Tag: GRO

7224. M32 Cycle path (298)

Benjimagnetic, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2025
Benjimagnetic, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2025

I rather like this piece by Benjimagnetic on the cycle path, with its orange and green stripes for a background, it has something of a psychedelic look to it. The GRO letters are beautifully ‘sculpted’, with layers of geometrical shapes stacked one upon another.

Benjimagnetic, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2025
Benjimagnetic, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2025

The piece was painted alongside Hemper, and looking at this with hindsight I really ought to have posted them as a pair, as they shared a colour scheme. The piece is really neat and tidy, and the sharp lines are softened, ever so slightly, with the floating bubbles, a clever device. Great work from Benjimagnetic.

7148. Dean Lane skate park (864)

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Benjimagnetic has had a rather strong late summer flourish with his nicely designed pieces dotted about the place. His letters GRO have superseded his preference for writing BEN in years gone by.

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

This is a rather nice chrome piece with the outlines and definition provided in a subtle lilac, which works remarkably well, with neither tone dominating the piece and indeed complementing each other rather well. Three little black patterns round off the piece nicely.

7141. Dean Lane skate park (863)

Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Awkward and Benjimagnetic have been having a bit of fun in Dean Lane recently, producing a couple of collaborations which are always worth photographing and reporting on.

Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Benjimagnetic’s GRO letters in the middle of this combination collaboration are book ended by two slightly creepy characters by Awkward. The ensemble works well as always with this pair. It is the eyes in Awkward’s characters that draw me to them, clever and impactful design.

7120. Dean Lane skate park (860)

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

Benjimagnetic I would describe very much as an occasional painter these days, but his pedigree is flawless and the works he turns out are unique and well presented. This is a recent one from the artist and spells out GRO, I think.

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2025

I have said many times about Benjimagnetic’s work that it is as much to do with the spaces between his lines as it is with the lines and shapes themselves. He is less about fills and more about geometry, although he manages to blend in some gently fills into parts of this piece. The small writing says “The izmz of iz and iznts” a new EP from the artist. An all-round artistic talent.

6793. St Werburghs tunnel (481)

Benjimagnetic, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025
Benjimagnetic, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025

I am well used to seeing outstanding pieces by Benjimagnetic, but I think that this recent one in the tunnel is the cream of the crop so far. The graffiti writing is so striking in form and colour, and it is difficult to walk past without stopping and admiring it.

Benjimagnetic, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025
Benjimagnetic, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2025

When I look at the design elements, I am reminded of a kind of 1960s retro feel about it, bringing things like magazine racks and shelving units that were oh so modern when I was growing up. There were a few TV cartoons at that time that really picked up on this modern style. Perhaps I am imagining things, but that is what I see in this amazing work. I’m not entirely certain what the letters spell, but I have a good feeling that it spells GRO. Tight, colourful, beautifully designed and superbly presented. What more could a man want?

6674. St Werburghs Tunnel (471)

Benjimagnetic, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2025
Benjimagnetic, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2025

What a lovely clean and tidy piece this is from Benjimagnetic at the entrance to St Werburghs tunnel. Ordinarily, I would say that Benjimagnetic’s pieces spell out BEN, but I now know it says something different after Benjimagnetic corrected me the last time I mistakenly got it wrong.

Benjimagnetic, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2025
Benjimagnetic, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2025

What I like about Benjimagnetic’s work is the way he deconstructs and then reconstructs his writing, so that it is composed of loads of design elements that come together in a novel way. Another artist who uses a similar deconstruction technique is Minto. Great colours in this piece and overall a classy bit of writing.