In my mind’s eye, I
see a creature of the night
with long fingers poised.
by Scooj
Tag: Bristol
150. Armada Place (2)
It seems hard to believe that I have notched up 150 posts of Bristol street art already. It wasn’t meant to become a ‘thing’ but it has somehow crept under my skin. Mrs Scooj is underwhelmed by my interest in urban art, but I have the bug, and it gives me great pleasure.
This is one of two new pieces by Bristol artist Aspire. His works, mostly of birds, are truly beautiful and at this time of year entirely appropriate and the Spring gets a foothold and lightens out hearts. This is a ‘tui bird‘ an endemic bird of New Zealand – not something we usually see in the Stokes Croft area.
I have featured two other Aspire works previously, a robin (and who doesn’t love robins?) and another bird (I’m not sure what species).
Just wonderful. 8/10
Alarm
Unmistakable
smell of burning toast; wait now
for the deafening.
by Scooj
149. Mina Road Park
In September 2014, Bristol was lucky enough to be visited by Colombian street artist Stinkfish. This beautiful and unmistakable portrait can be found in St Werburghs, one of several bohemian districts in Bristol.
His other iconic Bristol work is the centrepiece of Stokes Croft, which I have featured previously.
This piece is still looking very fresh and brightens up this small urban park just north of the M32. It really is a stunning image.
8.5/10
Change
Noah built his ark
when he saw the floods coming;
I’m in the boatyard.
by Scooj
148. Midland Street (2)
I think that this street and its immediate surroundings are my favourite places for viewing great street art. It is a quiet backwater, and the walls are perfect to spray and easy to photograph.
This new piece by Deamze is just so good. A wildstyle burner and so much more, just beautifully executed. Deamze manages to get fantastically clean lines and his choice of colours seems to be never ending.
The crocodile and robot characters just add that little bit extra to this great piece. There is another wonderful burner right next to this one, and once I am certain I know who it is by, I will feature it too.
8/10
Digital
Getting to grips with
Instagram is quite a lot
easier than feared.
by Scooj
- To understand my late adoption is widespread, one could substitute the word Instagram for Pinterest.
147. Stokes Croft, the Carriageworks (4)
So Tom Miller has been busy once again, as have many other street artists. Quite a few new works are appearing around Bristol at the moment, and I think that the better weather combined with weekends is seeing a lot of popular walls getting a refresh.
This is another wild and wonderful piece from Miller and beautifully combines the material world with dream like unreality. As I have said before, I am a fan. This work replaces one by Silent Hobo that I wrote about back in December 2015. It is a worthy replacement, but I am very pleased to have captured its predecessor.
8/10
Warm
The long grey Winter
at last yields and tender warmth
fills my heart with joy.
Lots on
Stealing five minutes
between rugby and cooking
to jot a few words.
by Scooj.
- sorry…a really time-limited and rather poor haiku. Qq
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