Tag: Fusion

6373. Muriel Alleyway (14)

Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024
Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024

The Muriel Alleyway mini street art festival organised by Rtiiika at the end of July was a perfect opportunity to see the work of artists that tend only to make occasional appearances on Bristol’s streets. This piece is a lovely collaboration from Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, right at the bottom of the alleyway.

Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024
Rtiiika and Mr Penfold, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024

The piece is a true collaboration, a fusion of the styles of the two artists to create a whole which presents their work as one. The black bits are most likely by Rtiiika and the pink and blue bars and white spots by Mr Penfold, but actually it matters not, because the piece is by both of them. A fine abstract mural, showing off the huge spectrum of styles we see in the city.

5290. Dean Land skate park (608)

Mudra and Saor, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
Mudra and Saor, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023

We see a lot of collaborations in Bristol, but most tend to be collaborative walls in which some elements of colour or design are shared by the artists. Occasionally, artists paint a piece that is what I would call a true collaboration, where the single piece is a fusion of their work. This piece by Mudra and Saor, or is it Saor and Mudra, is a perfect example of a fusion collaboration.

Mudra and Saor, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023
Mudra and Saor, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2023

The overall writing spells out SAOR, and at first glance I thought it was a Saor piece, but look a little closer, and you see the Mudra elements emerge, for example the @ symbol, the pixelated arrow and mask. The whole piece is sh sharp and tidy, and Saor has incorporated some fascinating textures, like the granite effect and night sky with a full moon. A superb piece of work from the NTS friends.