One thousand and one
posts. I didn’t know that I
had so much to say!
by Scooj
Tag: Bristol
Pen power
Blue, red, green or black,
flipchart pens lend power to
facilitators.
by Scooj
446. Jamaica Street (7)
Cheba is fast growing a national profile and seems to be in demand for painting his large cosmic spacescapes all over the place. This is one of his amazing creations from back in April this year.
Nobody else does these space pictures quite as well as Cheba, he has really mastered the technique and gives us something to marvel at. This particular piece is one of my favourites, but I don’t think it lasted long before being badly tagged. I’m just pleased that I managed to snap it before it was ruined. It was painted on the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft outdoor gallery.
Check out the grey-haired skater!
Getting older
Those I thought were young
are no longer so; in turn
they see an old man.
by Scooj
445. Dean Lane skate park (21)
Since I’m on a run of posting about artists that I know little about I thought I’d include this understated work by Jee See on one of the ramps at Dean Lane skate park. There are other works by Jee See scattered around the city in the bearpit, in St Werberghs tunnel and in Montpelier, but he remains elusive on the Interweb.
Many of his pieces feature a girl’s face, sometimes in revolutionary garb, and there is something very compelling about the artwork. I can’t put my finger on it, but it feels edgy and interesting. More from this local artist to come.
444. North Street, butchers
It has been quite some time since I posted anything by Angus and I have had this witty piece by him on the shutter of a butcher’s shop in my ‘to do’ folder for an age.
The ‘Shaun the Sheep’ character was all the rage a couple of years ago in Bristol, with a trail of painted statues across the city, and this humorous piece embraces and reflects that focus. I like it because it is just plain funny on a butcher’s shop. Eat more beef!
451. Picton Mews
Deep in the heart of Montpelier (Alex Lucas land) there is a recent, and rather small, addition to the street art landscape. A hare and a purple baloon, which might be a reference to her work with the Ribena Colouring Cafe in Covent Garden.
Air
Coming up for air
when all around is sinking,
aah! sweet oxygen.
by Scooj
443. Dean Lane skate park (20)
Well I have been defeated. I’m sure the explanation is simple, but I have exhausted all my investigative powers. This amazing piece by OHMS appeared back in April 2016 and I fell for it immediately. It is quite unlike other pieces I have seen. Amazing pastel colours, great wildstyle writing and a character, Mickey Mouse. I love this a lot.
BUT…can I find out anything about OHMS? No I bloody well can’t. Several months of searches have thrown up nothing. I hope that posting this and the image on Instagram will help me to track down this elusive artist/crew. Anyone out there who has any clues…fire away.
Worse still, I have several other wonderful pieces by OHMS lined up, but I am reluctant to do so until I have a bit more to say about the artist.
442. St Werburghs Tunnel (2)
A couple of weekends ago I took a stroll over to the tunnel at St Werberghs, as there is always something new to look at there. I am not all that fond of tunnels for street art, because the light is always a bit orange and the photographs never do the works the justice they deserve. It is the same with Leake Street tunnel in London.
On this trip I caught up with the fabulous and very original ObjectØØØ. He was just putting the finishing touches on his rather satanic looking piece. Once again his work is characterised by tentacles and wings…I love that. I particularly like the very organic feel that his works have. No straight lines, rarely any sharp edges or lines, subtle colour ranges…it’s all good.
Most importantly ObjectØØØ is a really nice guy and he makes time to chat with passers by who admire his work or stop to look at it. I look forward to some more chance encounters with him.
Natural adventures 