7636. M32 roundabout J3 (769)

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026

I think that it is fair to say that Sub is an artist who has grown on me over the last couple of years. At first, I considered his letters too large and uninteresting, but to be fair, he has worked really hard and improves from piece to piece. He is developing his fill skills significantly and is now turning out some fine pieces.

Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026
Sub, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2026

It has been great witnessing this improvement, and here, Sub has elaborated on his letters and worked on a shaded midline running through them. This technique is at the heart of calligraffiti, and I think the Sub, in this piece, has made his first flirtations with the style. So much more to come from Sub.

6318. M32 roundabout J3 (619)

Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2024
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2024

It can be a little confusing when one artist writes the name of another artist, but in this case Kosc writing Mudra was unlikely to cause misidentification due to their very different styles. I think that Mudra had been expected to join Kosc and Stivs painting this wall, but he didn’t make it, so Kosc gave him a rather large shout-out.

Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2024
Kosc, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2024

Kosc’s writing style is so cleverly done, with a midline through the letters, and shading either side of it, creating an amazing 3D effect, a device used by many graffiti writers, but mastered only by a few. The grey tones create an almost metallic sheen to the letters and the starbursts around the outside add to the shiny effect. A very nice piece of writing from Kosc.