1846. Upfest 2018 (87)

When I write these posts, I like to think about an audience that probably doesn’t know too much about what they are looking at and maybe, just maybe, want to find out more. I started blogging about street art in Bristol because I found it almost impossible to find out anything about what I was seeing on the streets where I live, and as an inquisitive person I found this mind blowingly irritating. So I had to dig deep and spent many hours finding out what I could. The massive leaps in learning come from actually meeting the artists and getting a little under the skin of what they do. This is all a bit of an aside, but one that was prompted by a train of thought that arose because I had to do a fair bit of research before posting this piece.

The Real Dill, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
The Real Dill, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018

This is by The Real Dill who is a co-founder of Gums and tongue crew/collective/magazine. Based in London, this collective have made the trip to Bristol for Upfest for at least the last two years, in fact I still have a whole ton of their work to post from Upfest 2017! Sticking to The Simpson’s brief, The Real Dill has turned out an absolute gem with this piece, and one that really sticks in my mind. Bright green and pink always a winning combination .

Object…

A collection of fabulous street art by Bristol artist Object…

All photographs taken by Scooj

Object..., The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2018
Object…, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2018
Object..., St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2018
Object…, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2018
Object..., M32 Spot, Bristol, August 2019
Object…, M32 Spot, Bristol, August 2019
Object..., The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2019
Object…, The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2019
Object..., The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2019
Object…, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2019
Object..., Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
Object…, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
Object..., Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
Object…, Upfest, Bristol, July 2018
Object..., St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2018
Object…, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2018
Object...,The Bearpit, Bristol, October 2018
Object…,The Bearpit, Bristol, October 2018
Object...., The Bearpit, Bristol, August 2018
Object…., The Bearpit, Bristol, August 2018
Object..., M32 Spot, Bristol, July 2018
Object…, M32 Spot, Bristol, July 2018
Object...,The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2018
Object…,The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2018
Object..., The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2018
Object…, The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2018
Object..., The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2018
Object…, The Bearpit, Bristol, May 2018
Object..., Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2018
Object…, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2018
Object..., Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2018
Object…, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2018
Object..., The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017
Object…, The Bearpit, Bristol, July 2017
Object..., Moon Street, Bristol, August 2017
Object…, Moon Street, Bristol, August 2017
Object..., The Bearpit, Bristol, August 2017
Object…, The Bearpit, Bristol, August 2017
Object..., M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2017
Object…, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2017
Object..., M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2017
Object…, M32 Spot, Bristol, June 2017
Object000 and DNT, Stokes Croft, Bristol, March 2017
Object000 and DNT, Stokes Croft, Bristol, March 2017
Object000, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2017
Object000, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2017
Object000, The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2017
Object000, The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2017
Object000, The Bearpit, Bristol, February 2017
Object000, The Bearpit, Bristol, February 2017
Object000, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2017
Object000, The Bearpit, Bristol, January 2017
Object000, St Werberghs Tunnel, Bristol, September 2016
Object000, St Werberghs Tunnel, Bristol, September 2016
Object000, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
Object000, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
ObjectØØØ, Jamaica Street, Bristol, April 2016
ObjectØØØ, Jamaica Street, Bristol, April 2016
ObjectØØØ, Jamaica Street, Bristol, April 2016
ObjectØØØ, Jamaica Street, Bristol, April 2016
ObjectØØØ, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, May 2016
ObjectØØØ, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, May 2016
ObjectØØØ, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, May 2016
ObjectØØØ, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, May 2016
Object000, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2016
Object000, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2016

1006. East Street

Situated on top of the Besley Hill estate agent’s premises and commanding a grand view from East Street over to the Steam Crane is this colourful and detailed piece by Loch Ness. Having seen Loch Ness at work on more than one occasion, I know that he takes his time and really concentrates hard on every detail of his work.

Loch Ness, East Street, Bristol, March 2017
Loch Ness, East Street, Bristol, March 2017

This particular piece features a whole bunch of monsters perched on top of a row of houses enjoying themselves playing and fishing. There is a nice little touch on the right hand side, where you can see two hot air balloons, something for which Bristol is famous – indeed Cameron balloons is directly behind this shop.

Loch Ness, East Street, Bristol, March 2017
Loch Ness, East Street, Bristol, March 2017

Loch Ness fills his pieces with colour and energy and there is always a lot going on. This is a fine and entertaining piece which brightens up this end of the high street.