Dusk comes early now
and bats flutter, fattening
for Winter slumber.
by Scooj
Tag: Urban
50. Culver Street
It is only right to mark my 50th street art post with my favourite stencil artist. JPS, an adopted son of Bristol is from nearby Weston-super-Mare, where several of his works adorn the holiday town streets.
This incredibly detailed stencil, ‘Spartacus’ is a tribute to the Welsh actor Andy Whitfield who played the star role in the Starz TV production of Spartacus. He died in 2011 aged 39 of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
I was lucky enough to photograph this work a day or two after it was completed on 13 April 2015. It is the detail of the clothing and belt that I think marks out JPS as an incredible talent.
The ‘Spartacus’, on the wall of the Queen Shilling night club, is only yards away from another JPS I posted on 8 July 2015.
9/10
Bondage
I sit in front of
my screen, deprived of freedom;
I’ll let my mind walk
by Scooj
Groundrush
Does it matter at
all that the house is a mess
when builders begin?
by Scooj
49. Hepburn Road
In September I took this picture of a mural by Cheo. There are a couple of things worth pointing out. The first is that he has not included one of his signature bees – perhaps not cool enough for the subject material.
Secondly, this picture does not look like a commission and is in an area where there is a lot of ‘permissive’ and ‘illegal’ art. I would always put Cheo into the former of these two categories.
7/10
Conversion
Scaffolders are here
effing and blinding away
in westcountry tones
by Scooj
48. Charlotte Street, above Vincenzo’s
This mural by Nick Walker probably gets more exposure than most in Bristol, simply by virtue of being visible from Park Street and it’s incredibly high retail foot-fall. However, I am not sure many people register it because, in my experience, most people don’t look up, especially when they are shopping.
This work is rather corny if you ask me, a bit of a schoolboy joke, but it does show Nick Walker’s range.
Poets Corner
We shall aggregate
here and recite our fine verse
for all to admire
by Scooj
47. Hillgrove Street (3)
I have refrained from publishing this picture for a while because I have been trying to find out who the artist is. The mural can be seen in a second story window frame opposite the wave and flegm mural featured a while back.
The witty picture looks rather old and appears to pre-date quite a lot of the other works in the area. I really should be able to find out who painted it, because it is signed, either MN or MAN. If anyone knows, please let me know and I will update this post. (UPDATE, The mural is by Dan)
Et in Arcadia ego
There is death even
in Arcadia; don’t be
fooled by scenery.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 