For much of the year, Pl8o has been fairly quiet, but in recent weeks he seems to have rediscovered his enthusiasm and energy for painting walls – perhaps he has a little more time on his hands. This piece in Sparke Evans Park is one of several new pieces appearing around Bristol at the moment.

Pl8o Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2023
Pl8o Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2023

There is a lot of creativity in this piece, and the character is cleverly interlinked with the letters. The character is a beautifully painted carton cyclist, full of movement indicated by the shirt flaring at the back and the three white movement lines. The rear wheel of the bicycle is incorporated into the ‘o’ of Pl8o. A nice birthday piece for Alos.

Game4Ukraine

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Charity football

yellow team versus blue team

slava Ukraini

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by Scooj