Tag: Writer

5655. M32 roundabout J3 (526)

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

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

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
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.

Claro_que_sssnoh, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2023
Claro_que_sssnoh, Peel Street Green, Bristol, October 2023

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)

Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2023
Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2023

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.

Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2023
Biers, Dean Lane, Bristol, October 2023

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
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.

Sorts, Hepburn Road, Bristol, November 2023
Sorts, Hepburn Road, Bristol, November 2023

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
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.

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

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, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2023
Phour, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2023
Phour, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, July 2023
Phour, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023
Phour, Peel Street Green, Bristol, June 2023
Phour, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022
Phour, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2022
Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2022
Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2022
Mena and Phour, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2022
Mena and Phour, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, April 2022
Phour, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2021
Phour, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2021
Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2021
Phour, M32 roundabout, Bristol, April 2021
Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2021
Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, January 2021
Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2020
Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, November 2020
Phour, Hepburn Road, Bristol, September 2020
Phour, Hepburn Road, Bristol, September 2020
Phour, Dean Lane, Bristol September 2020
Phour, Dean Lane, Bristol September 2020
Phour, M32 cycle path, Bristol, June 2020
Phour, M32 cycle path, Bristol, June 2020
Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2020
Phour, St Werburghs, Bristol, July 2020

5644. M32 roundabout J3 (524)

Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023
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, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023
Minto, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023

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?

5643. Hepburn Road (21)

Face 1st and Soap, Hepburn Road, Bristol, November 2023
Face 1st and Soap, Hepburn Road, Bristol, November 2023

A week or so ago I was drawn into Hepburn Road, because I could see two graffiti artists at work at the far end of the lane. It turns out that it was Biers and Bags painting together, which was a welcome surprise because, although I have met Biers many times, I have never yet met Bags, an artist horribly underrepresented in Natural Adventures. As I walked back up the street, I spotted this rather nice throwback piece by Face 1st and Soap.

Face 1st and Soap, Hepburn Road, Bristol, November 2023
Face 1st and Soap, Hepburn Road, Bristol, November 2023

I call this a throwback piece because it looks like the sort of collaboration that these two used to churn out regularly a few years back. Face 1st’s faces are simple, although decorated with a few splatters of green goo and Soap has reverted to his recognisable mega-tag of two mouths, that also have the overall appearance of a skull. Some lovely retro stuff in this somewhat overlooked spot.

5642. M32 roundabout J3 (523)

Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023
Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023

This is one of several pieces painted by Logoe a few weeks back during one of his blitz weekend visits. I got lucky and managed to catch up with him while he was painting this one, and we chatted for a while. Logoe is truly one of the gentlemen of Bristol graffiti writing, and although not a resident of the city, you would hardly know it.

Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023
Logoe, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2023

This is a rather special piece with his writing superimposed on a hillside horizon, cutting the piece into two segments with two colours, black and pink, that contrast differently with the letters. The writing is in a straight-line joined up script style, spelling out the artist’s name. Of course there are a few oval dots thrown in for good measure. Nice work from Logoe.

5641. River Avon (54)

Raid, River Avon, Bristol, October 2023
Raid, River Avon, Bristol, October 2023

I find it hard to believe that I have only posted 54 pieces from the walls that run alongside the River Avon, but that is perhaps a measure of the task I have set myself. I would guess that I photograph between 20 and 40 new pieces every week, but have the capacity to post a maximum of 21, more commonly 14. As you can see, there is a large deficit, which is actually considerably larger than that, because there will be many pieces that I don’t find at all. Notwithstanding this challenge, I shall continue to push that bolder up the hill, because I enjoy it.

Raid, River Avon, Bristol, October 2023
Raid, River Avon, Bristol, October 2023

Raid has been a little quieter than when I first became aware of his work, but is still turning out some lovely pieces from time to time. This piece stands out with its big bold letters and super colour scheme. It is interesting how some colour combinations really stand out, such as orange and green as in this piece, pink and light blue (the colours of the 2023 season) and black and red. Everything about this piece has been done well. Great letter shapes, lovely fills which are interesting but not over-busy and a well worked drop shadow and neat border. All in all, this is a very tidy piece from Raid.