Tag: Dean Lane

4285. Dean Lane skate park (470)

It is always great to meet a new artist, and on this particular day there were a lot of artists painting in Dean Lane skate park and I knew all of the except Trafficity who painted this fabulous stylised piece of writing which spells out ZIOM. Trafficity is another Polish artist and paints with compatriots Cort and Laic217 under the PAD crew label.

Trafficity, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Trafficity, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022

The green-blue tones with horizontal transitions are very nicely done, with lots of little detailed pixels and blocks dotted about the letters. There are some lovely details and scrolls through some of the holes in the letters too. ZIOM actually means ‘dude’ or ‘mate’ in Polish, and is a pretty cool thing to be writing, I reckon. I look forward to seeing more from Trafficity before too long.

4277. Dean Lane skate park (469)

I have a feeling that Tuco would approve of this piece from Veeez, an artist I have been calling Veee, but am in the process of updating. Tuco, another Bristol graffiti writer has a thing for mattresses, and I sense there could be some mattress-envy going on here.

Veeez, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Veeez, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022

Veeez has been working like a beast, getting his rather special mega-tags embedded all over the city. There is barely a nook or cranny that hasn’t been visited by the artist. He has two or three variants, and in this post he has both the face, as shown on the mattress and his little ‘mushroom’ character below.

Veeez, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Veeez, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022

I think I will have to start multiple posting his pieces, like I do with Maybe, because otherwise Natural Adventures would be in danger of becoming the Veeez show. It is great to see how quickly and how well the artist has made himself at home.

4273. Dean Lane skate park (468)

This is the last archive piece for a while and is from the much underrepresented artist on Natural Adventures, Lewse. I think I have rather a lot of her pieces lurking in my archives, and I hope to liberate them all in the fullness of time.

Lewse, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2017
Lewse, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2017

This one from the Deaner dates back to November 2017 and is full of colour and movement. Of course, no Lewse piece is complete without a cartoon character, and here she has incorporated Disney’s Goofy for good measure. A lovely piece from several years ago.

4269. Dean Lane skate park (467)

In recent months, Mr Draws has really been enjoying going big on his walls. The letters are getting bigger and the whole wall preparation and decoration seems to be in an expansion phase too. What we end up with is large complete walls bursting with colour and fun.

Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Mr Draws, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022

This recent piece in Dean Lane skate park, has rather nice and crisp letters, spelling ‘DRAW!’ in black letters with a clean and tidy white 3D shadow. The black and white lettering contrasts perfectly with the multicoloured surround, bursting with random happiness. A nice one from Mr Draws.

4266. Dean Lane skate park (466)

We are blessed in Bristol to receive a constant stream of fabulous street artists and graffiti writers that come and visit the city and leave behind beautiful presents for us. This is one such example from a short while ago by Asmer art.

AsmerArt, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022
AsmerArt, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022

I know nothing about the artist, beyond their Instagram profile that says ‘Czech artist based in London’ but I can spot class when I see it, and this is a very classy piece from an accomplished artist.

AsmerArt, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022
AsmerArt, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022

A writing/character combination that works so well and has been executed beautifully, and a seriously compelling image that draws you in to take a closer look. I sincerely hope that it isn’t too long before AsmerArt returns for another trip to Bristol.

4263. Dean Lane skate park (465)

Well, blow me down with a feather. This lovely piece of writing from Xenz came as a complete unannounced surprise in Dean Lane, and is all the better for it. Finding a street art piece that you don’t know is there is like a palaeontologist uncovering a fossil never seen before, or something like that at least.

Xenz, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Xenz, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022

The piece spells out XENZ in a rock-like appearance with vines draped above and on the letters. The highlight, as is often the case with Xenz’s work, is the careful placement of little birds perching on the vines. Although we don’t get to see Xenz very frequently in Bristol, it is always noteworthy when he paints here. Fine work.

4250. Dean Lane skate park (464)

Nugmoose is another artist who has upped his game recently, which can only be good news, because his rather weird alien pieces add another dimension to the vast spectrum of artwork we see on the streets of Bristol. This was my second attempt at photographing this piece, my first pictures were disturbingly out of focus.

Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Nugmoose, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022

Peering through a winter hedge and iron railing fence, the obstavpcles in the way of this wall, you can make out a curious alien holding a pair of alien legs with a seedling growing out of them. Who’d have thought it? Crazy surreal stuff from Nugmoose, and his alien graffiti writing is equally curious. A wonderful and unusual piece.

4246. Dean Lane skate park (463)

I don’t need to say too much about how good this piece is. The quality, confidence, detail and finishing of this wildstyle graffiti writing by Dibz is of the highest order and the artist just keeps setting the bar higher and higher. This one was painted while I was out of the country, but thankfully it was respected and left un-tagged and I was able to photograph it.

Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022
Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2022

In common with many of the artists I have met, Dibz is so modest about his work, and just gets on with it in a very matter of fact kind of way. If I could produce something like this, I’d be leaping about like a mad man telling everyone about it. The letters are bisected with two perfect straight lines that divide the whole piece cleverly into three totally different colour schemes. I can’t imagine how hard this is to do, and would have loved to witness Dibz at work on this one. Another stunner from the man.

4244. Dean Lane skate park (462)

I met Enn Kay last week under Brunel Way down by the river for the first time, and what an absolute pleasure it was too. He was painting with his ‘brother’ at the time, and I wasn’t sure whether that meant his ‘brother’ or his actual brother – I am not really up with contemporary slang, being such an oldie.

Enn Kay, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022
Enn Kay, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022

Enn Kay has been absolutely smashing it lately, which is no small feat, given that he only started painting walls at the back end of last year. This is one of his octopus monsters, of which there are several knocking around. Beautifully painted and full of character, these pieces add so much to the vast array of styles and subjects in Bristol.

4238. Dean Lane skate park (461)

At the back end of 2021 Daz Cat went through something of a purple patch, producing some of his best work to date, in my opinion. What is comforting to see is that he continues to paint his ‘bread and butter’ smaller cats all over the place of which this is a great example.

Daz Cat, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022
Daz Cat, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2022

Nicely done in chrome on an existing red background, this throw-up cat brightens up the end of this ramp, and puts his stamp out there loud and clear. Plenty more smaller pieces from Daz Cat in the pipeline.