Tag: Dean Lane

5267. Dean Lane skate park (602)

Dibz and Cheo, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023
Dibz and Cheo, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

Well, well, well, how nice to see Cheo back again painting on the streets of Bristol. I wonder what has coaxed him out from what feels like a much too long absence, but whatever it is, it is great to see some fresh work from him. This is a superb, how could it be anything else?, collaboration from Dibz and Cheo.

Dibz and Cheo, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023
Dibz and Cheo, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

To fit the collaboration on this wall, Dibz has contracted his style somewhat, and I am not certain his writing says DIBZ, but I can’t quite make out what it does say. Everything about the writing is close to perfect – this guy performs miracles with a spray can. Cheo has painted one of his characters, complete with baseball hat and ski goggles. The t-shirt says Neo Geo, which is lost on me, and of course we have his signature bee – it is great to see Cheo out and about, and I look forward to seeing more from him over the summer.

5263. Dean Lane skate park (601)

Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023
Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

It has to be said that Werm has managed, in a relatively short space of time, to create and amplify his unique style on the Bristol scene. His work is constantly improving and developing, and he is starting to work on collaborative walls with some of the more established artists in the city.

Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023
Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

Werm is favouring a style at the moment which has extensive elaborations on the letters WERM that form the central portion of the piece, almost as though the letters are growing roots and shoots. He is also managing to fill his letters with nicely painted colour transitions, five in this instance. Werm was painting alongside the very experienced Turoe on this wall, and has picked up on a shared background of sky blue and some of the bricks of the wall picked out in a darker blue. A graffiti writer on the up.

5248. Dean Lane skate park (600)

Vozie and Bnie, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023
Vozie and Bnie, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

It is fitting that my six hundredth post from Dean Lane should feature a stunning collaboration wall from Vozie and Bnie, two of my favourite writers at the moment. There is an awful lot to like about this colourful collaboration, and the colours and style remind me of the cartoon fairground scene in Mary Poppins or the Village from the TV series ‘the Prisoner’ – the psychedelic elements probably elicit those thoughts.

Vozie, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023
Vozie, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

To the left Vozie does what she does, although in this version of her name, she has written VOSE, not VOZIE which we are more accustomed to seeing. Beautiful letters, beautiful fills and a fabulous drop shadow… there is little more to say.

Bnie, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023
Bnie, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

To the right Bnie has replicated the colours, fills and shadow to make this a truly collaborative piece. As with Vozie’s half, Bnie has created beautiful letters, using beautiful fills and a fabulous drop shadow. This is an exceptional piece from the RBF girls, and a bit of a fave of mine so far this year.

5238. Dean Lane skate park (598)

Lee Roy, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Lee Roy, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

Lee Roy is a writer who has been knocking it out of the park this year with his distinctive style of writing. You can be pretty much guaranteed that whatever he paints will be bright and eye-catching. This is a lovely piece on the swimming bath wall in Dean Lane.

Lee Roy, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Lee Roy, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

There is a bit of a cosmic theme going on here, and he even includes the words ‘cosmic gypsy’. Galaxies, planets and stars decorate the background, and there is a rather curious assemblage of toadstools at each end of the piece – perhaps hinting at the reason for the psychedelic scene? Nice one from Lee Roy.

5206. Dean Lane skate park (597)

Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

Ceus appears to have bought some new paints, and possibly a bulk order, because his last three pieces have all incorporated a similar colour scheme of light, bright shades. It feels to me that Ceus is experimenting a little bit at the moment and playing with a slight change of direction. It is never surprising when artists decide to do this, it is all part of growing and developing their style.

Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

The letters spell out CEUS, where the golden thread is the sky blue colour running through all the letters accompanied by alternating pink and gold. This is nice work from Ceus, and I get a feeling that we are going to be seeing a lot more of him this summer.

5199. Dean Lane skate park (596)

Elvs and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Elvs and Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

I’m not sure that I have seen an Elvs/Dibz collaboration before, so this one in Dean lane recently is a bit of a rarity. The two have combined to share a colour scheme and theme, which I think is based on Disney’s Beagle Boys characters. These characters are familiar to me, but I don’t think I have ever read or watched anything with them in.

Elvs, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Elvs, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

You can always tell a good collaboration when you don’t know who has painted certain bits of it, and while it is obvious who painted the writing, it is not so clear with regard to the characters. My guess would be that the two around the ELVS were by him, and the one popping out over the top of DIBZ was by Dibz. As always, Elvs’ writing is first class, and instantly recognisable with his very fat, elaborate lettering. The fill fades are pretty decent too.

Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

Dibz is no stranger to writing/character combinations, and his skills are on show here. His wildstyle graffiti writing can be difficult to decipher if you don’t know what it says, but usually it is DIBZ, so you are on fairly safe ground. Talking of safes, there is a story in the piece, which involves the cracking of a safe using explosives. The character on the left is plunging the detonator, while the one on the right blocks his ears… the cartooniest of cartoon plots. This is a fabulous collaboration from two immensely talented artists.

5195. Dean Lane skate park (595)

Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

Javiceus, to give Ceus his full name, has undergone as slight reinvention, and returned from his winter slumbers with a different look to his work, which is altogether lighter and more airy, if that makes sense. He continues to write the letters CEUS, but they somehow feel different.

Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Ceus, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

There is a heavenly appearance to this piece, probably conveyed by a background of blue and white, looking a little bit like clouds on a sunny day. The letters in a light lilac colour are nicely formed and executed, with an orange disc, which looks a little like a disfigured smily face, making up the ‘E’. More in this style to come from Ceus very soon.

5189. Dean Lane skate park (594)

Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

At a guess I would say that I only post about a quarter of all the Werm pieces that I find, and tht is probably only a half of what he paints, so I will have to find a way to remedy that. I think I might have to do a trawl through my folders and publish a mini gallery to get back up to speed.

Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Werm, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

In the short three or four years when I first met Werm, who was writing EMAN at the time, he is in my view, one of the most improved artists and graffiti writers in Bristol. The technical skills he displays with his work is of the highest order, and it just shows what talent combined with dedication can do. There is more to this piece of graffiti writing than just the stunning colour combination.

5188. Dean Lane skate park (593)

Trafficity, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Trafficity, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

Consistently brilliant and brilliantly consistent, Trafficity manages to paint the exact same structural form of letters spelling ZIOM. As I have said in previous posts featuring his work, I suspect there is a hidden smaller word running along the top of the letters, but until I next meet him to ask him, I cannot be sure.

Trafficity, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Trafficity, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

There is something very reassuring about Trafficity’s work, a constant landmark that reappears, when all else around us in in complete turmoil and chaos. The colour selections and transitions are near perfect, and the border and outlines clean and tight. It is always great to find a Trafficity piece.

5184. Dean Lane skate park (592)

Stivs, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Stivs, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

This is a rather unusual piece by Stivs, and I have to say I’m really not very sure what it all means, so I decided to do a bit of a Google Interweb search. I think that the piece splits into two. On the left is a reference to an Australian film called Chopper and a character called Mark ‘Chopper’ Read who I assume says at some point in the film “Neville Fuck’n Bartos”. One for a quiet evening maybe. The other half is some stunning calligraffiti spelling out Jules.

Stivs, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023
Stivs, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2023

Stivs has been pushing the boundaries recently with character pieces and portraits, mostly linked to films, and his portfolio is about so much more than just his outstanding calligraffiti. The writing looks like it might be a tribute to Jules – I don’t know much more than that about it. My only reservation about this piece is the background, I can only guess that it has some significance.