Tag: butterfly

1472. Frogmore Street (6)

I have been aware of the work of this Bristol artist for some while now, but didn’t know much else about him. Well a little stroke of luck…a delay to my usual bus…encouraged me to walk home after work and I decided to take a slightly different route. As I dropped down the steps from Park Street into Frogmore Street I saw this beautiful display of foil butterflies pressed into the road tarmac.

Duncan McKellar, Frogmore Street, Bristol, April 2018
Duncan McKellar, Frogmore Street, Bristol, April 2018

The gentleman in the pictute is actually the artist, Duncan McKellar, who likes to bring a smile to the citizens of Bristol with his unusual artistic displays that appear from time to time. I guess one might describe him as an installation artist, but what he does brilliantly is bring to life many of the things we fail to see around us, such as statues and trees and puts them front and centre of our consciousness with his art.

Duncan McKellar, Frogmore Street, Bristol, April 2018
Duncan McKellar, Frogmore Street, Bristol, April 2018

I particularly like this foil piece because it is an unusual experimental technique which Duncan was trialling. We stopped for a lengthy chat, and I will certainly be following his artistic adventures with great interest. More from Duncan to come soon.

Orange tip

.

Frenetic flight path

grabs my attention and then

those orange wing tips.

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by Scooj

Spring dance

 

The funniest thing

a puppy chasing blossom

and a butterfly.

 

by Scooj

Comma (2)

 

A warm Spring morning

punctuated only by

a passing comma.

 

by Scooj

  • adapted from an earlier haiku, prompted by seeing my first garden butterfly of the season. Origination is not coming too easily for me at the moment.

1406. Newfoundland Street (3)

With collaborations in Bristol, there are few that are finer than those between Gemma Compton and Copyright. This particular mural is a triumph, and for me, what makes it really special is the backdrop of blue and white tiles. This is a gorgeous piece, and is at great odds with the busy road and traffic adjacent to it. An oasis of calm.

Copyright and Gemma Compton, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, March 2018
Copyright and Gemma Compton, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, March 2018

The central stencil of a girl with butterfly wings is by Copyright and provides a focal point in the centre of the piece with the warm colours contrasting with the blue and white surrounds.

Copyright and Gemma Compton, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, March 2018
Copyright and Gemma Compton, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, March 2018

I think that Gemma Compton may have done the girls wings, and certainly the other blue and white butterflies that adorn the mural.

Copyright and Gemma Compton, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, March 2018
Copyright and Gemma Compton, Newfoundland Street, Bristol, March 2018

As for the blue and white tiles, I am not too sure who did these, but I have seen tiles feature a lot in Gemma’s work before. I suspect they both worked on these. The overall effect is stunning, and I hope that we see more of these collaborations in 2018.

1204. Upfest 2017 (14)

Surely one of the most endearing and sympathetic partnerships is that between Copyright and Gemma Compton. At this year’s Upfest these two produced this beautiful collaboration in the very busy yard behind the Steam Crane.

Gemma Compton and Copyright, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Gemma Compton and Copyright, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

I met them on the Friday, when they were able to make a really good start before the festival started on the Saturday – I think it ws a wise choice as this pub gets incredibly busy.

Gemma Compton and Copyright, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Gemma Compton and Copyright, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

In this piece, so typical of their collaborations, Copyright stencilled the female figures and Gemma Compton created the intricate butterfly wings in her favoured blue tones. The piece as a whole fills this slightly awkward space brilliantly and the eye is drawn along from left to right and back, scrutinising the symmetry of the piece.

Gemma Compton and Copyright, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Gemma Compton and Copyright, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

The couple managed to dodge the showers and the crowds to pull off one of the best pieces of the festival and one that screams out Bristol from every inch. Both of these artists produce wonderful artworks for sale, marginally outside my affordability although I might just have to save up – how great it would be to have some of their originals hanging up at home.

Gemma Compton and Copyright, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017
Gemma Compton and Copyright, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017

Not only do I like their work, but I like both of the artists. They are always happy to have a chat and don’t appear to mind me bothering them when they are at work. Probably my next interview targets.

The last dance

 

Summer’s last hurrah

tardy, tatty butterfly

pauses in the sun.

 

by Scooj

Blue

 

Still for a moment,

frenetic journey frozen;

an angel in blue.

 

by Scooj

Sunbathing

 

Catching the last of

the afternoon sun, your games

for the day, over.

 

by Scooj

Painted lady

 

On Bristol’s fair Downs

she settles by a clover

plant, oblivious.

 

by Scooj