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I can’t shut it out
no matter how hard I try
fear, worry, loss, hope
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by Scooj
Tag: War
Cloak
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Darkness surrounds us
a thick veil over Europe
light of peace snuffed out
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by Scooj
On the brink
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Macho posturing
east and west beating their chest
on the brink of war
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by Scooj
Blitz
War-shattered buildings
stitched together combining
old and new. Bristol.
by Scooj
899. Unity Street (6)
It has been a while since I posted anything by Thelochnessmonster, who in previous posts I had referred to as OHMS, because these were the letters he used in his pieces. Another feature of his pieces is mention of the ‘splab gang’ or ‘splab lads’. I don’t know if this is a crew who spray with him or whether he is simply referring to them.
Thelochnessmonster’s pieces are often very busy and unlike many of the Bristol (graphic) artists he specialises in wobbly lines and a distinct lack of clean finish.
In this piece, which looks to be a commentary on weapons and war, there are references to automatic rifles, to yin and yang, to peace and to love. definitely an interesting piece and also interesting selection of colours. Always unusual.
19,240
So many lives lost
on the first day of the Somme
we will not forget.
by Scooj
237. The Bearpit (16)
At one corner of The Bearpit, there is a large advertising cube which rises above the sunken area and can be viewed at the road level. It is a very prominent landmark when arriving in the centre of town. What is great about it is that it is not festooned with corporate marketing or consumer products. No…this is a place for messages to the people of Bristol by the people of Bristol. Some messages are politically inert, others are political commentary presented in a way so typical of this area.
This piece by Sepr is an interesting statement, a bomb holding hands with children – more thoughtful than the latest Mercedes model or Insurance company.
There is something slightly unsettling about the piece, the smiling bomb, the silhouetted children. I think this work has just been replaced very recently. You can see on the adjacent face a message ‘Peace – and not just for Christmas’.
War memorial
So many left to
fight and gave their lives in haste;
now the grass grows green
by Scooj
Trenches
A scrawled note to loved
ones before the whistle blows
then over the top.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 