7347. M32 roundabout J3 (731)

Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025
Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

Every once in a while, the walls of the M32 roundabout are treated to a new coat of grey paint courtesy of the council and courts in the form of community service. It is a marginally futile exercise, because it never takes too long for freshly buffed walls to be tagged and painted by street/graffiti artists. A blank canvass is an irresistible itch that needs to be scratched.

Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025
Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

Lupa, who has been fairly quiet this year, has painted this rather nice chrome piece in one of the tunnels under the roundabout. The chrome has picked up some of the colours of its immediate environment, such as the glow of the orange lighting and the light reflecting in from the ends of the tunnel, creating a warm effect. Her chunky letters are bordered with a pink line, although there is a small mistake on the top of the ‘U’ where the border encroaches too far (nit-picking). I love the happy/sad faces, and it is great to see her work again.

7332. Dean Lane skate park (888)

Mesk, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2025
Mesk, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2025

It is rather nice to be picking up a rather gentle drumbeat of pieces by Mesk. I have always been aware of his graffiti writing, but only really sought out his work since I met him in the spring.

Mesk, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2025
Mesk, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2025

This is a rather nicely presented chrome piece in the Deaner with the letters MESK clearly bordered with a strong black line. There is a bit of interference with the chrome piece below, which is a pity…a little bit of background decoration might have overcome that. That being said, this is a nice tidy piece.

7326. M32 roundabout (729)

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

Mage used to write under a different name, and then went for something completely different. I’m not sure that he could have picked four more difficult letters to write, especially in their capitalised format… lots of lines, angles and complication. Maybe that was the challenge.

Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025
Mage, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

This is a well presented chrome piece with a nice deep blue drop shadow, set on a green splash. All neat and tidy, but what lifts this piece to a different level is the wonderful string of spots in yellow and purple, running through each of the letters, without which the piece would probably feel quite basic. A lovely idea well executed.

7312. River Avon (101)

Mr Riks, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025
Mr Riks, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025

It is curious how I associate different artists with specific settings or spots. I say this, because I really didn’t expect to see a Mr Riks piece down here alongside the River Avon. This spot tends to be quite experimental, and a lot of emerging artists use it to practice their letters, forms and techniques. To find an established artist like Mr Riks painting here is, to my mind at least, quite unusual.

Mr Riks, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025
Mr Riks, River Avon, Bristol, November 2025

The letter form that Mr Riks writes with is so distinctive; smooth rounded edges, letters compressed without any see through gaps and a superb solid border are all things I would expect to see. This is a fabulous chrome piece with nice shout-outs to his mates, Ryder and Kush.

7311. M32 roundabout J3 (726)

Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025
Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

Although I have posted a couple of pieces by Roma before, I know little about the artist. There is something rather pleasing about the letter shapes, or perhaps it is simply the connection and love I have for the city of Rome.

Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025
Roma, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2025

This is a nicely presented chrome piece with a deep drop shadow in red and thin black border. The ‘o’ of ROMA is a little skull. The writing is nicely decorated with a small wave of blue stars and spots running horizontally through the letters. A rather nicely considered sand presented piece.

7148. Dean Lane skate park (864)

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Benjimagnetic has had a rather strong late summer flourish with his nicely designed pieces dotted about the place. His letters GRO have superseded his preference for writing BEN in years gone by.

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

This is a rather nice chrome piece with the outlines and definition provided in a subtle lilac, which works remarkably well, with neither tone dominating the piece and indeed complementing each other rather well. Three little black patterns round off the piece nicely.

7144. M32 Cycle path (296)

Cort, M32 Cycle Path, Bristol, August 2025
Cort, M32 Cycle Path, Bristol, August 2025

This is another classy piece from Cort in a spate of good work from the artist. There is a simplicity here that offers no place to hide. The irregularly shaped letters spell out KORT, another corruption of his name. It seems these days that he is writing anything other than CORT.

Cort, M32 Cycle Path, Bristol, August 2025
Cort, M32 Cycle Path, Bristol, August 2025

The chrome letters would barely show on the white backdrop, were it not for the red outline and patterns. A subtle touch of green strategically placed brings some depth to the piece. The shout-outs I presume are friends and/or members of the PAD crew – ZIOS, also known as Trafficity. Simple and compelling.

7139. Cumberland Basin

Pura Decadencia, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Pura Decadencia, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

This is a pretty difficult damp wall to paint, but that didn’t stop Pura Decadencia and some friends from giving it a go a few weeks back, and because turnover here is very slow, her work is still there to enjoy.

Pura Decadencia, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025
Pura Decadencia, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2025

The chrome letters in this piece are accompanied by a red drop shadow and bordered with a thin yellow strip. Each of the letters is split with a red line and little ‘rivets’ either side, giving the look of steel plates hanging together, a device used by quite a lot of writers, and a really effective one. There is a white plasma bolt running through the letters, adding a little bit of extra interest, but not detracting from the big bold letters themselves. Nice work from Pura Decadencia.

7048. L Dub (73)

Hypo, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025
Hypo, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025

It seems today that it is all about Hypo – the previous post was a birthday tribute to Hypo from Subtle, Ulow and Minto, and this is one of his very own pieces from L Dub. Hypo has had a purple patch that has been continuous for about two years now and shows no signs of abating.

Hypo, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025
Hypo, L Dub, Bristol, June 2025

The letter blocks in this piece are each assigned a different colour, and have a lot of strong graffiti writing motifs, such as the arrows and little double bars, stitching the letters together. It is interesting to note how different the ‘H’ and the ‘O’ chrome letters look quite different due to the different colour drop-shadows. Another nice piece from Hypo.

6923. St Werburghs tunnel (496)

Corupt, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025
Corupt, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025

This bold piece by Corupt is in the darkest part of the St Werburghs tunnel, and I had to do a little bit of brightness and colour manipulation to bring out the best in these photographs. The tunnel is a great street art/graffiti spot, especially in wet weather, but the light conditions can make photography very challenging at times.

Corupt, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025
Corupt, St Werburghs, Bristol, April 2025

This is a really beautifully presented Chrome piece, spelling out STICK, set on a pink background, with a fine red line outside the thicker black border, a design element that is a bit of a signature of the artist’s work. There is something rather unusual and appealing about his letter style. Great piece if you can actually see it in the gloom.