Tag: Bristol

107. City Road

The pure joy of Bristol street art is that it is so incredibly varied; from the sanitised masterpieces to the illegal spraying. Fine art and burners sit side by side. For those interested in art Bristol is becoming a very large free-to-view canvass.

Aspire, City Road, Bristol, January 2016
Aspire, City Road, Bristol, January 2016

I have recently become aware of a number of pieces by Aspire, a Bristol-based artist who specialises in portraits of birds, using his spray paint to create pixelated images. More on this in a nice interview with the artist from the Our Autonomous Nature website. I like his work very much and will post more works from around the Stokes Croft area.

7/10

Mugger

 

Up on Brandon Hill

the lazy streetwise squirrels

mug folk for vittels.

 

by Scooj

Frost

 

Jack came calling last

night; sugar-crystal blanket

transforms the garden.

 

by Scooj

106. Nelson Street (3)

It is such a glorious Winter’s day today, cold and sunny. I had to get out for a short lunchtime walk. I headed down to Nelson Street to photograph this stunning mural by Aryz.

Aryz, Nelson Street, Bristol
Aryz, Nelson Street, Bristol

Aryz, originally from Barcelona, painted this mural in 2011 as part of the ‘See no Evil’ street art event in central Bristol. In his biography, it states he likes a large mural…well this is pretty big.

Aryz, Nelson Street, Bristol
Aryz, Nelson Street, Bristol

I have been meaning to post this for a long time, but have struggled to get good pictures of it. the light is difficult and shadows often obscure parts of it. These pictures are from different days – the sunny ones from today.

Aryz, Nelson Street, Bristol
Aryz, Nelson Street, Bristol

8/10

Think about it

 

Live each moment as

if it were your last is not

very good advice.

 

by Scooj

105. Moon Street (5)

The Lakota nightclub in Moon Street is famous, not only in Bristol, but countrywide (as I have just found out from reading the wikipedia entry), and has had something of a turbulent recent history.

Cheo, the Lakota, Moon Street, Bristol
Cheo, the Lakota, Moon Street, Bristol

The area is a magnet for street artists, but the commissions on the walls of this club are outstanding. Cheo and Gregor Minto have given one of Bristol’s landmarks a remarkable identity.

Minto, the Lakota, Moon Street, Bristol
Minto, the Lakota, Moon Street, Bristol

If you live in Bristol, Moon Street is well worth a visit just to see these magnificent walls.

8.5/10

Witness

 

A bang and a yowl;

my heart in my mouth. The black

shadow scuttles off.

 

By Scooj

 

Three squirrels

 

One by one by one

they ripple up and down trees

foraging for food.

 

by Scooj

104. Jubilee Street (2)

I have just been checking up on Streetview to recall the place I photographed this wall. It is Jubilee Street, and the amazing thing is that there has been a massive turnover of high quality street art in this area (since the last release of Streetview in 2014). Obviously I will have to venture here more frequently.

Deamze and SPZero76 (?), Jubilee Street, Bristol, October 2015
Deamze and SPZero76 (?), Jubilee Street, Bristol, October 2015

I have delayed posting this fabulous piece because I wasn’t sure who sprayed it – then I saw the signature in the chewing gum under the shoe. The artist is Deam. I have plenty more of his works to post in the future. I have a feeling that SPZero76 might have had a hand in this too.

Deamze and SPZero76 (?), Jubilee Street, Bristol, October 2015
Deamze and SPZero76 (?), Jubilee Street, Bristol, October 2015

I love this work and I love the area.

8/10

Winter warmer

 

Bright flames dance and coal

crackles; creature comforts of

a warm Winter fire.

 

by Scooj