Every now and then I like to check out the hoardings at Old Bread Street, near the rather peculiar Gardiner Haskins department store. Last weekend I was immensely pleased to see that a bunch of street artists from ASK had collaborated on several of the panels.
Sepr, Old Bread Street, Bristol, June 2016
This is a wonderful piece by Sepr. Now who hasn’t had a telephone call like this, especially those of who can remember real telephones with cords? I think that Sepr really conveys the sense of irritation. The man’s expression and the pulling of his own tie speaks volumes – it is almost like a moving image. Very clever.
Sepr, Old Bread Street, Bristol, June 2016
The observant among you will see this piece is sandwiched between Deamze and Voyder burners. Great company indeed.
Following on from post 274, I feature another new artist to this blog at exactly the same site on Clift House Road.
Hannah Adamaszek, Clift House Road, Bristol, June 2016
This is in complete contrast to the fiery piece by SNUB23 that occupied the wall previously. The elfin figure by Hannah Adamaszek is calm and painted in cool colours that transform this wall completely. Surely a demonstration on how street art makes a profound impact on the immediate surroundings and environment where it appears.
Hannah Adamaszek, Clift House Road, Bristol, June 2016
Hannah has very recently just completed a piece in London, and was a visitor to Bristol for the Bristol Arts Trail, when she completed a piece at the Tobacco Factory. I am guessing that this may have been painted at the same time. Hannah has a spiritual approach to her work, and this quote from her website seems to capture it:
“Art is not just for viewing but an experience. By merging Art and Zen, we are taken on a welcome journey of peaceful reflection in out chaotic lives.”
A lovely tranquil piece by a highly accomplished artist.
I went out to photograph this work in January, having seen it one time when passing in the car too quickly to stop without causing an accident. It is an impressive wall and will be well known to commuters who travel along Coronation Road.
SNUB23, Clift House Road, Bristol, January 2016
The vibrant piece is by SNUB23, and depicts a futuristic scene with a robot and a background of mayhem – this sits very neatly with his profile description on his website. The writing at the top says snub, and the 23 appears on the character’s uniform. I’m not sure what the other wildstyle writing says.
SNUB23, Clift House Road, Bristol, January 2016
One of the interesting things about this work, which was created as part of Upfest 2015, is the advertising hoarding in the middle of the wall – the advert changed several times while the piece was here. When it was painted there was an advert with a ferocious dinosaur screaming out at you which somehow added to the overall piece.
This lovely wall seems to have an orderly rotation and large bags of respect. Rarely is anything here tagged, and the pieces appear to remain for several weeks before being painted over. The piece before this one was the Cheo gorilla, and it has since been replaced by a recent Mr Draws work.
Copyright and E.Lee, North Street, Bristol, May 2016
This is a lovely collaboration by Copyright and E.Lee (who is from Chicago, and spent a little time in Bristol recently). The two figures are characteristic of Copyright’s work, so I am assuming that the frames are by E.Lee, who I think has the most distinctive signature of any street artist – a red stamped seal with the letters EL merged together.
Copyright and E.Lee, North Street, Bristol, May 2016
I am really loving copyright’s work at the moment, both sprayed and pasted. He is gifted.
I have been sitting on this piece for a long time. I think it is because there is something rather enigmatic about it, and I can’t think what I want to say. It is unmistakably by Sean Sepr, but somehow a little different from the custimary expression, both in the artwork and the subject.
Sepr detail, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016
I feel it is a sad piece – a robot holding a heart – there is a lot of symbolism here. Sepr again has used limited colours – yellow, white and black – which brings out the contrast and shadows.
Sepr, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016
For me it is a piece that I like, but it is difficult to love…if that makes sense.
There are a great many talented artists out there, I mean really talented, that choose to paint on the walls of our streets from time to time. I guess these people must enjoy it, because the work is often so fleeting, and the footfall of appreciating viewers is small. What I am rather clumsily trying to say is that creating street art, because you can must be very fulfilling, and that is a good thing.
Lemak, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, June 2016
This incredible piece is by Lemak, and in my view is technically brilliant. However, it is tucked around the back of some skating ramps and will be seen by so few people before it is over-painted. I have my photograph, and I am very happy with that, but a part of me feels sad that all the effort that has gone into this remarkable stencil? work will be lost so soon.
Lemak, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, June 2016
I have been writing about street art long enough to know that the ephemeral nature of it is understood and accepted by all, but when confronted by a piece such as this I wish it weren’t so. Lemak was the artist who created this beautiful tribute to DJ Derek back in April 2016.
Lemak detail, Dean Lane skate park, Bristol, June 2016
Well, here’s one for the cat lovers. I really don’t like posting street art without knowing a little bit about the artist, but in this instance I simply cannot resist sharing this piece as quickly as I can.
Dose, Stokes Croft, Bristol, June 2016
I spotted the glorious cat when driving my wife to the station this morning, and I guess it must have appeared sometime yesterday. It is fresh, striking, clean and catty. The artist is Dose? about whom I know absolutely nothing and am struggling to track him down on the Interweb. I have seen a couple of images on Instagram of the piece being painted, but there is no accompanying information about Dose.
Dose, Stokes Croft, Bristol, June 2016
There is something about cats and street art, like bananas and chocolate. This cat would be welcome in any alley. Glad to have photographed it in its full glory as I expect the taggers will be all over it by tomorrow. A wonderful wonderful piece. I expect to update this post as I find out more.
Dose and Tom Miller, Stokes Croft, Bristol, June 2016
On my return from a short break away from Bristol a week ago, I was welcomed home with this typically bizarre and busy piece by Tom Miller.
Tom Miller, Stokes Croft, Bristol, June 2016
His works often include details of facial features, and an eye and mouth are the prominent features here. His works are visceral and organic, and you see different details each time you look at them. He talks about his style using the created word ‘imaginite’ which describes what metaphysical imagination would look like in solid form.
Tom Miller detail, Stokes Croft, Bristol, June 2016
His works tend to be much more in the fine art category than ‘street’ but he has been masterful in transitioning between the two. There is something about his pieces that sets the pulse racing…an overload of colour and strangely warped familiarity. Dreamlike.
A few weeks back I took my car in for its MOT and had to wait an hour or two before it was ready. It was too far to walk home, so I decided to explore an area that I hadn’t been to before, as I was nearby.
Deamze detail, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2016
I suspected that I would find some graffiti and street art and was not disappointed. This area is an extension of the M32 roundabout, but a little more off the beaten track.
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2016
This is another wonderful bit of wildstyle writing from Deamze in delicious green and black. It looks like an older piece, but I can’t be sure, I don’t think the turnover is quite as high as in other areas in Bristol. It is a good piece, and there is plenty more to report on from this area.
The High Line is one of the most fantastic urban regeneration projects I have had the pleasure of visiting anywhere in the world. It is a linear park built on a raised railway, that fell into disuse after it was no longer required, in the meat packing area of New York. It has been brought back to life under the direction of the ‘Friends of the High Line‘. If you are visiting, I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Pixel Pancho, 10th Av & 22nd W St, New York, 29 May 2016
On my recent family visit to New York, we started walking the High Line and after a little way decided to drop down to street level to find a bite to eat. This was indeed serendipitous, because as we emerged onto 10th Avenue, I could see a lift truck with a couple of artists on it painting a huge wall above a closed deli.
Pixel Pancho, 10th Av & 22nd W St, New York, 29 May 2016
I instantly recognised the artist as the fabulous Pixel Pancho, whose work is so incredibly distinctive. I felt privileged to watch him and his team at work, and rather lucky to have accidentally stumbled on this. I have tried to convince my wife that this was pure coincidence; I don’t think she bought it…but it was.
Pixel Pancho, 10th Av & 22nd W St, New York, 29 May 2016
Immediately I got snapping while my family checked out the Don Giovanni restaurant two doors away. I couldn’t stay long, and unfortunately I didn’t get to see the completed work, which looks rather good, don’t you think?
Pixel Pancho, 10th Av & 22nd W St, New York, 29 May 2016
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