Tag: RIP

7039. Dean Lane skate park (849)

Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025
Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025

If ever you wanted an example of contemporary wildstyle writing at its best, you wouldn’t need to go any further than this exquisite piece by Dibz. The subtle tones and dark background are in harmony with this piece being a tribute to the late Tickz, hence the ‘rest in peace’ writing to the top left.

Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025
Dibz, Dean Lane, Bristol, June 2025

Everything about this piece is near-perfect. All the lines are sharp and clean, the fills tidy and unfussy, the white highlights consistent and bringing about a uniform 3D effect across the whole piece, and of course the halo in contrasting yellow. As tribute pieces go, this is about as good as it gets.

Sinead

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Tears roll down your face

from the most beautiful eyes

and nothing compares

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by Scooj

George

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Friend to my sister

your battle is now over

may you rest in peace

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by Scooj

Si

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Rest in peace my friend

our paths crossed for a short while

and I am grateful

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by Scooj

Sirens

Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017
Sirens, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2017

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Unconventional

you brought fine art to our streets

unique perspective

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by Scooj

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In memory of Michael, AKA Sirens

Burial

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Bernard or Bernie

a long, productive life lived

may you rest in peace

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by Scooj

Bat out of hell

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So farewell Meat Loaf

a rock act larger than life

everyone knew you

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by Scooj

1651. Hillgrove Street (7)

I don’t visit Hillgrove Street as much as I used to when I first started writing about street art, probably because turnover of work is very low there, so there is rarely new stuff to find. However, it is always worth checking every now and then, and these two (relatively) new pieces bear this out.

qWeRT and RIP, Hillgrove Street, Bristol, August 2018
qWeRT and RIP, Hillgrove Street, Bristol, August 2018

The wheatpaste on top is by qWeRT, who seems to have blitzed Bristol some time during late spring or early summer. This is another charming googly eyed pair…there is always so much hope and love in these paste ups.

The bird below is a nice simple stencil by RIP who is an occasional visitor to Bristol, and always leaves behind as few treasures to uncover. Both pieces complement each other and are placed carefully. Placement is a key skill for small stencils and paste ups. All good.

1068. Moon Street (37)

Moon Street has an ecclectic hotchpotch of tags, throw ups, stencils, tiles, paste ups and pieces, which is probably why I like it so much. Sometimes you have to look quite hard for things and this is a good example of that. This tile by RIP is secured quite high up on a wall, and could be easily missed.

RIP, Moon Street, Bristol, September 2017
RIP, Moon Street, Bristol, September 2017

The tile is of a stencil piece of a woman’s face looking like she is from the 1920s or 1930s. Unfortunately there is a bit of light reflection on the tile, but it is a fun piece nonetheless. I think the tile went up around the time of Upfest, when RIP was in town.

977. Moon Street (35)

This is what graffiti art is all about – a slightly dodgy alley with a derelict store room where the door has given way. Here RIP has found the perfect spot to spray one of his ‘Dia de muertos’ stencils. I know I sound like a scratched record, but half of the art of graffiti art is the placement of the piece.

RIP, Moon Street, Bristol, August 2017
RIP, Moon Street, Bristol, August 2017

I’m not too sure when RIP did this piece, but I think it might have been during Upfest, so it falls neatly into the category of a little gift left behind after the festival. More from RIP to follow soon.