5072. River Avon (39)

Mote, River Avon, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, River Avon, Bristol, February 2023

It is nice to see a Mote piece by the River Avon, demonstrating that he really does get out and about to share his art with the citizens of Bristol. This monster piece follows a recent theme in his work of rather more organic characters with wobbly outlines, rather than the clean lines of his earlier works.

Mote, River Avon, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, River Avon, Bristol, February 2023

I think that Mote’s work lends itself well to illustration, and I wonder if that would ever be a direction he might consider. This particular toothy monster isn’t his best, in my opinion, but is another part of his growing menagerie.

5038. Cumberland Basin

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023

Another day and another monster character from Mote, although this one is a little different from his others. I am guessing that this is a representation of a jellyfish kind of creature, and the wobbly border line would probably confirm this.

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023

Unusually, Mote has signed this piece and I can’t think of any other occasion when he has done this, so that comes as a bit of a surprise. If I am honest, I’m not sure that the wobbly line thing works too well, but it is great to see the artist experimenting and stretching himself. Another one for the menagerie.

Mote

A gallery of imaginative monsters and creatures by Bristol artist Mote

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All photographs by Scooj

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, February 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, February 2024
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2024
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, January 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2024
Mr Crawls and Mote, Jubilee Street, Bristol, December 2023
Mr Crawls and Mote, Jubilee Street, Bristol, December 2023
Mote, Jubilee Street, Bristol, December 2023
Mote, Jubilee Street, Bristol, December 2023
Mr Crawls and Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2023
Mr Crawls and Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2023
Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2023
Mr Crawls and Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, November 2023
Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2023
Mr Crawls and Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, October 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, September 2023
Mote, Feeder Road, Bristol, August 2023
Mote, Feeder Road, Bristol, August 2023
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2023
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2023
Mote, River Avon, Bristol, July 2023
Mote, River Avon, Bristol, July 2023
Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Purdown, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Purdown, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, June 2023
Mote, River Avon, Bristol, May 2023
Mote, River Avon, Bristol, May 2023
Mote, Moon Street, Bristol, April 2023
Mote, Moon Street, Bristol, April 2023
Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, April 2023
Mote, Peel Street Green, Bristol, April 2023
Mote, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, March 2023
Mote, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, March 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, River Avon, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, River Avon, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, February 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2023
Mote, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2022
Mote, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, Deccember 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, Deccember 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Purdown, Bristol, September 2022
Mote, Purdown, Bristol, September 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2022
Mote, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2022
Mote, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, June 2022
Mote, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, June 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, April 2022
Mote, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2022
Mote, M32 Spot, Bristol, March 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2022

5002. Brunel Way (190)

Apres ski 0028 29-30 Jan 2023_edited
Apres ski 0028 29-30 Jan 2023_edited

A small, quick one from Mote at the end of the long wall under Brunel Way from Mote. Mote is an artist who designs and creates a new monster character every time he paints, which could make identification of his work troublesome, but his style and colour selections are so unique that no signature is needed on his work.

Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2023
Mote, Brunel Way, Bristol, January 2023

This cheeky little piece is sweet and simple, and was probably an ‘end of day’ bonus piece. Since first hitting the walls of Bristol in early spring of 2022, Mote has been tireless, come rain or shine, in his monster mania. Long may it last.

4963. Greenbank (66)

Mote, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2022
Mote, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2022

When designing and planning monster pieces, the only thing stopping you is lack of ideas (and talent, obvs). Well it seems that Mote’s imagination is firing on all cylinders, and his menagerie of curiosities continues to grow with this ‘all teeth and eyes’ monster at Greenbank.

Mote, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2022
Mote, Greenbank, Bristol, January 2022

I am not sure how much longer this long hoarding will remain, because the development behind it is moving at pace, and already about a quarter of the hoarding has come down. Mote has used the space well, and as usual the monster is filled to perfection with great solid colours, and a little bit of a fade in the purple section. Another day, another monster from the fabulous Mr Mote.

4900. Dean Lane skate park (553)

Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022

Mote always pleases with his clean and simple designs of monsters that can be found pretty much everywhere in Bristol. This beautiful (ugly) pair are on the small part of the curved wall in Dean Lane skate park.

Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022

I think that Mote’s work is a great example of why it is important to buff a wall for best results. Imagine if these two characters were painted directly onto a messy wall without the clean background, the balance and status of the characters would be completely lost. I love these giant doodles, and have enjoyed the ride this year with Mote’s appearance on the Bristol scene. I am really looking forward to seeing how he can develop his style next year as he gains experience and new skills. Thanks for all the monsters.

4875. Dean Lane skate park (548)

Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022

What a fine and colourful monster character from Mote on the swimming pool wall at Dean Lane. Once again we see Mote spreading his wings both in terms of location and design of his work.

Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022
Mote, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2022

This is arguably Mote’s most colourful piece yet, which is some achievement for an artist who is fond of his colours. Unfortunately the piece has been a little tagged, although not too much to the detriment of the overall impact it has. Although I fully understand where tagging sits in the overall spectrum of street/graffiti art, I do sometimes question what sort of empty minds get kicks out of it. Probably showing my age there. A nice vibrant piece from Mote.

4790. Cumberland Basin

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

You will know by now that I have enjoyed the emergence and continued development of Mote over the last year or so. His monster characters have improved over that time and the finished product is becoming cleaner and tighter with each new piece.

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

This one is tucked away in the entrance of a closed down public toilet on the north side of Cumberland Basin. Mote certainly has a style all of his own that incorporates a monster with a solid fill, in this instance with a two-colour fade, and some crisp black lines creating the detail. Almost like giant doodles, Mote’s monsters are a welcome pick-me-up.

4771. Horfield skate park

Enn Kay, Horfield skate park, Bristol, October 2022
Enn Kay, Horfield skate park, Bristol, October 2022

This piece from Enn Kay (NAK) demonstrates just how far the artist has come in a relatively short space of time. There are qualities in this piece that are not present in some of his earlier works, which provide texture and depth, rather than a flat solid monster with an outline.

Enn Kay, Horfield skate park, Bristol, October 2022
Enn Kay, Horfield skate park, Bristol, October 2022

This sophistication advance can be seen in the shading on the ‘dragon’ character, with different tones of green creating more of a 3D effect. The whole piece has more of a pastel feel to it and is less harsh on the eye than a solid fill monster. I love the way the character is spraying a little monster on the edge of the piece. A great work from Enn Kay.

4767. Cumberland Basin

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

What an absolute beauty from Mote. Tucked away in a little corner of Cumberland Basin is this magnificent example of one of Mote’s monsters, and quite possibly one of his best to date.

Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022
Mote, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

I really like Mote’s attention to detail and clean work. All of his fills are always solid and his fine lines clean. These monsters are on the opposite end of the spectrum to throw ups. Mote spends time on painting his characters with real diligence and accuracy. It is worth noting that some of the decorative dots around the bottom of the background incorporate the previous piece that Mote painted over. The finished pieces are imaginative and always bring a smile to my face. I love this piece.