I have always loved the work of Kid Crayon, and this fabulous burner in Dean Lane completely reinforces my view. The colours, brick red and two shades of green, work really well together and lift this piece away from the wall. Classy.
Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2019
It seems that in recent months Kid Crayon has been enjoying his burners and also creating monsters. I’m very much looking forward to seeing more work like this in the near future. If you want to hear more from this lovely artist, thre is a great podcast interview with him from April on The Rough Skecth Podcast – an interesting insight into the life of an illustrator/urban artist.
It is most satisfying knowing that something is going to happen and then discovering that it has indeed happened. This is a wonderful collaboration between Bristol artist Kid Crayon and two Spanish artists, I think from Barcelona, Largo and Rama. I spent a while a few weeks back chatting with Kid Crayon in a bar and he told me then that he had been in touch with two Spanish artists on Instagram, and had agreed to paint with them on a planned visit to Bristol. This, I guess, is the result and I love it.
Largo, M32, Bristol, April 2019
Set on a purple background and starting on the left is a fabulous cartoon style man and his blue car by Largo. I love the style in the man’s face, the hatching bringing out his features and his glasses are brilliant. There is a simplicity to this work that works really well. I wonder what the story is.
Rama, M32, Bristol, April 2019
In the middle of the collaboration is this ashtray by Rama, with a smoking Posca pen in it – a reference to a tool of the trade, a bit like the way many artists feature spray cans in their work. I am particularly drawn to the little chips in the ashtray – fabulous attention to detail.
Kid Crayon, M32, Bristol, April 2019
Finally, on the right hand side is this stunner from Kid Crayon. Heaven only knows what is going on here, a country bumpkin maybe with a sheriff badge with the word Eat (his crew with SPZero76), grating a plate of cheese. I don’t know why, perhaps it is the unuisual story and concept, but I absolutely love this piece a whole lot, even the overpainted white outline names behind each section.
Kid Crayon, M32, Bristol, April 2019
Unfortunately this collaboration didn’t last long, and was overpainted with some inferior burners, but that is the way with street art. I am just so pleased I got to see this wall before it was ruined.
I was alerted to this wonderful piece by Kid Crayon through Instagram and naturally tried to get to see it as quickly as I could. The piece was part of a collaboration with Subtle but alas, Subtle’s half had been painted over by the time I got down to Cumberland Basin.
Kid Crayon, Brunel Way Bridge, Bristol, March 2019
I am guessing that Kid Crayon rather likes this tone of pink, because it features a lot in his work. Either that or he ordered way too much pink and is wading his way through it.
Kid Crayon, Brunel Way Bridge, Bristol, March 2019
Once again, Kid Crayon has turned out yet another impressive piece and rather wonderfully incorporated one of his characters into the ‘O’ of Crayon, and it is great to see his trademark floating Crayon making a comeback. So very good.
It is great to see yet another EAT crew piece on this exclusive wall on the side of Domestic Drain Services. Their last piece has been over sprayed in what feels like the blink of an eye because it had suffered from being getting rasined on, and the paint had not stuck to the wall leaving behind a bit of a mess (one that I liked incidentally, but there we go).
SPZero76 and Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, Jabnuary 2019
EAT are of course SPZero76 and Kid Crayon who have formed a joyous partnership bringing together their contrasting styles in a seemingly effortless way. SPZero76 has a sharp clean and highly detailed style and Kid Crayon a much softer, rounded and organic style, each one exemplified by the writing in the middle of the piece.
SPZero76, Millpond Street, Bristol, Jabnuary 2019
On the left of the collaboration are a couple of characters chilling out to some music and using some spray paint – SPZero76 has replaced the ’94’ on the spray can with a ’76’. I am guessing that the 76 in SPZero’s name relates to the year of his birth, it would kind of make sense.
On the right is a character (is it a self-portrait?) also spraying and in his rucksack along with his roller and spray can is a fish. I do very much like Kid Crayon’s obsession with fish…it is something I can relate to. All in all this is a fun piece and more than makes up for the loss of its predecessor.
When Kid Crayon and SPZero76 get together as ‘EAT’ crew, there is almost always a creative explosion that follows. This brilliant piece, which is a kind of quasi commission, they get paid in paint, is on a wall favoured by these two.
Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Millpond Street, Bristol, December 2018
The theme for the piece highlights plastic in our seas, something that thankfully is front of mind for so many of us at the moment. In Kid Crayon’s side of the piece, the king and queen of the sea look less than impressed with the amount of plastic in their domain, and the fish look pretty troubled too.
Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Millpond Street, Bristol, December 2018
Although the styles of these two artists are strikingly different, they seem to work well together. SPZero76 gives us a couple of characters, a robot and swimmer in highly protective gear venturing out into the polluted sea for a surf. What is really clever about this piece is that they have incorporated bits of their previous work on this wall, such as the yellow VW Beetle, by leaving them partially exposed, thus becoming part of the pollution in this piece. Really clever work.
Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Millpond Street, Bristol, December 2018
I always love a piece with a big story.
Update – I have since found out that the ‘special effect’ was not intentional but rather rain damage. The piece has been replaced already by the EAT crew.
Anyone reading this will know that I am a big fan of Kid Crayon. His bright and unusual pieces always contain an element of wit, charm or mischief and this pink crocodile demonstrates this sense of fun with a commmentary on the rain that fell throughout the Upfest festival.
Kid Crayon, Upfest, Bristol, October 2018
This shutter piece was the second that he did at the festival, both using this colour scheme, so I am guessing that he got a job lot of these colours especially for the weekend. There is something really endearing about this crocodile and there is a gentleness to the way he is holding the little umbrella. A lovely piece.
A collection of street art from the Bristol street artist Kid Crayon
All photographs taken by Scooj
Kid Crayon, Greville Smyth Park, Upfest 24, Bristol, May 2024Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, March 2024Kid Crayon, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2024Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2023SPZero76 and Kid Crayon, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, March 2023Kid Crayon, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, March 2023Kid Crayon, Upfest 22, Bristol, May 2022Kid Crayon, Brunel Way, Bristol, May 2022Kid Crayon and Nightwayss, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2021Kid Crayon, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2021Kid Crayon, North Street, Bristol, May 2021Kid Crayon and Zubieta, North Street, Bristol, May 2021Kid Crayon and I Am Ian, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2020Kid Crayon, M32 Spot, Bristol, October 2020Kid Crayon, John Street, Bristol, September 2020Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2020Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2020I am Ian and Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2020Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2020Kid Crayon, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2017Kid Crayon, Hepburn Road, Bristol, July 2017Kid Crayon, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2017Kid Crayon, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2017Kid Crayon, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2017Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2020SPZero76 and Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2020Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2020Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2020Kid Crayon and I Am Ian, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020Kid Crayon, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020Kid Crayon, Dove Street, Bristol, December 2019SPZero76, Squirl and Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, October 2019Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, October 2019Kid Crayon, Merrywood Road, Bristol, September 2019Jimmer Willmott and Kid Crayon, North Street, Bristol, September 2019Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2019Kid Crayon, M32, Bristol, April 2019Kid Crayon, Brunel Way Bridge, Bristol, March 2019Kid Crayon, Brunel Way Bridge, Bristol, March 2019SPZero76 and Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, Jabnuary 2019Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, Jabnuary 2019Kid Crayon and SPZero76, Millpond Street, Bristol, December 2018Kid Crayon, Upfest, Bristol, October 2018Kid Crayon, Moon Street, Bristol, August 2018Kid Crayon, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018Kid Crayon, M32 Spot, Bristol, February 2018SPzero76 and Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, May 2018SPzero76 and Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, May 2018SPzero76 and Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, May 2018Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2018Kid Crayon, RIP Gledders, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2018Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2018Kid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017Kid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017Kid Crayon and Lopes, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2017Kid Crayon, Upfest, Bristol, July 2017Kid Crayon and Ugar, The Bearpit, Bristol, November 2017Kid Crayon, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2017Kid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017Kid Crayon, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, June 2017Kid Crayon, Lower Approach road, Bristol, June 2017Kid Crayon and SPZero, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2017Kid Crayon and SPZero, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2017SPZero76 and Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, May 2017Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, May 2017Kid Crayon, Dean Lane, Bristol, April 2017SAMSUNG CAMERA PICTURESKid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, February 2017Kid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, February 2017SPZero76 and Kid Crayon, Millpond Street, Bristol, February 2017Kid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, February 2017Kid Crayon, St Werburghs Tunnel, Bristol, December 2016Kid Crayon, St Werberghs tunnel, Bristol, June 2016Kid Crayon, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016Kid Crayon, M32, Bristol, June 2016Kid Crayon, Moon Street, Bristol, April 2016Kid Crayon, The Bearpit, Bristol, February 2015Kid Crayon, March Street, Bristol, December 2015Kid Crayon, Johnny Ball Lane, Bristol, August 2015Kid Crayon, Moon Street, Bristol, September 2015Kid Crayon, Frogmore street, Bristol, February 2015Kid Crayon, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2015Kid Crayon, Mark Lane, Bristol, July 2015Kid Crayon, Small Street, Bristol, August 2015Kid Crayon, Moon Street, Bristol, March 2016Kid Crayon, Fairfax Street, Bristol, October 2015Kid Crayon, Fairfax Street, Bristol, October 2015Kid Crayon, Fairfax Street, Bristol, October 2015
Kid crayon is a favourite Bristol artist of mine and his contribution to Upfest this year was straight forward and fun. I’m not too sure what the crocodile, triangle and cake are all about, but I’m sure they have some kind of meaning. The piece also carries birthday wishes for Meg.
Kid Crayon, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
I think Kid Crayon had seen the forecast for Sunday and had managed to complete his piece by early Saturday afternoon. I managed to swing by when he was painting and chatted for a short while. It is one of the great things about Upfest that you get to see works in progress and figure out how these artists go about their work.
I’m really pleased that I photographed this column piece by Kid Crayon when I did, because I returned last week and it has been really badly tagged. It is a great ‘brain dump’ kind of piece with all sorts of themes and ideas going on. Almost like a collage.
Kid Crayon, M32 Spot, Bristol, February 2018
The identity card is a theme that Kid Crayon has used some years ago on a wheatpaste tucked down a side street – it was one of the first pieces of his that I found. Everything else here seems a little bit surreal and eclectic.
Kid Crayon, M32 Spot, Bristol, February 2018
I think that rather than try to interpret the work it is far wiser to just look at it and admire it. I’m not sure if it is deliberate or not, but the guy in the red bucket hat looks a lot like KC himself and I wonder if it is a self-portrait. All good from one of my fave artists.
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