Tag: M32 roundabout

6778. M32 roundabout J3 (660)

Nigel, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Nigel, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

I was lucky enough to be admiring this piece when, by chance, Stivs ambled by. He wasn’t painting, but had come along to look at a few new pieces that had recently been painted. As it turns out, he used to paint with this artist, Nigel, when he lived in the Reading area, or at least I think that is what he said.

Nigel, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Nigel, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Looking at Nigel’s Instagram, it looks like that he is a bit of a bomber, with a penchant for quick ones, so this piece is perhaps one of his more considered ‘high end’ pieces of graffiti writing. Loads of colour and movement set on a contrasting orange background, bring a little bit of M4 corridor joy to the roundabout.

6774. M32 roundabout J3 (659)

Sait Bare, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Sait Bare, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

I believe that this piece by Sait Bare is another contribution to the World Wall Stylers Space Jam themed paint jam on the M3 roundabout. The piece is unusual in so much as Sait Bare usually writes SAIT, but in this piece he spells out BARE.

Sait Bare, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Sait Bare, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

The most distinctive element of Sait Bare’s work is the background setting, which offers decorated cloudy plumes drifting off in all directions. The irregular letters are nicely decorated with the continuing theme of cloudy plumes, in the themed colours of pinks, purples and lilacs. A deep drop shadow lifts nicely the letters from the space background. I wonder if it is time for a Sait Bare gallery – watch this space.

6771. M32 roundabout J3 (658)

Noise, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Noise, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

I’m not quite sure what links there are in this piece by Noise to the World Wall Stylers’ theme of Space Jam, but it was painted alongside Zake who recreated some characters from the film, and this piece reflects the colour scheme adopted.

Noise, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Noise, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Noise has a very distinctive style and usually presents chunky letters spelling out his name. In this piece, the letters are a little skinnier than usual, but unmistakably in his style. The colour selection for this paint jam, isn’t particularly helpful, with everything being a little bit dark and quite ‘heavy’ is that makes sense. A curious interpretation of the theme.

6765. M32 roundabout J3 (657)

Lis, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Lis, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

By now, I would hope that most readers are becoming familiar with the artwork of Lis (Le Imposter Designs). Her pieces have figuratively ‘mushroomed’ all over the city and her work is becoming better known, an accolade which she has achieved in a relatively short time.

Lis, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Lis, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Lis has combined painting techniques in this impressive piece, using spray paint to create the body of the toadstool and the thick border, stencils for the stars, and fine line marker pens for the detail. Altogether a very ‘Lis’ kind of piece.

6760. M32 roundabout J3 (656)

Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

There is a clarity to Kid Krishna’s work at the moment which probably reflects his recently overhauled lifestyle, which is really good to see. The colours and design of this piece are outstanding and have a sense of purpose about them.

Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
They Kid Krishna, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Although Kid Krishna conceals them well, the letters here spell CRIE, or that is what I have to believe, because that is what he told me all of his pieces spell. There is a wonderful structure to this piece, with each letter hosting a different colour regime, and being composed of ‘slabs’ or shapes. This is a tidy and sophisticated piece of graffiti writing.

6756. M32 roundabout J3 (655)

Weas, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Weas, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Yet another debut on Natural Adventures, despite seeing the artist’s work about the place for quite some time now. This character piece is by Weas, or at least, that is what the letters say. The reason I haven’t posted any other pieces that I have photographed is that Weas hasn’t included letters before nor a signature, so I never knew how to identify the artist.

Weas, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Weas, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

The character is most recognisable for the little ‘doughnut’ mouth, which is common to all Weas’ pieces. The character is reasonably simple in design and execution, probably taking only a few minutes to paint. I expect the blue blob was painted first, followed by the pink shadow and then the black outline and detail last. Expect to see more from Weas, now that I have started the ball rolling.

6754. M32 roundabout J3 (654)

Hemper and Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Hemper and Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Hypo and Hemper have been super-busy this February, Hemper in particular. This collaboration has taken up quite a lot of space on the long wall on the northern side of the M32 roundabout, and it is a really impressive production piece.

Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Hemper has produced a stunning piece of writing to the left spelling out HEMS. He has a vibrant colour horizontal gradient running through the letters, and his subtle white trims and flashes give it all a super depth and lifts it away from the wall. I think that the B boy character is also by Hemper along with the urban landscape behind.

Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Hypo, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Hypo, who often paints with Hemper continues the colour scheme bringing balance to the production. This might just be one of the best pieces I have seen from Hypo. The depth of his letters is great, and the graded fills perfectly done. I particularly like the interstitial spots between the letters. There is a superb ‘old school’ vibe about this collaboration.

6737. M32 roundabout J3 (653)

Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016
Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016

I know exactly why I never posted this piece at the time I photographed it. Although I was blown away by it, I didn’t know who the artist was, and so it remained in my archive unseen. I have revisited it several times over the years, but now feel confident enough in suggesting it is by Hemper.

Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016
Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016

The location, the ASK tag, and the possibility that the disguised letters may spell HEMS and the sheer quality of the piece draws me to the conclusion that it is by Hemper. Whoever the artist, it remains one of my favourite pieces of crazy graffiti writing ever. Everything about it is near perfect, from concept to execution. Those stones/bubbles must have taken an age to paint, and the black ‘web’ draped around the letters is exceptional. The work of a genius.

6731. M32 roundabout J3 (652)

Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

I came across Hemper while he was painting this beast, and I think that even he was wondering if he might have bitten off more than he could chew. It is a tribute to an old crew DMT, and quite unlike much of the work I am used to seeing by the artist, although there are hints of his style in the words within the DMT letters.

Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Hemper, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

These pictures also demonstrate how the light can impact on the quality of photography. In the first picture, the sun is behind a cloud, in the second, the cloud has passed, and the sun is casting shadows of the trees onto the wall, all of this changed in the space of seconds. Hemper appears to have got his mojo going early this year, and is a very busy man, creating some superb graffiti writing.

6678. M32 roundabout J3 (651)

Desi and Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2025
Desi and Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2025

Ladies of the PWA crew have started the year with some real momentum, and have broadly had a busy period. This conflation piece from Desi and Lupa looks gorgeous in the evening sun. In my experience, it is quite unusual for two artists to merge their names and share a style in this way, and I have to say I rather like it. Within the crew, there are all sorts of combinations that would be fascinating to see, although I sense that this might be a bit of a one-off.

Desi and Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2025
Desi and Lupa, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2025

Desi has contributed the VEI, and probably L, and Lupa, the UPA. They have set the pink writing on a traditional purple brick wall background, and the Christmas hat from PWA’s Zake can still be seen behind the letters, providing some temporal context. A fine and true collaboration from Desi and Lupa.