Tag: Face

670. St Werburghs tunnel (9)

Face F1st has been rather busy lately, and I am struggling to keep up with posting all his new works. This is a nice piece from St Werburghs tunnel, but as with all of the tunnel pieces, the photographs just don’t do the work justice.

Face F1st, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, February 2017
Face F1st, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, February 2017

I couldn’t quite get the shots I wanted of this piece, because there was some kind of a photoshoot going on in the tunnel, and someone had parked a car in the way. The colours are really great, and the characteristic face is nicely folded into the C of FACE. I still get a bit of a kick out of finding a Face F1st piece.

Face F1st, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, February 2017
Face F1st, St Werburghs tunnel, Bristol, February 2017

662. Dean Lane skate park (33)

There is absolutely no stopping Laic217 at the moment, and there is more to come, I know he has just done two new pieces at the time of writing this post. This work is a character piece which plays of his theme of distortions and presents us with a fairly ugly weird face.

Laic217, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2017
Laic217, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2017

This feels like the visions experienced on a bad trip. Monstrous to say the least. Of all the Bristol street artists, I would say that Laic217 is the one who is developing his technique most at the moment. I’m not sure where he finds the time to do all this work, but it is fairly typical for artists to have productive phases and quiet phases, often related to work or travel.

Laic217, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2017
Laic217, Dean Lane, Bristol, February 2017

I had a bit of trouble photographing this piece as the low sunshine was casting a shadow across the bottom portion of it. It will be great when the Summer begins as the sun tends to be higher in the sky and there are fewer shadows to ruin the photographs.

 

655. The Bearpit (43)

Only a few days after I had taken the picture of the Decay piece in this exact spot (see previous post), Kid Crayon had overwritten it with one of his trademark faces. In recent times he has moved away from his wheatpastes (which I loved) and his faces, and tends to do more spray work, in particular in collaboration with SPZero76. So it was nice to see him revert, if only for a little while.

Kid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, February 2017
Kid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, February 2017

Although the piece looks like a wheatpaste, because of the creasing of the lining paper, it is in fact a spray piece. The blue face, great expression and peculiar proportions are what I would expect to see from this growing Bristol artist. More of his collaborative works to come soon.

604. Wilder Street (12)

Lately it appears that Laic217 has dedicated a huge amount of time to his street art, with pieces popping up all over the place. I am really pleased to see it since I have a soft-spot for his work. Rather excitingly he has just started an Instagram account, which will make it easier to track down his pieces, however there is no biography and he continues to keep himself to himself.

Laic217, Wilder Street, Bristol, January 2017
Laic217, Wilder Street, Bristol, January 2017

His works tend to take two forms, the wildstyle writing or burner with a character incorporated, or an image like this one, often demonstrating some kind of distortion…melting or in this example cracked glass (frequently there is a nod to drugs and acid-house music). All the time his work is improving, his concepts developing and the artwork becoming more skilled.

Laic217, Wilder Street, Bristol, January 2017
Laic217, Wilder Street, Bristol, January 2017

I think Laic217 tends to spray solo, and unusually for a Bristol graffiti artist, will work in any of the common sites north and south of the river. I am not certain that he belongs to any crew, and I am not aware of any collaborations to date. I am enjoying the journey watching his work unfold. And hey…anyone notice the Feoflip to the left?

592. Upfest 2016 (86)

I absolutely love this beautiful work by N4T4, and was lucky enough to visit it several times during its creation at Upfest 2016. It is an outstanding piece by an artist who left his mark so memorably at the previous year’s event.

 

N4T4, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
N4T4, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

It is always a privilege to see a street artist at work, at least that’s how I feel, and of course, when so many are in one place over two days that privilege is filled to the brim, and some. The eyes in the picture above show the evolution of the work…drafted out on the left and near complete on the right.

N4T4, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
N4T4, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

The finished work has something  about it that I really like. It might be as simple as it is really beautiful and easy to look at, it might be the style, with so much going on within the piece itself, I’m not sure, but I know I love it.

N4T4, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
N4T4, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

I haven’t seen any of N4T4s work other than the two pieces at Upfest, so it would be great to see him return next year to lighten up the place.

N4T4, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
N4T4, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

 

581. Wilder Street (11)

Occasionally, when looking for street art on my wanderings, I am confronted by a piece that is unsigned and looks nothing like anything I have seen before. This is one of those. It is an unusual and rather compelling portrait beautifully sprayed, but it is tucked away on a small hoarding and largely out of view, except to those who seek out these places.

Unknown artist, Wilder Street, Bristol, September 2016
Unknown artist, Wilder Street, Bristol, September 2016

I wonder if it is an artist having a bit of a practice at the street scene, or maybe a visitor to Bristol who is uncertain of the rules governing walls. Either way it is a refreshing piece, and I am content to not know who painted it. Maybe I’ll find out in the fullness of time.

Unknown artist, Wilder Street, Bristol, September 2016
Unknown artist, Wilder Street, Bristol, September 2016

570. Moon Street (18)

What an unexpected pleasure, not only to find a P0G0 piece in Bristol, not only to find a paste up by P0G0 in Bristol but to find TWO paste ups by P0G0 on the same day in different parts of town. I am indeed a lucky seeker.

P0G0, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2017
P0G0, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2017
The paste up is the same one in each location and both are in street art ‘hotspots’. You will remember the amazing piece by P0G0 from Upfest, which really was one of the highlights of the festival. THe first one I found was in Moon Street.

P0G0, North Street, Bristol, January 2017
P0G0, North Street, Bristol, January 2017
The second one is in amongst the hoardings on North Street in Bedminster, surrounded by stencil work from John D’oh amongst others. I read on P0G0’s Instagram feed that he had been in town to visit Upfest…I am guessing it migh have had something to do with the launch of the Upfest book. I love it that these artists see every visit, every wall as an opportunity.

P0G0, North Street, Bristol, January 2017
P0G0, North Street, Bristol, January 2017

A red letter day.

562. Richmond Road (2)

I took a stroll in Montpelier a little while ago and visited some streets I have not been to before, and some others that I haven’t been to for a long while. I was very pleased to find this Tom Miller piece on Richmond Road, and although it has been quite heavily tagged, it still conveys loads of movement and emotion in the world of Miller’s ‘imaginite’.

Tom Miller, Richmond Road, Bristol December 2016
Tom Miller, Richmond Road, Bristol December 2016
It is a pity I didn’t get to see this when it was clean, as I love this fine artist’s street work. I love the way Miller’s works spew out colours in all directions – an enjoyable confusion. As an observation, you can see that one of the tags is by Whysayit, a local graffiti artist.

Tom Miller, Richmond Road, Bristol December 2016
Tom Miller, Richmond Road, Bristol December 2016

561. Ashley Road (10)

Although Face F1st’s work is, on first viewing, not as spectacular or striking as some of the other local street artists, there is something very cultured and empathetic about his work. The familiar technique of incorporating a girl’s portrait into the word ‘face’ combined with the soft colour schemes marks out Face F1st’s pieces as something rather special.

Face F1st, Ashley Road, Bristol, December 2016
Face F1st, Ashley Road, Bristol, December 2016
Most of his spraying is done in the Stokes Croft area of the city, and on the corner with Ashley Road in particular. This is a relatively recent piece on a hoarding where the turnover or work can be very high. This one has survived a few weeks, and at the time of writing was still there. Always good to find his works.

Face F1st, Ashley Road, Bristol, December 2016
Face F1st, Ashley Road, Bristol, December 2016
These photographs are a little ropey due to the dappled sunlight on the piece at the time of taking them.

528. Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London (2)

A rather lovely simple piece on the front of Franco’s Takeaway on Rivington Street by the magnificent French street artist Thierry Noir. In this work, there are several of Thierry’s figures in bright colours looking as though they are in a queue for the takeaway shop. Intentional I’m sure.

Thierry Noir, Rivington Street, London, August 2016
Thierry Noir, Rivington Street, London, August 2016
I took this picture earlier on in the year when I had just begun a stint working in London two days a week. What a pleasure it was to be able to wander the streets of Shoreditch in the early evening discovering such delights. There is so much more to show you.