6835. St Werburghs tunnel (488)

Hemper, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025
Hemper, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025

More from the irrepressible Hemper, this time at the farm end of the tunnel. His recent run of form has been quite extraordinary, and I imagine quite liberating for the artist himself. Although he always paints original designs, he has been pushing the boundaries a lot lately.

Hemper, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025
Hemper, St Werburghs, Bristol, March 2025

This is a chrome piece with brass knobs on, and unusually for Hemper it looks to be rather political or at least a social commentary piece. The chrome letters have anthropomorphic limbs which are crushing and vandalising a Tesla Cybertruck, a sentiment probably shared by many people in the current political climate. I feel that Cybertrucks should be side lined on their ugly appearance, let alone the hideousness of their owner. I am teetering on a bit of a rant, but simply don’t have time, so I will round off the post here. Superb work from Hemper.

EV

Tesla EV for rich kids, Sheffield (the leafy suburbs), November 2023
Tesla EV for rich kids, Sheffield (the leafy suburbs), November 2023

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Unexpected sight

toff in top hat and Tesla

pavement privilege

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by Scooj