Dean Lane – Page 3 – Natural adventures

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It would seem that Taboo doesn’t paint all that often these days, or at least, not in the places that I frequent. Dean Lane Hardcore (DLH) is an annual opportunity for street/graffiti artists to do their stuff in a one-day skate festival atmosphere, and I think that Taboo painted this and one other piece at this year’s DLH.

Wall space might have been a bit of a premium, who knows, but Taboo has instead painted the floor of the skate park – perhaps with a view to his work being more likely to appear in skate videos. Taboo’s letters are written back to front (nothing is straightforward with this artist) but rather more conventional than his typical anti-style pieces. Great to see his work after a while.

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Asre, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

It would appear that the Asre comeback is complete. Although he is concentrating his efforts on his graffiti writing, Asre has also left us a couple of his character pieces to enjoy in recent weeks.

What I hadn’t realised from his last stint in Bristol, was that he is rather a talented writer. It is interesting that he keeps his writing and his character separate, and I’m not aware of any combination pieces from him. It might be that his large character faces simply don’t lend themselves very well to accompanying letters and are better left as standalone pieces. This writing, in pinks, purples and blues, is very neat and tidy, demonstrating great can control. The reversed-out stars and spots are nicely done. Lots more to come from Asre.

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Klashwhensober, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Klashwhensober has been missing in action for months, for very good reasons I am sure, and he has returned with a gentle flurry of pieces appearing all around the town, as if he was never absent.

This is a really nicely crafted piece of graffiti writing, and has a clarity and sense of purpose not always present in Klashwhensober’s work. The letters spell out Sober and contain an interesting selection of colours that shouldn’t really work well together but somehow do. Great to see him back.

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Chill, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Chill left Bristol a little over a year ago, having been a prolific member of the PWA crew, so it was wonderful to see this small piece in Dean Lane skate park, which I think was painted for, or at, the Dean Lane Hardcore (DLH) event (an annual skate and music extravaganza).

This piece features two of his cheeky characters side by side with tongues hanging out. That Chill is able to duplicate these faces with such ease demonstrates his skill as an artist and steady can control. I miss these characters.

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Creamylines, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

It seems as though Creamylines has found a new lease of life, and although the last piece I posted by him was actually a repeat (thank you, Paul H for pointing this out), this is a spanking new piece in Dean Lane (one of several scattered around the city). This slab of concrete in the skate park lends itself really well to Creamylines’ bounded work (which makes me wonder whether he has ever painted up Purdown, it might suit him).

Instead of the more familiar portrait orientation, this is a landscape piece, that gives Creamylines more scope to broaden out his scene. Everything you’d want to see from this uplifting view is there. Water in the foreground, passing through to woodlands and fields and houses, all bathed in the light of a golden sun, with a couple of clouds and some birds. Calmness and joy.

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Bogat, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Bogat only paints occasionally, but his pieces are instantly recognisable and impactful. He is not a ‘high-end’ character artist, but he manages to capture a down-to-earth style, without which the diversity of street art in Bristol would be all the poorer.

In this piece, the pink-faced character appears to be snarling a little. There is some nice shading and lines, especially round the cheeks. The ‘Bennie’ hat with the word BOGAT is nicely painted, but it is the zigzag eyes that grab the attention. I think the piece was painted for the Dean Lane Hardcore event held a week or so ago.

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Real143 and Zase, Dean Lane, Bristol, September 2025

Just before I went away on holiday there was a spate of superb pieces from Zase and what I assume are friends of his. This is particularly great news, as Zase has been very quiet ever since his paining partner Dakor left the UK. This outstanding collaboration is by Zase and Real143.

The whole collaboration is an anamorphic masterpiece, with two distinct styles of writing. On the left is writing by Real 143 which I cannot decipher – perhaps it says REAL? to the right the familiar ZASE letters leap out from the wall thanks to the skilful design and shading. Intertwined with the edges of the letters is a stunning magenta element that looks like some kind of muscle attachment or sub-cellular proteins or something like that, if you get my drift. An utterly outstanding collaboration from Zase and Real 143.

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Asre has a new Instagram handle, @azre_returns which is a great description of his status as a street artist in Bristol. He was pretty busy a couple of years back and then abruptly stopped. Good things come to those who wait, and at last Asre has rewarded us with one of his trademark character portraits.

The character is wearing a baseball cap with the letters AEK which might relate to the Greek football club AEK Athens. Google searches didn’t give me an answer to the word ‘Trelenomai’, so the theme to the piece remains a bit of a mystery. The character itself is grimacing a little and has crosses for pupils, a tell-tale sign the piece is by Asre. Great to see him back.

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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.

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.

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Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Awkward and Benjimagnetic have been having a bit of fun in Dean Lane recently, producing a couple of collaborations which are always worth photographing and reporting on.

Benjimagnetic’s GRO letters in the middle of this combination collaboration are book ended by two slightly creepy characters by Awkward. The ensemble works well as always with this pair. It is the eyes in Awkward’s characters that draw me to them, clever and impactful design.

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	scooj on Shards
	M. on 7397. Turbo Island
	M. on 7397. Turbo Island
	beth on Shards
	scooj on Thursday doors – 8 Janua…

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