Meeting heroes

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Day to remember

chewing the fat with artists

in Cheltenham town.

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by Scooj

631. The Bearpit (39)

In The Bearpit, there are four premium spots, each one is at the end of each of the four tunnels. These are the places that are most sought after, but also the ones most frequently tagged, so anything sprayed here is always going to be reasonably short lived.

Pure Evil, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2017
Pure Evil, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2017

It was lucky then that I came across this piece by the London-based artist Pure Evil while it was still fresh and unmarked. Pure Evil is an artist I knew nothing about until I started researching this post, and realised that perhaps I should have known a little more. His biography on his website is well worth a read – he has covered a lot of ground.

Pure Evil, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2017
Pure Evil, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2017

I note also, that he is selling prints of his Bristol Bearpit piece for cool £2,000 on his website. I am guessing from that kind of price tag that he must be strongly established in the art world. Obviously I prefer the freebies he leaves on our city walls. I rather like this work, and will be more vigilant when I visit London to see if I can find any more. Let’s hear it for more scary bunnies.

Pure Evil, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2017
Pure Evil, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2017

“My enemies are in power – and my heroes are dead” – that speaks for a lot of us.