Dibz, Fade and Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2023
Good morning and happy Christmas Eve. A busy day for most, I expect, and definitely for me. One of my tasks today is to make a ‘Sussex Pond’ pudding, which is our alternative to Christmas pudding, which the kids and I don’t much care for. I’ll keep this short.
Dibz, Fade and Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2023
Wonderful work from Dibz, Fade and Jody, who have teamed up several times this year to produce some outstanding collaborations. This is a true collaboration where all the contributions are in the one piece. Jody painted the wolf, and Dibz the letters, so I expect that Fade painted the wonderful background.
Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2023
Jody steals thee show a little with his magnificent wolf portrait in the centre of the piece. It is so good to see so many street pieces from him this year, and I hope he continues into next year.
Fade, Jody and Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023
We are blessed in Bristol to have so many outstanding graffiti artists, and I have to remind myself how privileged we are to be able to enjoy such awesome free art, that most towns and cities in the country simply don’t get to experience. Three of the best artists, Dibz, Jody and Fade combined to give us this amazing Ghostbusters triptych, alongside Ryder, whose piece I will post soon.
Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023
To the left in spooky blue and green colours is writing by Fade, but just to confuse things, he has written DIBZ in a sot of mutual respect thing going on between the artists. Underneath are the letters RDA and RFK, which, if I am honest, I don’t know what they stand for, but are presumably crew names. Great crisp clean letters with a glow of green ghostly ectoplasm.
Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023
In the middle is a piece by Jody, which convinces me that he is one of the most talented and versatile character/portrait artists in Bristol, has painted Slimer, the iconic ghost from the film franchise. The fact that this year Jody has painted a range of pieces including a demon, a hooded woman, a renaissance portrait (using brushes) Barbie and now Slime, simply demonstrates that he can turn his hand to pretty much anything.
Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2023
To the right, the letters from Dibz are as perfect as ever. Dibz has been smashing it all year long and shows no signs of slowing down. He is painting so fast that some of his pieces are getting left behind in my archive – an unthinkable state of affairs. Yet another epic wall in this year of epic walls.
Acer One, Dibz, Jody and Turoe, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2023
This is an absolute classic collaboration from the crème de la crème of Bristol graffiti writing and street art, from Acer One, Dibz, Jody and Turoe, taking up the entire length of the bridge support wall under Brunel Way.
Acer One, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2023
First off is aclean and ticy ACER from Acer One, with a lovely colour transition from top left to bottom right. The stylised font is accompanied by a trademark shadow, giving the illusion that the letters are standing out from the wall.
Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2023
Next up is a wonderful piece of writing from Dibz. I hardly need to say too much about Dibz’ writing that I haven’t said before. Tight and classy – perfection itself really. It is a miracle that something like this is created using spray cans.
Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2023
Jody has definitely come up trumps with an outstanding Satanic portrait piece, that is as good a character piece that I have seen anywhere this year. There is so much texture and depth in the face, which seems to be bursting through the wall and coming at ya. Just brilliant.
Turoe, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2023
The collaborative wall is rounded off with a superb piece of graffiti writing from Turoe, who doesn’t hit the streets too often these days, but when he does, turns out high quality pieces like this. The black background, blue bubbles and cosmic cloud theme run through all four pieces drawing them together as part of a collaborative presentation. An absolute treat for the people of Bristol.
Jody and Dibz, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2022
Sparke Evans Park plays host to so many stunning collaborations, something that has developed in recent years, and I think it is favoured by artists because there isn’t much tagging and pieces tend to stay intact for a while. I have heard that the police are showing a little interest in the spot, and that spraying isn’t quite as straightforward as it has been historically.
Jody, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2022
This pairing of Jody and Dibz has turned up a very special and captivating wall. The portrait of Goldie is by Jody, and absolutely captures the artist perfectly. It is interesting to see how Goldie is becoming quite a strong influence on the Bristol scene at the moment.
Dibz, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2022
The writing from Dibz is, as you would expect, close to perfection. I am not entirely spectra in what the letters spell out, but I am sure that Paul H will be able to help me with this.
Another short one today as I am late getting my fishing gear together.
I had to include this piece by Jody, even though it is only a half-piece, because it is absolutely fantastic. It was painted during the 50th birthday paint jam for Turoe a few weeks ago, which generated some outstanding writing and character pieces. Unfortunately, as I have found out to my cost, you snooze, you lose, and I just didn’t get down to the wall in time to photograph Jody’s portrait in full. The left-hand side had been sliced off (neatly, at least) by a newer piece by Cort.
Jody, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2022
I feel I ought to know who the character is in this piece, but I don’t. It is remarkable to think that Jody can create something so brilliant in only four hours, and it is humbling to see the amazing work that these artists produce. A half beauty from Jody.
Another dabble in my archive threw up this old piece (photographed in 2016) by Jody on the side of what was once a magic club, and I think, a comedy club at the top end of Park Street. I don’t know why I never posted it before, but then again I could probably say that about most of my unseen/unpublished archive.
Jody, Upper Byron Place, Bristol, February 2016
The piece has long-since gone, but is a reminder of Jody’s takent and versatility, as well as admiring the impact his work has had on the city over the years. I am not very good with the magis scene, but am guessing that the magician portraits are of Houdini and David Blaine. For a long time this mural was part of the furniture on Park Street, and it is a pity it is no longer there.
You may recall that earlier on this year, at the start of the Upfest 75 walls in 75 days event, several beautiful new pieces were vandalised in one night. This piece from Jody was one of the pieces. I have been holding out for a long time hoping that Jody would come back and repair the damage, but so far no dice. So my impatience has got the better of me and I am sharing the piece on Natural Adventures in its vandalised state.
Jody, Raleigh Road, Bristol, August 2021, Upfest 21
I took the feature picture only a day or two after it had been completed by Jody. Pictures of the clean piece are a bit of a rarity, and consequently haven’t been shared much on social media. Jody is a well known Bristol artist who is an old friend of Upfest, creating some amazing walls over the years. This Samurai is a real beauty and an eye-catching piece, but I can’t help getting angry every time I see it because of the writing and the smear on the nose. Some would say that it’s a jungle out there. I would say that there are some idiots out there.
Jody, Raleigh Road, Bristol, July 2021, Upfest 21
Even with the damage to it, this piece is utterly outstanding – and I’m keeping my fingers crossed that Jody will repair it one day.
UPDATE – A day or two after I posted this piece it was repaired, so I returned and took some pictures of what the piece should have looked like:
Jody, Raleigh Road, Bristol, October 2021, Upfest 21
Painted at the weekend (I think) this is a real beauty from Rusk (I told you there was more from him coming) and Jody. I can’t really articulate just how good this collaboration is and although the writing and the portrait don’t integrate, they certainly complement each other brilliantly.
Rusk, Raleigh Road, Bristol, March 2020
On the left The expected high standard and tight work from Rusk delivers in bucket loads. A horizontal mix of bright and dul colours with some ‘glinting’ accents together with some nice inter-linking letters, a lilac outline and grey shadow – a lesson in how to make the complicated look simple.
Jody, Raleigh Road, Bristol, March 2020
To the right is a sensational portrait which is a tribute to Nipsey Hussle by the brilliant Jody. OK, so I’m old and my musical tastes although broad are not comprehensive and I have never heard of Nipsey Hussle before. He was an Ameican rapper, activist and entrepreneur who died in 2019, shot outside his Marathon clothing store in Los Angeles. I might have to go and dig out some of his music, and I thank Jody from bringing him to my attention.
Rusk and Jody, Raleigh Road, Bristol, March 2020
I had seen this collaboration on Instagram and got myself down to Rakleigh Road a quickly as practical because one never knows just how long these things might last. This is a real beauty.
A gallery of absolutely stunning work from Bristol artist Jody
All photographs taken by Scooj
Jody, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2023Jody, Queen’s Road, Bristol, August 2023Jody, Queen’s Road, Bristol, August 2023Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023Evey and Jody, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, April 2023Jody and Dibz, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2022Jody, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, September 2022Jody, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, June 2022Jody, Upper Byron Place, Bristol, February 2016Jody, Raleigh Road, Bristol, October 2021, Upfest 21Jody, Raleigh Road, Bristol, March 2020Rusk and Jody, Raleigh Road, Bristol, March 2020Jody, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, October 2019Jody, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, October 2019Jody, Millennium Square, Bristol, September 2019Jody door, North Street, Bristol, June 2019Jody, Upfest, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, June 2019Jody, Upfest, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, May 2019Jody, Upfest, Tobacco Factory, Bristol, May 2019Jody, Stokes Croft, Bristol, March 2019Jody, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018Jody, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018Jody, Charlotte Street, Bristol, February 2018Jody, Charlotte Street, Bristol, February 2018Jody, Spotted Cow, Bristol, January 2018Jody, Greville Road, Bristol, September 2015Jody, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017Jody, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017Jody, Cheltenham Road, Bristol, November 2017Jody and Cheo, North Street, Bristol, April 2017Jody, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016Jody, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016Jody, North Street Green, Bristol, January 2017Jody, North Street, Bristol, April 2016Jody, North Street, Bristol, April 2016
This is the second of two #onyourside pieces down at TempleMeads station in Bristol and is by the brilliant Jody. The campaign is called ‘Goals worth talking about’ and this mural features Bristol City’s David Noble who scored a memorable goal at Selhurst Park.
Jody, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, October 2019
It is great to have two such outstanding murals painted by two of Bristol’s best artists representing the two footballing halves of the city side by side. There is great rivalry between the two teams, but sometimes there are more important things to consider. This piece is not typically identifiable as a piece by Jody, as we are more used to seeing portraits of beautiful women. This is a concession perhaps to the beautiful game. Worth getting down to the station to see these two murals.
