Tag: Street art

4674. M32 roundabout J3 (427)

Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022

There are few things more tempting for graffiti and street artists than a newly buffed wall, and this one from a week or two back was an open invitation. The tragedy is that the walls are buffed by people as part of a community service order, as punishment for crimes not serious enough to warrant custody. Their work is pointless, and frankly a waste of paint, but nice prep for artists.

Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022

Quick to take advantage of the backdrop was Merny with this portrait piece including his trademark dot labels. The colours are rather striking and as such the piece grabs your attention. I rather like it, but from conversations with Merny, it would seem he isn’t that impressed with it. In case you missed it, I published a gallery of Merny’s work yesterday, and you can see it here.

4673. Cattle Market Road (13)

Dog Bless the Band, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, August 2022
Dog Bless the Band, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, August 2022

The writing says MOTEL, don’t ask me why, but it is an interesting word to choose – perhaps it gives options for some good letter shapes. The artist has one of the best names on the scene – Dog Bless the Band – again don’t ask me where that comes from, sometimes it is better not to know these things as it takes away the mystery.

Dog Bless the Band, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, August 2022
Dog Bless the Band, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, August 2022

One of the things that is consistent with all the Dog Bless the Band pieces that I have seen is the complex fills in muted tones. These subtle patterns are a refreshing change from the often brash shapes and colours that most fills are made of. I like to think of these fills by Dog Bless the Band as ‘muddy’ but in a good way, if that makes sense. I always love finding his special and unique work.

4672. The Paintworks (3)

Billy, The Paintworks, Bristol, August 2022
Billy, The Paintworks, Bristol, August 2022

I have not posted many pieces from The Paintworks wall, which is a bit of a shame really, so I will try to change that if I can. This is a very nice abstract piece from Billy, full of colour and character, as you would expect from the artist. The wall is a little bit grubby, which suggests that the piece has been here for some while.

Billy, The Paintworks, Bristol, August 2022
Billy, The Paintworks, Bristol, August 2022

Billy always manages to create uplifting work, and the combinations of shapes and colours carefully slung together in this piece work well for me. The other thing I like about this piece is that it is nicely framed with a black border that helps us to focus on the art within it.

Merny

A gallery of brilliant work from Bristol street artist and illustrator Merny (Morny)

Instagram: @mernywernz

all photographs by Scooj

Merny, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, October 2024
Merny, Lower Approach Road, Bristol, October 2024
Merny, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024
Merny, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, August 2024
Merny Exhibition, 17 Midland Road, Bristol, July 2024
Merny Exhibition, 17 Midland Road, Bristol, July 2024
Merny Exhibition, 17 Midland Road, Bristol, July 2024
Merny Exhibition, 17 Midland Road, Bristol, July 2024
Merny, Purdown, Bristol July 2024
Merny, Purdown, Bristol July 2024
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2024
Merny, Coach and Horses, Bristol, March 2024
Merny, Coach and Horses, Bristol, March 2024
Merny, Coach and Horses, Bristol, March 2024
Merny, Coach and Horses, Bristol, March 2024
Merny, Elton Street, Bristol, October 2023
Merny, Elton Street, Bristol, October 2023
Merny, Eugene Street, Bristol, September 2023
Merny, Eugene Street, Bristol, September 2023
Merny, Trinity Street, Bristol, September 2023
Merny, Trinity Street, Bristol, September 2023
Merny, Barton Road, Bristol, May 2023
Merny, Barton Road, Bristol, May 2023
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2023
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2023
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2023
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2023
Merny, Elton Street, Bristol, December 2022
Merny, Elton Street, Bristol, December 2022
Merny, Leonard Lane, Bristol, October 2022
Merny, Leonard Lane, Bristol, October 2022
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2022
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, October 2022
Merny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2022
Merny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2022
Merny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2022
Merny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2022
Merny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2022
Merny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2022
Merny, M32 roudabout, Bristol, August 2022
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, April 2022
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, April 2022
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2022
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2022
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2022
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, March 2022
Merny, Paintworks, Bristol, March 2022
Merny, Paintworks, Bristol, March 2022
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2022
Merny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, February 2022
Merny, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2022
Merny, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2022
Mr Penfold and Merny (Morny), M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2019
Mr Penfold and Merny (Morny), M32 roundabout, Bristol, June 2019
Morny (Merny), M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2021
Morny (Merny), M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2021
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, July 2021
Merny, Greenbank, Bristol, July 2021
Merny (Morny), GreenBank, Bristol, May 2021
Merny (Morny), GreenBank, Bristol, May 2021
Morny, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, May 2021
Morny, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, May 2021
Morny, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, May 2021
Morny, Muriel Alleyway, Bristol, May 2021
Morny, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2021
Morny, Stokes Croft, Bristol, April 2021
Morny, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2021
Morny, St Werburghs, Bristol, February 2021
Morny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2020
Morny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2020
Morny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2020
Morny, St Werburghs, Bristol, September 2020
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2020
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2020
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2020
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2020
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2019
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2019
Morny and Billy, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020
Morny and Billy, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020
Morny and Billy, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020
Morny and Billy, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020
Morny, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020
Morny, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2020
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2019
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2019
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2019
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, September 2019
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2019
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2019
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2019
Morny, M32 roundabout, Bristol, July 2019

4671. Brunel Way (170)

Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2022
Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2022

He’s been at it again, and at this rate, Tack Jucker is painting his way into a Natural Adventures gallery. Pretty much half of all the pieces I have seen by Tack Jucker feature apes of some kind, usually with a fairly aggressive facial eexpression, and this new one under Brunel Way falls into that category.

Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2022
Tack Jucker, Brunel Way, Bristol, August 2022

The little dots for pupils make this ape appear rather more unhinged than some of the other ones, and I am not sure whether the artist painted them or they are a tagged addition. There is plenty of movement, augmented by the green wisps and threat emanating from the bared teeth of the ape. Overall, this is another fine example of Tack Jucker’s work, which I am really enjoying.

4670. River Avon (33)

Biers, River Avon, Bristol, August 2022
Biers, River Avon, Bristol, August 2022

I may have mentioned recently that Biers has been absolutely smashing it recently, and this Sherlock Holmes piece alongside the river confirms this rich vein of form. You can see more from Biers in this recently updated gallery of his work.

Biers, River Avon, Bristol, August 2022
Biers, River Avon, Bristol, August 2022

What I like about Biers (the name he was using when I first became aware of him) is that although his style remains ostensibly the same, he manages to completely reinvent his letters, this evolution so far being – BIERS – OHYEAH – WD40 -. In the last two reincarnations, he has used the ‘O’ or ‘0’ to act as a frame for his character. In this piece he has cleverly incorporated green colours commensurate with the outdoor clothing (deer-stalker and macintosh) of Sherlock Holmes. A belter.

4669. Sparke Evans Park (53)

Rusk, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, August 2022
Rusk, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, August 2022

After what seems like a very long absence, Upfest apart, Rusk has been hitting Bristol pretty hard lately, perhaps encouraged by his pal Zesk, who has been visiting and with whom he has painted a couple of collaborative walls. Anything that gets Rusk out painting has to be good.

Rusk, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, August 2022
Rusk, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, August 2022

This is an unusual and really rather beautifully designed piece from the writer. Spelling our RUSK in ‘ribbon’ letters and augmented with an abstract pink accent line, there is a great sense of proportion, colour tones and overall freshness that makes this piece an absolute classic. Not edgy, not rough and ready, but intelligent, well-thought-out and artistic. This is a next-level piece from Rusk (in my view).

4668. Dean Lane skate park (522)

Andy Council, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2022
Andy Council, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2022

You have to be quick these days to photograph pieces before they get tagged. I decided to post this piece, by Andy Council, in spite of the tags, because most of it is intact. I completely missed another piece by Andy Council in collaboration with Ments in Cumberland Basin, which had been tagged and abused recently, after only a day or so. Furthermore, I get that it is a jungle out there and that there are ‘no rules’ but the toys who show so little respect are pathetic really, dissing artists whilst having zero talent of their own. Ever was it thus.

Andy Council, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2022
Andy Council, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2022

This is a lovely ‘quick one’, I imagine, from Andy Council with some trilobites and an ammonite – trademark creatures from the artist. I rather like the shot of the skater in the first photograph – Dean Lane at its best.

4667. M32 Cycle path (185)

Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2022
Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2022

I think that I have photographed far more pieces by Desi than I have posted, and in my mind think I have posted more than I have. I will have to address this, as I’d like to do a gallery of her work, which is becoming more and more prominent about the place.

Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2022
Desi, M32 Cycle path, Bristol, August 2022

Desi has recently taken to using a second form of letters ‘VEIL’ which demonstrated her increasing confidence and experimentation. In this piece we return to the more familiar letters in which she presents four horizontally arranged colours, with quite hard transitions and some bubble decoration. Always great to see Desi’s writing.

4666. M32 roundabout J3 (426)

Haka, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022
Haka, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022

Haka seems to be having the time of his life recreating characters from children’s picture books, in particular by the authors Janet and Allan Ahlberg. The writing CKone is a tribute to a long-lost friend and graffiti writer Dan Fenlon who passed away some years ago. Haka has been including his moniker on his work ever since.

Haka, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022
Haka, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022

I love the skeleton, from the ‘Funny Bones’ books by the Ahlbergs, and his speech bubble saying ‘let’s go painting’ is just perfect. I am thoroughly enjoying this rich vein of form that Haka is experiencing, and look forward to his next creation.