Writer – Page 120 – Natural adventures

5658. Nottingham

I find myself writing (last night) about this wonderful piece by Boaster in Nottingham from a hotel room in Sheffield having spent the day in Manchester. I seem to be ‘on tour’ quite a lot these days, although this trip isn’t with work, but with my daughter who is checking out some university options.

I have come across Boaster twice before at Upfest, and remember really liking his surreal work. This piece is a belter, spelling out BOASTER with individual mini-pieces for each letter. The B and the O are both outstanding in their own right, let alone the rest of the letters. It is such a pleasure and a privilege to be able to visit other towns and cities in England and to enjoy their culture, architecture and of course street art. The best bit is that I hadn’t studied the street art scene in Nottingham, and that each piece I found was a super unexpected bonus. Bravo Booster!

5657. DeannLane skate park (660)

Klashwhensober, Dean Lane, Bristol, November 2023

I will never be able to keep up with Klashwhensober’s prolific presence around Bristol. Not only does he paint whenever he gets the opportunity, he also paints at all the regular spots and some of the out-of-the-way places too. I’m not sure I have seen him occupy this particular wall in Dean Lane before and it didn’t last for very long, so I am pleased I captured it when I did.

Without a doubt, this is one of Klashwhensober’s better pieces and he has smashed it on a premium wall and it doesn’t look in the slightest bit out of place. The bright yellow and grey letters stand out beautifully on the contrasting orange/red background. Great fill patterns and drop patterns too and the finishing is pretty much on point too. A great piece from Klashwhensober.

5656. Horfield skate park (14)

Mr Klue, Horfield skate park, Bristol, November 2023

Having been so prolific earlier on in the year, Mr Klue is going through one of his lean periods, and it can be quite a struggle finding anything new by him. This has always been the way with Mr Klue who is a ‘peaks and troughs’ kind of artist.

This piece adorns the end of a ramp wall at the skate park adjacent to Horfield Leisure Centre – a place I used to visit frequently when our daughter was learning to swim. Mr Klue has a great eye for his colour palettes and doesn’t disappoint with this KLUE piece. The letters feel a little squashed, and I think that the height of the wall has cramped his style quite literally. It is, however, always great to find anything from this unusual abstract graffiti writer.

5655. M32 roundabout J3 (526)

Gatoloco (Kasoe), M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023

What an absolute treat. Gatoloco, who is an occasional visitor to Bristol, has absolutely knocked it out of the park with this outstanding piece of writing. The letters spell KASO, he appears to have dropped the ‘E’, but maybe that was all he could fit into the space.

I think that Gatoloco might be my favourite writer outside the city of Bristol. He brings so many design elements into his work, without it looking busy or fussy. I love the stripes on the letter ‘A’, a theme he has adopted in other recent pieces (a quick squint at his Instagram account revealed). The piece can be roughly dated, by the shout-out to Gaza. Fine work from the visitor.

5653. Peel Street Green (21)

Claro_que_sssnoh, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2023

It feels like quite a while since I last posted a piece by Claro_que_sssnoh, and even longer since I saw evidence of a paint jam by him and his Spanish compatriots in the Sunday Lovers crew/collective.

I like the wall at Peel Street Green, because its layout lends itself to a gallery appearance, with each section of wall occupied by a single piece. Also there is very little tagging that happens here, rather there is a rolling replacement of each piece with a new piece. Claro_que_sssnoh has written his usual HONS letters in his unique style and added in plenty of decorations to his light off-white fill. The numbers 23 tell you it was painted in 2023 and the letters SL refer to Sunday Lovers. It is always good to fine pieces by Claro_que_sssnoh.

5652. Dean Lane skate park (659)

Although Halloween was quite some time ago, I still have several ‘horror’ pieces in the pipeline, including this beauty by Biers. I met the artist about a week after he painted this one, and he said that he didn’t like it very much. I quite often find that artists can be their own most ferocious critics. From my perspective, I think this is a great piece, very much in the Halloween spirit of things.

The writing spells out WD40, which is difficult to pick out unless you know, and follows Biers’ usual format of writing his letters and incorporating a character in the ‘0’. The character in this instance is Chucky from the Child’s Play franchise – films I have never actually seen myself – horror is my least favourite genre of films… they scare me. Wonderful work from Biers. Boo!

5650. Hepburn Road (22)

Sorts, Hepburn Road, Bristol, November 2023

In writing about this piece, I am beginning to have doubts that I have identified the artists correctly. Everything about the piece points towards Dott Rotten – the letter shapes, the fill patterns and the quality finish, but I might be wrong. The nagging doubt comes from the fact that Dott Rotten usually writes out SPOILT, but this says SORTS.

Chrome and black work well and the yellow border helps to lift the writing from the busy background, and happens to also match the double yellow lines in the road. If it is not by Dott Rotten, then I am struggling to work out who it is by – always go with your first impression!?

Update: Thank you, Paul – The piece is by Sorts and not Dott Rotten, but it is certainly a compliment to Sorts that I thought it might have been otherwise.

5648. Horfield skate park (13)

Haka and Logoe, Horfield skate park, Bristol, November 2023

I don’t tend to visit Horfield skate park all that often, even though it is one of the closer spots to where I live, mainly because the turnover there is disappointingly slow. On the upside, when I do make the trip, there are usually two or three new pieces to enjoy. This one is a rather nice little collaboration from Logoe and Haka.

The duck character on the left is by Haka, and for once I am stumped – I don’t know if the duck is from Haka’s imagination or is from a children’s picture book, either way he is rather fun. Logoe completes the collaboration with his straight-line script writing, great fills and oval spots. The background colour helps to lift the whole thing and adds vibrancy and joy to a rather dull concrete corner of the Horfield Leisure Centre.

Phour

A gallery of fabulous graffiti writing from Bristol’s Phour.

All photographs by Scooj

Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2023

Phour, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2023

Phour, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023

Phour, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022

Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2022

Mena and Phour, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2022

Phour, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2021

Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2021

Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2021

Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2020

Phour, Hepburn Road, Bristol, September 2020

Phour, Dean Lane, Bristol September 2020

Phour, M32 cycle path, Bristol, June 2020

5644. M32 roundabout J3 (524)

Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023

I have a feeling that we might be seeing a lot more from Minto as I believe that he has moved west from London, so his occasional pieces might be more regular going forward. This piece was painted during a small paint jam which included Rusk, who seems to be having a bit of a purple patch, and Hypo too.

Minto has a very distinct style, and while no two pieces are even close to being the same, his style shines through. The letters MINTO lend themselves very well to graffiti writing, with each of the first four letters having straight lines (in upper case), creating an angular opportunity. The character is inspired by Gozzilah and there is a little shout out below. I have no idea what Gozzilah is all about – is it fashion? Is it a music thing? Sometimes when writing this blog I feel rather left behind by contemporary culture. I think that it is something to do with a cyber fashion culture… who knew?

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