In here be secrets
where privilege and power
scratch each other’s backs.
by Scooj
Tag: Bristol
84. New John Street (1)
This is my second attempt at publishing this post…something horrible happened and the draft I saved completely disappeared.
Soker is a Bristol-based graffiti writer who has been active since the 1980s and is well known for his work all around the city. He specialises in wildstyle burners and is not much bothered with making money from his works.
This wall is sited just off North Street, the main hub of Upfest 2015. Soker belongs to the ASK crew and KTF (After School Klub and Keeping Things Fresh respectively).
I am beginning to appreciate more these wildstyle murals, and will feature them more in my posts.
6.5/10
Undressed
They said it would go
and down it has come; scaffold
confidence restored.
by Scooj
Undress
The scaffolding comes
down today, so I am told.
Not holding my breath.
by Scooj
83. Stokes Croft, Slix (1)
A recent 3Dom work in the heart of Stokes Croft that depicts a sad picture of the future, with only one leaf surviving. There is something of the ‘Lorax’ about the scene. Love is the answer.
Messages and warnings like this do not go unheeded, I mean hey, I looked at it and now I’m talking about it.
7/10
Upstream thinking
Upland tree planting
arrests runoff and flooding
of unfortunates.
by Scooj
82. Stokes Croft, the carriageworks (2)
This mural recently (Nov/Dec 2015) appeared on the frequently renewed wall at the carriageworks in Stokes Croft.
It is one of the more unusual works I have seen in the area. Surreal, and beautifully sprayed. It is outstanding.
It appears to me signed by Miller, or Millen or something like that, but I have drawn a blank on any information about the artist. If anyone knows who it might be, please let me know and I will update the post.
As with all works here, it will be gone soon, sprayed over by another artist, so I am glad to have captured this curiosity.
UPDATE – after some more research I have discovered that the artist is Tom Miller, a recent graduate of the University West of England. He has produced some wild prints and I am very tempted to buy one.
7/10
Mild
Oh, cold Winter come
and cleanse with frost and snow, land
draped in Autumn mud.
by Scooj
81. North Street hoarding (2)
I photographed this lovely Sepr work at the end of July this year, shortly after Upfest 2015. I particularly like this mural, probably because I rather like most of Sepr’s work.
It is similar to another piece he sprayed around the same time in Dighton Street. Grey shades and musical instruments.
8/10
80. Marsh Street
It is easy to work out that Bristol has been shaped, historically, physically and culturally, by the River Frome and the freshwater environment. Street names are the biggest clue. Here we have Marsh Street, but there are many other watery names, including Broadmead, Quay Street, Wade Street, Broad Weir and Ferry Street to name only a few.
I digress. This is yet another Kid Crayon whestpaste in a street that has very little other graffiti. It is a reasonably uninteresting street for pedestrians and street artists alike.
I was pleased to have found this work, because it is one of several that KC has themed with the two red stripes on the face. I’m not sure what the stripes represent and maybe I’ll never know. They make an appearance also on the faces of the characters from the mural in Fairfax Street.
Another unusual but likable work.
7.5/10
Natural adventures 