Tag: M32 roundabout

6807. M32 Junction 3 (666)

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

A major feature of the resurgence of Hemper recently has been the way he has experimented and embraced a whole raft of different styles. He has always painted original pieces, full of imagination, but I am not sure that I have seen such variation in letter shapes and overall appearance before.

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

This large and unusual piece spells out HEMS, obviously, but is also surrounded by a subtly coloured background of mini ‘Hems’ in a kind of bubble graffiti style of writing. This must have taken quite a while to paint, but the overall effect was worth it. Lots more to come from an artist who is on a journey of rediscovery.

6801. M32 roundabout J3 (665)

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

This piece by Hypo, who is on a roll right now, symbolises for me a party. If you wanted to paint the word without spelling the word, this is what it could look like. The fierce is full of energy, colour and joy.

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

The letters spell out Hypo and are full of classical graffiti writing references, such as arrows, drips, starbursts and spots. There is lots here to enjoy, and the overall sense of wellbeing that the piece transmits is palpable. This is another in a series of wonderful pieces from the artist, who has had a great couple of years.

6800. M32 roundabout J3 (664)

Eska, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Eska, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

I know that Eska likes to travel around a bit – I think he lives on a houseboat, but I am pleased to note that he spends quite a lot of time in Bristol, and his pieces are becoming familiar landmarks all over the city. I guess the floating harbour is a handy place to moor up, combining his lifestyle with his artwork.

Eska, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Eska, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Eska’s highly symbolic pieces are a form of anamorphic writing, but with so much more going on besides, particularly if you have a closer look. I think the letters spell ESKA, but can’t be too sure, but in amongst the platforms and surfaces created by his writing you can find tiny scenes going on.

Eska, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Eska, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

A close up of the bottom section near the signature shows that this piece was for the World Wall Stylers ‘Space Jam’ challenge. You can also see some tiny figures and their long shadows gazing across the piece.

6796. M32 roundabout J3 (633)

Elvs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Elvs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

I haven’t seen Elvs for an absolute age, and his visits to Bristol seem to be on the scarce side, so coming across this wonderful piece of graffiti writing last month was a real treat.

Elvs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Elvs, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

There are a few artists that I have seen about the UK who use a similar style to Elvs, but he is the only one I know of in the Bristol area. His solid letters are broken up by fine lines that provide the letter shapes, and the fill is a nicely joined pair of red colours that bleed into one another without fuss. Elvs has painted a rather nice contrasting blue drop shadow, and of course the whole thing is finished with a clean and crisp black border. I look forward to the next one.

6788. M32 roundabout J3 (662)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

Biers was one of the first graffiti writers I met in Bristol, and back then he used to write the letters BIERS. He has undergone a few reinventions since then and currently writes WD40. I noticed yesterday that he has dropped off Instagram and hope that this is a temporary thing, and wonder if it signals another name change (probably not).

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

This is a nicely painted squat piece on the roundabout. Lately he has been painting fewer combination pieces incorporating characters, and concentrating on his letters, which in my view is a pity, because I rather liked his character interventions. This piece is on-point, clean and crisp… unpretentious and speaks of the joy of being a graffiti writer.

6781. M32 roundabout J3 (661)

Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

There was a period last year when Minto was in full flow, and barely a week passed by without a new piece from the graffiti artist, but over the winter months his activity in Bristol slowed. It was great to see this piece on the roundabout recently, and I hope that it signifies a return to more frequent pieces from him.

Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025
Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2025

The piece combines graffiti writing with a wizard character reaching out, and some fabulous perspective as the hands grab out towards the letters. Although difficult to see, the word MINTO will be concealed in there somewhere, but it is all rather more cryptic than in many of his other pieces, and just for good measure he has written his name to the left. A cool piece.

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.