Tag: Writer

7154. Peel Street Green (43)

Cort, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2025
Cort, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2025

I have mentioned a couple of times recently that Cort has been having a surge this summer, not only in the quantity of his graffiti writing pieces, but also in the quality of them. This is another example of his unusual writing style on one of the large wall spaces at Peel Street Green.

Cort, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2025
Cort, Peel Street Green, Bristol, August 2025

Cort has been playing with all sorts of variants of his letters this year, and this one spells out KORTOS. The irregular shaped letters are verging on the ‘anti-style’ form, but have enough regularity and recognition to remail as conventional graffiti writing. The fills are nicely designed to run through the letters in a coherent pattern. I love the two characteristic black spots on the ‘T’. The wall is sensibly buffed, helping the letters to really stand out on the irregular white background. This is a beautifully designed and presented piece of graffiti writing.

7153. M32 roundabout J3 (706)

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

I have waited a long time to see this wonderful piece from Biers. Over the last few months, Biers appears to have lost his mojo a little and has been painting infrequently and tending to use the short-form version of his WD40 moniker. It happens for artists from time to time – you can’t be on top of your game all of the time.

Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Biers, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

I hope this piece marks a return of the longer form combination pieces that are so typically the wonderful work of Biers. I don’t know who the character is meant to be, but I really like him (looks like a teddy boy to me) and I love the way he contrasts with the colours of the letters and background. The fills in the letters are outstanding With some nicely done reversed out circles in black and gold. The res patterns look like little viruses wafting over the piece. All in all a great piece and one, I hope, that encourages Biers to return to his former glory.

7151. Greenbank (170)

Rtiiika, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025
Rtiiika, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025

This is another clear and unambiguous message painted at the Bristol Mural Collective’s Palestine protest paint jam held last month on the long hoarding at Greenbank. The piece is by Rtiiika, which, although unsigned, is so characteristic of her style.

Rtiiika, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025
Rtiiika, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025

‘Gaza is starving’ – ‘Let aid in now’, two messages that have been persistently ignored by the Israeli Government. Every day brings new stories of the war crimes being committed by the Israeli Government, and still the international community does nothing to stop this. Trump is impotent and has been played by Netanyahu. Is it only me that sees the parallels between the Israeli state’s behaviour now and their justifications, and the behaviours and justifications of the Nazis during WWII? Surely the irony isn’t lost? One might have expected more compassion from a people who experienced some of the worst persecution in modern history. BTW, this does not make me an antisemite, just in case anyone was wondering, but it makes me very much opposed to the fascist elements of the Israeli Government.

Sorry, but I had to go there. Normal service will resume immediately.

7150. M32 roundabout J3 (705)

Posh, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Posh, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

I would say that 2025 has been the year when Posh upgraded from being a bit-part player to a fully fledged star of the Bristol street art scene. His occasional little characters have developed into a diverse range of larger combination pieces that show off his unquestionable talent.

Posh, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Posh, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

In this piece Posh has combined his mischievous toffee-nosed imps with some unusual writing, which I can’t read, both in his sketchy style. The writing is full of colour and movement and quite unlike any other graffiti writing I have seen before. His characters continue to amuse, and I particularly like the fellow riding the bicycle. This piece is clear evidence of Posh’s growth and development.

7149. Greenbank (169)

Putrid, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025
Putrid, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025

Over the course of this year, a new and rather memorable word has appeared in the form of several pieces of graffiti writing… the word is ‘PUTRID’. The convention I use when naming graffiti writers I know nothing about is to call them by their written word, so Putrid is Putrid until I know any better.

Putrid, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025
Putrid, Greenbank, Bristol, August 2025

This is a really nicely presented piece of graffiti writing with some nice letter shapes filled with soft blues and greys that bleed into one another. The thin black drop shadow and thin black borders are really effective, separating the letters from the yellow and orange bubbly background. Look out for more from Putrid here on Natural Adventures.

7148. Dean Lane skate park (864)

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Benjimagnetic has had a rather strong late summer flourish with his nicely designed pieces dotted about the place. His letters GRO have superseded his preference for writing BEN in years gone by.

Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

This is a rather nice chrome piece with the outlines and definition provided in a subtle lilac, which works remarkably well, with neither tone dominating the piece and indeed complementing each other rather well. Three little black patterns round off the piece nicely.

7144. M32 Cycle path (296)

Cort, M32 Cycle Path, Bristol, August 2025
Cort, M32 Cycle Path, Bristol, August 2025

This is another classy piece from Cort in a spate of good work from the artist. There is a simplicity here that offers no place to hide. The irregularly shaped letters spell out KORT, another corruption of his name. It seems these days that he is writing anything other than CORT.

Cort, M32 Cycle Path, Bristol, August 2025
Cort, M32 Cycle Path, Bristol, August 2025

The chrome letters would barely show on the white backdrop, were it not for the red outline and patterns. A subtle touch of green strategically placed brings some depth to the piece. The shout-outs I presume are friends and/or members of the PAD crew – ZIOS, also known as Trafficity. Simple and compelling.

7142. M32 roundabout J3 (704)

Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

In recent weeks, Corupt has been painting loads of pieces, concentrating his efforts on the M32 roundabout, and this STICK piece is an absolute belter from the very highly regarded Hungarian graffiti writer.

Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Corupt, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

This beauty showcases Corupt’s class and skill in equal measure. The letters are superbly designed and the proportions work so well. It is the fills which I find most captivating, especially the translucent effect where the letter ‘T’ crosses over the letter ‘I’. BS3 is a postcode reference (which is actually in the Bedminster area of south Bristol). Rounding off the piece is Corupt’s trademark border, which has about an inch of separation from the letters and drop shadows, framing the writing uniquely.

7141. Dean Lane skate park (863)

Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Awkward and Benjimagnetic have been having a bit of fun in Dean Lane recently, producing a couple of collaborations which are always worth photographing and reporting on.

Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025
Awkward and Benjimagnetic, Dean Lane, Bristol, August 2025

Benjimagnetic’s GRO letters in the middle of this combination collaboration are book ended by two slightly creepy characters by Awkward. The ensemble works well as always with this pair. It is the eyes in Awkward’s characters that draw me to them, clever and impactful design.

7140. M32 roundabout J3 (703)

Esme Lower, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Esme Lower, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

I had only met Esme Lower a couple of times before I met her again while she was painting this piece, and every time she has been ever so friendly and patient with my rambling conversation. She painted this wonderful, piece with a couple of friends on a rather nice sunny afternoon (remember those?), and she has done a really great job.

Esme Lower, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025
Esme Lower, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2025

The piece spells out ‘MELO’ which is the middle section of a conflation of her first and second names. The characterful letters are beautifully decorated with flowers, and the whole piece has a hint of art nouveau style about it. This is a really neat and tidy piece, quite different from a lot of the writing we see in Bristol, which has a strong artistic flair running through it. More to come from Esme Lower.