Delicate whisper
of Autumn’s steady advance;
time to button up.
by Scooj
Tag: Photograph
29. High Kingsdown (2)
Only a stone’s throw away from the new Unify stencil, is a memorable work by one of Bristol’s most celebrated street artists.
Nick Walker was born in 1969 (which makes him almost as old as me) and has become a world famous artist, having emerged from the Bristol graffiti scene in the early 1980s. He tends to use stencils and freehand, and many of his works will be found in more than one place. More about Nick Walker can be found here.
This particular mural is known as ‘Rapunzel’ and features a recurring theme in his work of a ‘vandalism’ motif with a heart. It appeared in August 2008.
I will be posting more of his Bristol murals in time.
8/10
Longing
I want my childhood
back; to spend carefree Summers
with those who have gone.
by Scooj
12. North Street, heating and plumbing
This self-portrait? by Brave One AKA Scotty-B is another Upfest 2015 artwork (I think).
I have not seen any of his work before, but I guess this is the joy of Upfest, which brings so many artists to one place, and allows us to enjoy their work, often for the first time.
Brave One is a UK based graffiti artist who has been spraying since the late ’80s. He runs a creative business that offers spray can art/graffiti art. He does private or public commissions and also runs teaching workshops and events.
I rather like this, but especially like the setting.
7/10
Ragwort
Van Goughian splash
gathering red, green and gold;
soldier beetle flies.
by Scooj
5. Stokes Croft, Canteen (1)
Breakdancing Jesus is a huge mural on one of the most desirable walls in Bristol. The work was commissioned by the Canteen and completed in June 2013.
The artist, Cosmo Sarson, is a painter from London, who was inspired by his love of breakdancing and witnessing some breakdancers performing for the Pope.
It is a really striking and challenging mural, and I love it. You might also just spot a small blue disc to the left of the mural which commemorates the Bristol riots in the area in April 1980.
It is opposite the famous Banksy ‘Mild Mild West’ mural. This mural was planned to remain for two years, which means that it may not be there much longer. We’ll see.
8/10
Dragonfly
Relic from Earth’s youth
bathing in afternoon sun.
Fleeting adulthood.
by Scooj
Helios
Floret furnaces
laid out in regular rows
bursting with pollen.
by Scooj
20. Wheatpaste
Man eating cheese square;
incongruous street poster
in Bristol’s Mark Lane.
by Scooj
19. Flutter by
A calm Summer morn’
punctuated only by
a passing comma.
by Scooj
* The Comma (Polygonia c-album) is a species of butterfly found across Europe, and from N. Africa through Asia as far as Japan.
Natural adventures 