You know times are hard
when you see Father Christmas
sell The Big Issue.
by Scooj
Tag: Urban
77. Bolton Road (1)
A recent political mural just off the Gloucester Road (which eventually becomes Cheltenham Road and the Stokes Croft area) caught my eye a couple of weeks ago.
This collaboration by Feek (the main character) and 3Dom (the octopus and ‘citizens’) looks to be a poke at the right wing politics of the Tories and UKIP (whose party colours are purple and yellow).
Feek is a local Bristol artist who links up with quite a few of the artists, like Sepr, 3Dom and Soker, amongst others. Annoyingly I am struggling to find out much more about him.
Bolton Road is more of a narrow alley way, and this mural is rather difficult to photograph.
7/10
Planet v economy
Winning the global
race is irrelevant if
there are no runners.
by Scooj
76. Park Row (2)
Alex Lucas is a breath of fresh air on the street art scene. She is a hugely talented textile designer and illustrator/animator. Her commissions are instantly recognisable and can be seen all over Bristol.
This mural, completed in October 2015, looks to be a commission by the University of Bristol Cabot Institute, and is right next to the most wonderful public conveniences.
The work features a plesiosaurus and other sea creatures from the period, one mischievously using a spray can, and tells a story of sea level rises. There is more about the collaboration on the Cabot Institute website
I love this.
Alex Lucas, Park Row, Bristol, November 2015
Alex Lucas, Park Row, Bristol, November 2015
8.5/10
Boat
In the shadow of
Brunel’s finest, but worthy
of such company.
by Scooj
75. Park Row (1)
Mistaken by many for a Banksy, this wonderful stencil is actually by JPS (Jamie Paul Scanlon) and was sprayed in 2013. Clearly it draws on Banksy’s style and subject matter, but that is no surprise as JPS credits his emergence and confidence as a street artist with a visit he made to a Banksy exhibition at Bristol Museum.
I have written several posts about the work of JPS, and he remains my favourite Bristol-based artist.
8/10
Graduation
Happy happy day,
mums and dads brimming with pride;
mortar boards and gowns.
by Scooj
Black Headed Gulls
Fearing my approach
gulls sidle away from me
before taking flight.
by Scooj
74. Armada Place (1)
This wonderful stencil depicting how mobile technology is interfering with daily life, is tucked away on a heavily tagged wall and easy to miss. Just off Stokes Croft, it is well worth a visit. To me this is stencil work at its best. Social comment combined with excellent execution and location.
I’m not too sure what the dynamite is all about (on second inspection I think it is Christmas crackers). Unfortunately I have no idea who the artist is, but will try to find out, and when I do, I will update the post.
UPDATE: I understand the piece is by Goin, a French artist who I belive lives in Bristol.
Parhelion
A left hand sun dog
hanging in the freezing sky
Winter’s on the way.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 