6389. Brunel Way (290)

Dibz, Jody, Urge, The Art of Sok and Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Dibz, Jody, Urge, The Art of Sok and Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

This is another stunning production piece, led and bookended by Dibz and Fade, incorporating work from Jody, Urge and The Art of Sok.  The themed colours of orange and light blues works exceptionally well in this spot that can have a tendency to be a bit gloomy.

Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Dibz, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Starting with Dibz on the left (and rather annoyingly, capturing that shaft of light which makes an appearance in the afternoons), the collaboration gets off to a great start, with as sharp and tidy wildstyle graffiti writing as you would expect from Dibz.

Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Jody, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

With five artists in the line-up, and three of them writers, the character pieces appear in the second and fourth slots. This astonishing Godzilla piece is by Jody, who has been on fire since joining up with Dibz and Fade over the last year or so (although, to be fair, he is always on fire, but perhaps more so recently).

Urge, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Urge, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Next up is a piece by Urge, who I know nothing about, but whose writing looks completely at home with the Bristol artists. I guess that Urge was visiting, or passing by, and got invited to join in. I love it that Bristol artists are so welcoming of others from around the country.

The Art of Sok, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
The Art of Sok, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

The fourth slot is taken up by the Art of Sok, whose distinctive style of cartoon characters, while so utterly different from the other four pieces, somehow manages to complement them very well. His characters are always beautifully presented in as close to a perfect state as they could be.

Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024
Fade, Brunel Way, Bristol, July 2024

Things are rounded off by Fade, who along with Dibz ‘owns’ this manor. His beautiful letters, immaculately filled with two shades of blue and bordered with an orange 3D drop shadow, reflect the writing that comes before it. This is a very classy production piece from these five artists. Bravo!

6083. M32 roundabout J3 (580)

Urge, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2024
Urge, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2024

Sometimes you come across a great piece of graffiti writing without having the faintest idea about who the artist is or where they are from, and this piece by Urge is one of those. I think I only found out who Urge was by doing some investigation using Instagram, but other than finding an Instagram account, I am not much wiser. I do know that he isn’t from Bristol.

Urge, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2024
Urge, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2024

The graffiti writing itself is really beautifully presented and from the hand of a skilled writer. The letters, in a graded series of slate grey tones, spell out URGE and are emphasised with a splash of pinks exploding out from the edge of the piece. Classy stuff from the visiting writer.