Mount Teide

.

Highest peak in Spain

and mother of Tenerife;

we leave you in peace. 

.

by Scooj

Holiday shackles 

.

The all-inclusive

branded wristbands are removed;

not my cup of tea. 

.

by Scooj

Vulcan

.

Deep from the belly

of Mother Earth, lava spews;

burning red rivers

.

by Scooj

Hotel WiFi

.

When four into three

won’t go, each of us bumping

the next; rotation. 

.

by Scooj

Tenerife

.

Island cast adrift

from Africa’s desert shore;

volcanic mountain.

.

by Scooj

779. Upfest 2016 (123)

Arguably the most stunning piece of the 2016 festival was this huge and very popular work by PichiAvo. These two artists, operating as a single entity, are from Valencia in Spain, but are busy working all over the world.

PichiAvo, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
PichiAvo, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

Their works, as far as I can make out are a synthesis of graffiti writing styles incorporated into classical statuesque images…or at least that is my take on it all. I expect there are scholarly descriptions out there, but however their work is categorised, it is undoubtedly beautiful and supremely well executed.

PichiAvo, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016
PichiAvo, Upfest, Bristol, July 2016

I know I have more pictures of this piece, but I’ll be damned if I can find them, so it’ll just have to be these three I’m afraid. Loads more on the Interweb if you want to see other magnificent works by this duo. They have a fine website too. Magnificent.