Single-handedly
determined to make others
sit up and listen
by Scooj
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Tag: Environment
52. Broad Street
During the ‘See no Evil’ event in Bristol in 2012, Conor Harrington dropped over from his native Ireland and painted this mural in his distinctive style. It is called ‘the Duel of Bristol’.
Harrington now lives in and has a studio in East London. Like so many before him, he started off as a graffiti artist, but is now a celebrated muralist gaining worldwide acclaim. There is more about him in this excellent Frankie Beane post.
This mural happens to be located in one of my favourite parts of Bristol, tucked away behind the church of St John the Baptist and through the old city gate – I love the way it is framed by an ancient/modern setting.
8/10
51. Frogmore Street (3)
Standing on the bridge at the bottom of Park Street looking North East, you are treated to the most wonderful stencil by Banksy.
‘Man hanging’ which probably goes by several different names was sprayed in 2006, and led to something of a watershed in a permissive stance from the Bristol City Council regarding what was then called graffiti. There is a lovely article written at the time from the BBC website. How things have come on in relatively few years.
I am fortunate enough to walk past this iconic Banksy twice a day at least, and I am never bored by it. In 2009 the work was attacked with blue paint, calling into question all sorts of difficult conversations about street art and graffiti and vandalism and ‘he had it coming to him for selling out’ etc etc. For me it is just a pity. It seems that with his art, if you are not there in the first day or two, it will get damaged or removed.
9.5/10
Swindon
If anyone can
tell me what the hell’s going
on here, please could they
by Scooj
Making waves
Autumn waves crash on
tiled floors, a terrarium
for urban living
by Scooj
S.O.S.
Secretary of
State for the environment,
I don’t believe you.
by Scooj
Commentary on a speech made by Elizabeth Truss on 14 October, entitled Open Environment.
6.15pm
Dusk comes early now
and bats flutter, fattening
for Winter slumber.
by Scooj
Clement
A blocking high sits
obligingly overhead
warming Autumn hearts.
by Scooj
49. Hepburn Road
In September I took this picture of a mural by Cheo. There are a couple of things worth pointing out. The first is that he has not included one of his signature bees – perhaps not cool enough for the subject material.
Secondly, this picture does not look like a commission and is in an area where there is a lot of ‘permissive’ and ‘illegal’ art. I would always put Cheo into the former of these two categories.
7/10
Groyne
Ocean worn timbers
braced for October storms and
surging tides of sand
by Scooj
Natural adventures 