Tag: Bristol

6. @Bristol

A beautiful commission on an outside wall of the excellent @Bristol museum. It is called ‘The Honey Bee’, and highlights the importance and plight of our pollinators.

 

ATM, Millennium Square, Bristol, July 2015
ATM, Millennium Square, Bristol, July 2015

ATM is an artist who went to art school in Sheffield and now lives in London and is famous for his striking pictures of birds. I am drawn by his highly ethical position on the natural world, and his images are reminders of species at risk, that were once abundant. My only criticism, which seems a little harsh, is that his work is not very edgy, and I like a bit of edge.

I understand from his Twitter feed that he painted a mural last weekend at Bristol’s world-famous Upfest. I will seek it out soon.

6.5/10

 

Ragwort

Van Goughian splash

gathering red, green and gold;

soldier beetle flies.

 

by Scooj

Smartphone distraction

Laughs turned to curses

as the lady missed her bus.

Too busy chatting.

 

by Scooj

written on the bus home from work yesterday. It has happened to me too.

Almost invisible

Standing out alone

in understated grandeur.

Most will walk on by.

 

by Scooj

5. Stokes Croft, Canteen (1)

Breakdancing Jesus is a huge mural on one of the most desirable walls in Bristol. The work was commissioned by the Canteen and completed in June 2013.

The artist, Cosmo Sarson, is a painter from London, who was inspired by his love of breakdancing and witnessing some breakdancers performing for the Pope.

Cosmo Sarson, Breakdancing Jesus, Stokes Croft, Bristol, July 2015
Cosmo Sarson, Breakdancing Jesus, Stokes Croft, Bristol, July 2015

It is a really striking and challenging mural, and I love it. You might also just spot a small blue disc to the left of the mural which commemorates the Bristol riots in the area in April 1980.

It is opposite the famous Banksy ‘Mild Mild West’ mural. This mural was planned to remain for two years, which means that it may not be there much longer. We’ll see.

8/10

Love you

An untold story;

a gift of love? or maybe

an apology.

 

by Scooj

A bicycle I saw exactly a year ago on a street in Bristol.

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4. Redland Station

Another mural by Cheo, that I have never really paid too much attention to, despite seeing it frequently.

Cheo, Redland Station, Bristol, July 2015
Cheo, Redland Station, Bristol, July 2015

This piece, which includes his signature bees, can be found on the end wall of the garages, at the entrance to the station. It is a cheerful, rural theme.

 

Dragonfly

Relic from Earth’s youth

bathing in afternoon sun.

Fleeting adulthood.

 

by Scooj

Bristol to London by Train 2

Deer in open fields

scamper away for cover

when iron thunder comes.

 

by Scooj

Bristol to London by Train 1

Am I alone in

being incensed by human

excrement on rails?

 

by Scooj