6314. Cumberland Basin

Conrico, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2024
Conrico, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2024

It has been a real pleasure to see that Conrico has been on fire this summer, both in terms of his output and the quality of his work. This piece was painted as part of a paint jam celebrating Werm’s Birthday. In his Instagram post Conrico used the hashtags #cowboy and #highplainsdrifter, which I think tells you something about the piece.

Conrico, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2024
Conrico, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2024

His graffiti writing/character combinations have been rather good lately, and this one is a great addition to his portfolio. Lots of swirls and atmosphere has been created with his paintbrush style of spraying. The cowboy is also beautifully painted.

Conrico, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2024
Conrico, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, August 2024

There is an organic feel to Conrico’s work that is quite different from some of the more stylised and manicured characters that we see a lot of in the city. A very nice piece indeed.

884. Upfest 2016 (151)

Rumbl is another street artist from the rather large Dutch contingent that attended Upfest 2016. I must confess that when I first saw this piece I didn’t much like it. Now that I have looked a little more carefully and researched some of his other work, I think I get it now, and actually rather like it.

Rumbl, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Rumbl, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

This is a perfect Upfest wall and he has made a good job of it. He has a love of American illustration of the 1960s and you can see that clearly in this work. The stylised horse and cowboy boots…sort of Woody meets Lucky Luke meets John Wayne. I do now rather like this – pity it took me so long to post it.