Tag: Wildstyle

638. Ashley Road (12)

This is one of the spots that is favoured by Face F1st, he does a lot of pieced on this hoarding, and on the Carriageworks just around the corner. Any regular reader of my posts will know just how much I enjoy Face F1st’s work. It is frustrating, however that I know so little about this artist. I guess I’ll have to be out there and find him spraying sometime.

Face F1st, Ashley Road, Bristol, January 2017
Face F1st, Ashley Road, Bristol, January 2017

As we so often see, Face F1st has used great combinations of colours which he tends to use a lot, golds and lilacs. He has tagged this with his crew PWA.

634. Raleigh Road vector (6)

It has been a little while since I last posted a Deamze piece, and somehow that just doesn’t seem right for this blog. It is possible that I have posted more of his pieces than any of the other Bristol street artists…but I am not counting.

Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017

This wonderful piece in greens and browns is on the hoardings next to the recent Voyder bones work. The wildstyle writing is as intricate and clean as you’d expect from a Deamze piece, and on the right hand side he features a cartoon hog (?) holding a little creature in its grip.

Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017

I’m sure I ought to know who the cartoon character is, but on this occasion I am stumped. Many of the cartoon characters that Deamze chooses to paint are from 1980s TV cartoons, but I was doing other more important things, and missed out on this TV toon culture. Perhaps somebody knows who it is.

Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017

I like always to photograph the D at the start of his lettering, just to compare the style from one to the next.

628. Raleigh Road, Vector (5)

This is a brilliant new hoarding in an area that Voyder likes to spray in a lot. He used to spray in the car park next to these boards, but it is out of bounds at the moment while the construction work is going on, so the hoardings will do. His last piece here was the ‘sticker’ piece which I still think is one of his best.

Voyder, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Voyder, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017

This one is vibrant and eye catching, and if you take a closer look, you can see that the letters are constructed with bones. A fun piece from this Bristol master.

Voyder, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Voyder, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017

615. Moon Street (19)

All the time I am becoming aware of graffiti artists in Bristol that I have overlooked, for no reason other than it takes a while to work out who they are and to be able to recognise their style. One such artist that I have recently been enjoying is Whysayit.

Whysayit, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2017
Whysayit, Moon Street, Bristol, January 2017

I don’t know much about him, other than that he tends to stick with wildstyle writing, but it is a very distinctive and original style that he uses. His pieces pop up all over Bristol and tend to be found on heavily graphitised walls…no clean backgrounds for this artist. The letters spell out Y SAY  (I think), and this is a particularly colourful and happy work. I am enjoying spotting his work more and more.

601. M32 Cycle path (3)

When I saw this recently, in an area I don’t visit often, I wasn’t soo sure who it was by. The next day I saw it on Instagram, posted by its maker, Ments. I guess that since he had just posted it, it was probably relatively new.

Ments, M32 cycle path, Bristol, January 2017
Ments, M32 cycle path, Bristol, January 2017

I do like the work of Ments very much. His colours are always complementary and his wildstyle writing has a very free and organic look to it, quite unlike many of his counterparts in Bristol.

Ments, M32 cycle path, Bristol, January 2017
Ments, M32 cycle path, Bristol, January 2017

This was not easy to photograph, it is sited in a narrow lane, and there was a lot of glare on the wall, Some things I guess are just meant to be seen in the flesh.

 

598. Upper York Street (5)

It has been a little while since Kleiner Shames packed his bags and set off for London to make his fortune. So it is with some cheer that he returned to Bristol at some point over the New Year period to remind us just how good his work is.

Kleiner Shames, Upper York Street, Bristol
Kleiner Shames, Upper York Street, Bristol

This piece is on the intersection with Upper York Street and Wilder Street and is in great company with other pieces by Deamze and Whysayit. The wildstyle writing spells out Fois (which for a long time I thought was the artist’s name – d’oh).

Kleiner Shames, Upper York Street, Bristol
Kleiner Shames, Upper York Street, Bristol

This two-tone work is actually quite simple in its construction, that is, there is no shading or over-the-top elaboration, but it disguises the writing really cleverly. I do like his work and hope this trip back to his home town is not just a one-off.

580. M32 roundabout J3 (31)

This work by Soker goes back to the lovely late summer days of September 2016. The colours are suitably striking, and the writing typical of Soker’s style

Soker, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, September 2016
Soker, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, September 2016

I’m not sure why it has taken me so long to post this piece, because I rather like it, and in an archive of pictures it leaps out at you. It is here now though and that should be enough.

 

560. Armada Place (9)

Well this pair is a rather good collaboration of wildstyle writing from Whysayit and Nero. Whysayit’s work can be found dotted all over Bristol, and as well as these more elaborate burners, he does his fair share of tagging too. The colours are very easy on the eye and the translucent effect really clever.

Whysayit, Armada Place, Bristol, December 2016
Whysayit, Armada Place, Bristol, December 2016
I have seen a few of Whysayit’s pieces, but this is the first I have seen of Nero, and I have not been able to find out any more that I can add to this post, having trawled the Interweb. In time I will have more to report.

Whysayit, Armada Place, Bristol, December 2016
Whysayit, Armada Place, Bristol, December 2016
In my view, this is top drawer graffiti writing, but by many it will be discarded, overlooked or disapproved of. That is the nature of urban art.

Nero, Armada Place, Bristol, December 2016
Nero, Armada Place, Bristol, December 2016

558. Old Bread Street (9)

This is a piece I photographed back in 2016, as are most of my posts at the moment…something that I fear will be happening for quite some while yet. It is a fine wildstyle piece by the irrepressible Deamze (Tom Deams) whose website is here, and is essential reading for those who want to understand why people choose a name and spray paint it.

Deamze, Old Bread street, Bristol, September 2016
Deamze, Old Bread street, Bristol, September 2016
This piece, on a purple background, is typical of his work, with beautifully constructed shards, shapes and colours coming together to form the whole. The geometric precision comes across as being effortless, but is technically brilliant. It is always great to find these.

Deamze, Old Bread street, Bristol, September 2016
Deamze, Old Bread street, Bristol, September 2016

544. M32 Roundabout J3 (26)

Another nice piece by Deamze on the M32 roundabout wall, on the St Pauls side, from back in July 2016. It is quite an unusual piece, rather stylised and reminiscent of stained glass.

Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016
It is not my favourite piece by Deamze and I can’t put my finger on why that might be. Possibly the background colour clashes a bit with the colours in the piece. Or maybe it is missing a cartoon character popping out somewhere. Technically beautifully worked though.

Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016