Writer – Page 161 – Natural adventures

4770. Moon Street (98)

Face 1st, Moon Street, Bristol, October 2022

On one of my favourite walls, in one of my favourite streets, by one of my favourite artists. This is a lovely piece by Face 1st, and something of a new idea, with a bit of fragmentation going on in the girl’s smiling face. As is usually the case, the hair spells out FACE.

This is a piece that is not only well painted, but also is full of energy and movement. It is pieces like this one that remind me how much I love photographing and following street art in Bristol, seeing and capturing talent and beauty. Time to update my Face 1st gallery, as he has been on a very productive streak lately.

4769. M32 Spot (149)

Bristol has an international reputation for being a graffiti and street art hub. Because of this, we get an awful lot of visitors, who come to paint one time, never to be seen again. I got lucky and managed to catch Cuomo, just as he was finishing off and photographing this piece. Cuomo is an Italian graffiti artist, and whether he was being evasive or whether there was a language barrier, he was reluctant to let on too much about himself. Perhaps he didn’t realise that there was little or no risk painting this board.

Cuomo has an interesting style, often combining characters with his writing. His writing is often black, as in this example, with angular shapes. What is clear is that there is a significant difference in design to the kinds of things we are used to seeing in Bristol. Vive diversity.

4768. Frome side (17)

Whysayit, Frome side, Bristol October 2022

I first came across Whysayit (YSAE) a few years ago when he regularly collaborated with Kleiner Shames. Although I have never met him, I have enjoyed his irregular anti-graffiti style over the years, and this one under the M32 is a banger.

The organic writing is simple, spelling out ‘YSAE’ in two tones of pink. Light pink for the letters and dark pink for the drop shadow. Combine these with a black border and white highlights, and you have straightforward, quality writing which lifts nicely off the wall. Sometimes less is more.

4766. M32 roundabout J3 (434)

Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2022

As with so many regular writers in Bristol, Corupt continues to delight us with his STICK or CORUPT writing, and this one on the M32 is a stunner. With deep 3D drop shadows that assist with lifting the piece, the letters are presented in two halves of different colour schemes.

Although the division of the two halves isn’t a straight line, the top and bottom have quite different colours, but similar patterns and details. This is a bold statement piece and carries with it the gravitas of a very talented graffiti writer.

4765. Cumberland Basin

Smak, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

It is always special to see pieces by Smak. He is an artist pretty much at the top of his game and completely in command of his outstanding work. You know that you are looking at something really classy from the effortless way is comes across from the wall to your eyes.

Smak is rather keen on these colours, but actually looking back on the extensive gallery of his work, he actually pretty much uses every colour under the sun. Beautiful letters, beautifully painted, oozing class.

4761. Dean Lane skate park (533)

It is incredible to think how far and fast Werm has come from when I first met him back in 2020, when he was writing under the name Eman. He has definitely switched from character pieces to focussing on his writing, so it was great to see this piece where he has combined both.

The character is, I think, an alien from the Simpsons – I know I have seen it before… I have just Googled it, and I am correct, and it is called Kang or Kodos. The letters, spelling out Werm, are intricate and beautifully filled with superb horizontal fill transitions. This is Werm raising his game once again. Great stuff.

4760. St Werburghs tunnel (313)

Logoe, St Werburghs, Bristol, October 2022

Another Logoe piece from his recent blitz of Bristol, this time at the entrance to the St Werburghs tunnel. I don’t know how long Logoe was in Bristol on his latest visit, but he managed to paint at least five or six pieces, and must have been churning them out at a staggering rate.

One of the clever things about Logoe’s work is his colour schemes, where his selections are carefully thought out. Here he gives us a palette of yellows, greens and turquoise which work beautifully together. There are still more pieces to come from this trip.

4759. Cumberland Basin

Saor, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, October 2022

I go away for a few days and whaddayaknow, a whole bunch of walls have been refreshed, including the long wall at Cumberland Basin. There are several beauties that have gone up there, and this fine piece by Saor is right up there.

The thing I most like about Saor’s work is that every piece he paints is immaculately turned out. The lines are sharp, the fills solid and the designs imaginative. As his work develops, there are definitely some similarities with the Bristol writer Epok, whose letter designs contain combinations of curves and geometry in harmonious balance. This is a lovely piece from Saor.

Haka

A gallery of writing and character pieces by Bristol’s magnificent Haka.

Instagram: @hakagraffiti

Haka, M32 roundbout, Bristol, January 2023

Haka, M32 roundabout, Bristol, January 2023

Haka, Brunel Way, Bristol, November 2022

Haka and cats and that, Horfield skate park, Bristol, October 2022

Haka, St George, Bristol, September 2022

Haka, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2022

Haka, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, July 2022

Haka, Cumberland Basin, Bristol, March 2022

Haka, Peel Street Green, Bristol, March 2022

Haka, Spark Evans Park, Bristol, February 2022

Haka, Thomas Street, Bristol, April 2016

Haka, Feeder Road, Bristol, December 2021

Haka, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2021

Haka, Sparke Evans Park, Bristol, November 2021

Haka, M32 roundabout, Bristol, October 2021

Haka, Cattle Market Road, Bristol, June 2020

Logoe and Haka, M32 Spot, Bristol, January 2020

Logoe and Haka, M32 Spot, Bristol, November 2019

Haka, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2019

Haka, Star and Garter, Bristol, July 2019

Paris, Haka and Mustard Tiger, Dean Lane, Bristol, January 2017

4753. M32 Spot (433)

The third in a rash of Logoe pieces from his recent visit to Bristol, this piece is on the container under the M32 and a surface that Logoe has painted before. I think that, with their corrugated sides, containers must be very difficult to paint, but Logoe has done a fine job of it here.

What really seems to help with this piece is the black background, which removes any distractions. As we would expect, the piece consists of Logoe’s own brand of script writing accompanied by an array of different sized dots liberally dispersed horizontally along the piece. I would love to see if Logoe could paint dome different letters and switch things up a bit, only because I know it would look amazing.

	Cethru Cellophane on A dog’s life
	Sheree on 7465. River Avon (111)
	hitandrun1964 on Dirtygypo
	hitandrun1964 on 7464. Lucky Lane (18)
	hitandrun1964 on 7465. River Avon (111)

	Cethru Cellophane on A dog’s life
	Sheree on 7465. River Avon (111)
	hitandrun1964 on Dirtygypo
	hitandrun1964 on 7464. Lucky Lane (18)
	hitandrun1964 on 7465. River Avon (111)

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