During this year’s Upfest 2015, arguably the premium wall was handed to Argentinian artist Martin Ron. This enormous mural is a picture of his girlfriend, her torso emerging from what looks like a tablecloth. I am very fond of the fish, but am not sure what it symbolises.
Martin Ron, North Street, Bristol, September 2015
This mural has been painted over an earlier Upfest (2011) mural by German artist duo Herakut. You can see what it looked like in this post from zaqwsxcderfvbgtyhn.
Martin Ron, North Street, Bristol, September 2015
As always, these things are ephemeral, and I’m sure that this mural will itself be over-painted in due course.
This central Bristol location was host to the ‘See no Evil’ event in 2011. One of the most striking murals of the event was the gentleman in a bowler hat dripping paint from a tin, on the side of one of the many tired grey blocks in the area.
Nick Walker, Quay Street, Bristol, September 2015
Due to the event, the area is now something of a gallery for some of Bristol’s and the world’s best street artists. Always ephemeral though, the area is changing rapidly with new blocks replacing the old ones…mostly for student accommodations.
Nick Walker, Quay Street, Bristol, September 2015
This is a wonderful Bristol landmark, and a ‘go to’ site for anyone interested in street art.
The side of this house and the wall next to it have recently been given a wonderful makeover by Zase and Dekor. This is typical of the large murals we expect from this magnificent pairing. See their work in Cottrell Road, featured previously.
Zase and Dekor, York Street, Bristol, September 2015
Typical of their work are the scale, vibrant colours and dream-like scenes. I am not too sure what this is about, but flight appears to be the central theme.
Zase and Dekor, York Street, Bristol, September 2015
These works all contain the main themed image with a wonderfully worked wildstyle signature incorporated.
Zase and Dekor, York Street, Bristol, September 2015
Zase lives locally, and there are several more of his works nearby.
Tucked away in Montpelier, there are a few walls that appear to get a lot of attention.
Sepr, Albert Park Place, Bristol, August 2015
This large mural is by one of Bristol’s most prolific street artists, Sepr. The work is called ‘The Picture of Grey Dorian’, and appears to have been sprayed sometime this year. It has also been tagged and largely obscured. I have not seen a clean original of this work.
This mural is one of several tribute walls in Bristol dedicated to Matt Hibbert known locally as ‘Mibsy’.
Jon5, Silent Hobo, Sepr, Deamze and Dotcom, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2015
Mibsy had opened a spray paint shop (King of Paint) that supplied many of the local street artists, and he was much loved within the graffiti community.
His untimely death in July 2014, he was only 39, sparked a large number of tribute works, in particular in the Stokes Croft area.
Jon5, Silent Hobo, Sepr, Deamze and Dotcom, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2015
This work, I believe, was a collaboration between Jon5, Silent Hobo, Sepr (see 19 and 22), Deamze and Dotcom, all Bristol artists.
Mibzy, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2015
The site is an interesting one. The once magnificent building dating back to 1868 was an ironmongery and hardware store but has fallen on hard times and is now derelict.
Hate is foolish, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2015
There is also a further interesting feature that accompanies the mural. On the left hand side is a statement that has been over-painted, but can be seen in relief, which reads ‘hate is foolish’. Layer upon layer.
My mother told me I really should go and check out a beautiful bird mural in the centre of Chichester when I was visiting a week or two ago, so I did.
ROA, Baffins Lane Car Park, Chichester, August 2015
The mural, which overlooks the Baffins Lane car park, is by ROA, and was created during the Chichester street art festival in 2013.
ROA, Baffins Lane Car Park, Chichester, August 2015
Although his work appears throughout Europe and beyond, little is known about the artist from Ghent, Belgium.
ROA, Baffins Lane Car Park, Chichester, August 2015
He specialises in pictures of animals, often gracefully contorted in death poses. These birds however, are very much alive. I will have to look out his work in Bristol.
ROA, Baffins Lane Car Park, Chichester, August 2015
I don’t yet understand the ground rules or protocols that exist between street artists, but it would seem there is some minor conflict in a small passageway by the Arches on Cheltenham Road, Bristol.
JPS, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015
Zase and Dekor, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015
An original mural by Zase adorned the side wall of Wong’s Acupuncture Clinic. This appeared before or during 2011. I only became conscious of the piece last year when I saw a wonderful JPS stencil entitled ‘Insert Punchline’ which covered the lower left hand side of the Zase work. Even at the time I saw it, part of the JPS had been sprayed over. Sometime later somebody added a rat and Banksy signature, but I doubt very much that it is an original.
JPS, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015
I took a look at the wall last week, and it would seem that Zase has returned and restored the wall to its former status. It is a pity in a way, but at least I managed to get a picture of the JPS before it disappeared.
Zase and Dekor, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015
Detail, Zase and Dekor, Gloucester Road, Bristol, August 2015
My wife told me yesterday about this very recent stencil work on the wall of the Highbury Vaults pub in Cotham. It is in good company, being just a few yards away from ‘Vandalism’ by Nick Walker (will post this soon).
Unify, High Kingsdown, Bristol, June 2016
The bubblegum boy is by Unify, an artist who appears to work in London mostly, but has done works around the world. I’ve not seen any others in Bristol, but that doesn’t mean they are not there.
Unify, High Kingsdown, Bristol, June 2016
It is difficult to find out much about Unify, although there is a website.
Unify, High Kingsdown, Bristol, June 2016
UPDATE – Somehow I lost all the original pictures of this piece, but have since photographed it again, and it is still in pristine condition. The original post was written in August 2015 and the photographs taken in June 2016.
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