Tag: Writer

1626. Devon Road (7)

Oh I just love it when I make new finds when I am actually looking for something completely different and stumble upon something like this. I was driving round Easton hunting down Andrew Burns Colwill’s new mural when I drove up Devon Road – a funny road that has a dog-leg layout, one part of which is a back street and the other a fairly busy main road.

Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, July 2018
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, July 2018

This is of course by Deamze, and I just don’t know how it fell outside my radar, but I am glad I found it nonetheless. Even better is that I know who the character references are which can’t be said for a lot of the 80s and 90s cartoon characters that Deamze uses.

Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, July 2018
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, July 2018

The character is the robot Bender from the TV series by Matt Groening (creator of the Simpsons – who have featured big time at Upfest 2018). It is all very good, and Deamze’s wildstyle writing is exceptional as always. I love the freshness of this piece.

1622. Park Street

We used to eat at Jamie’s Italian on Park Street reasonably often as it was a restaurant that the whole family liked. Sadly his business overstretched itself and had to close a whole ton of branches, including this one in Bristol. On the upside though, the hoarding on the outside has been beautifully decorated with a Cheba and Inkie collaboration.

Inkie and Cheba, Park Street, Bristol, July 2018
Inkie and Cheba, Park Street, Bristol, July 2018

This piece speaks volumes about the independent and individual culture of Bristol – that street art is sanctioned and even encouraged onto one of the most iconic shopping streets in the city and that the piece itself is bright and cheery and a bold statement of pride about the street itself. The work was sponsored by the Bristol Buisness Improvement District (BID) and was painted at the start of July.

Looking at the artwork itself, it is quite difficult to see an Inkie piece and not read the word Inkie in it. I swear I read Inkie whenever I see it. Cheba dose what Cheba does and provides a splendid cosmic backdrop for the letters. A fine collaboration and ‘in your face’ (in a nice way) piece of Bristol street art.

1621. Moon Street (51)

An old collaboration, the remnants of which can still be seen in Moon Street. The writing on the left obviously belongs to Ryder and the rather scary voodoo-like character is by the elusive 2Keen, both of RAW.

Ryder and 2Keen, Moon Street, Bristol, May 2016
Ryder and 2Keen, Moon Street, Bristol, May 2016

I have always been rather fond of this wall and can’t think why I haven’t posted it before. Ryder’s writing meets the high expectations one expects from his work, and the 2Keen piece is really rather special. His work is quite unlike anyone else’s and has a soft quality to it, almost blurry. A specialist in character teeth. Great at last to publish this one.

Ryder and 2Keen, Moon Street, Bristol, May 2016
Ryder and 2Keen, Moon Street, Bristol, May 2016

1617. St Werburghs tunnel (32)

I am loving this apparent renaissance by PWA’s brilliant Soap. I say apparent because He seems to have become much more busy on the streets in recent months and is posting like crazy on his Instagram feed. Whether this is a real thing or simply my perception is no matter really, he is putting out some great work at the moment.

Soap, St Werberghs, Bristol, July 2018
Soap, St Werberghs, Bristol, July 2018

This is a spectacular piece of writing, spelling out his name and incorporating some of his favourite themes, including the mouth and bones. The colours are perfectly selected and complement each other beautifully. I love the little bone cross decorations. Bravo!

1615. Dean Lane skate park (147)

On the left hand side of the long wall at Dean Lane is this lovely piece of writing from INUK. I have never come across this graffiti artist before, but have been able to find out a little bit about him from the Interweb thing. He comes from London and took his name from the Inuit of Greenland. He chose INUK because he used to get called Eskimo as a boy.

INUK, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2018
INUK, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2018

He seems to be a man on a mission to keep on doing something that he just really enjoys, and takes pride in what he has done. This piece is nicely done – great to have a background and then some real effort put into the letters and fills. There are some similarities with Inkie’s style, possibly the striped 3D fill and thick black outline on the letters. This Londoner is welcome to return any time.

1610. Dean Lane skate park (146)

I haven’t seen much from Ugar recently other than this chrome piece at Dean Lane. I like the way that writers are constantly practicing and refining their lettering and details.

Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2018
Ugar, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2018

I have only met Ugar one time, and it was in this exact spot, I think that he favours the relative safety of spraying at Dean Lane. I have seen his work at The Bearpit, but only collaborations with Kid Crayon.

1604. Dean Lane skate park (144)

The unmistakable seismic tag of Jee See. This is just a quick one in Dean Lane skate park. I am interested in this tag, because he uses different 3d skadows for divverent letters, so the SEI shadow downwards, the SMI shadow to the right and the C shadows upwards, which makes for an interesting perspective. Helpful to me to in learning how to work these shadows.

Jee See, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2018
Jee See, Dean Lane, Bristol, July 2018

I understand the Jee See used to be a teacher, so there is really nothing to stop me picking up a can and getting busy. I get inspiration from artists like Jee See who find spots around the city and practice their work.

Deamze

A collection of street art/graffiti art by Deamze

All photographs taken by Scooj

Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, November 2016
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, November 2016
Deamze, Waterloo Street, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Waterloo Street, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Waterloo Street, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Waterloo Street, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Waterloo Street, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Waterloo Street, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, St Mark's Avenue, Bristol, September 2019
Deamze, St Mark’s Avenue, Bristol, September 2019
Deamze, King Square Avenue, Bristol, August 2018
Deamze, King Square Avenue, Bristol, August 2018
Deamze, Jubilee Street, Bristol, January 2019
Deamze, Jubilee Street, Bristol, January 2019
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2016
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, August 2016
Deamze, M32 spot, Bristol, November 2018
Deamze, M32 spot, Bristol, November 2018
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2018
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, November 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Waterloo Place, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Waterloo Place, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Hill Street, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, Hill Street, Bristol, October 2018
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2018
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, August 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, August 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, August 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, July 2018
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, July 2018
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, July 2018
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, July 2018
Deamze, Norfolk Place, Bristol, June 2018
Deamze, Norfolk Place, Bristol, June 2018
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2018
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, May 2018
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2018
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2018
Deamze, Co-Operation Road, Bristol, May 2016
Deamze, Co-Operation Road, Bristol, May 2016
Deamze, Roman Road, Bristol, March 2018
Deamze, Roman Road, Bristol, March 2018
Deamze, The Black Swan, Bristol, February 2018
Deamze, The Black Swan, Bristol, February 2018
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, October 2017
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, October 2017
Deamze, Wilder Street, Bristol, August 2017
Deamze, Wilder Street, Bristol, August 2017
Deamze, Wilder Street, Bristol, November 2017
Deamze, Wilder Street, Bristol, November 2017
Deamze, Moon Street, Bristol, November 2017
Deamze, Moon Street, Bristol, November 2017
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2017
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, July 2017
Deamze, Bedminster, Bristol, July 2017
Deamze, Bedminster, Bristol, July 2017
Deamze, M32 Spot, Bristol, September 2017
Deamze, M32 Spot, Bristol, September 2017
Soker, Cheo and Deamze, Church Road, Bristol, September 2017
Soker, Cheo and Deamze, Church Road, Bristol, September 2017
Deamze, New John Street, Bristol, September 2017
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, July 2017
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, July 2017
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2017
Deamze, New Stadium Road, Bristol, June 2017
Deamze, Kings Square Avenue, Bristol, April 2017
Deamze, Kings Square Avenue, Bristol, April 2017
Deamze and Voyder, Waterloo Place, Bristol, April 2017
Deamze and Voyder, Waterloo Place, Bristol, April 2017
Deamze, Cowmead Walk, Bristol, December 2016
Deamze, Cowmead Walk, Bristol, December 2016
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, March 2017
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, March 2017
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, January 2017
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, January 2017
Deamze, The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2017
Deamze, The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2017
Deamze, The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2017
Deamze, The Bearpit, Bristol, March 2017
Deamze, Norfolk Place, Bristol, August 2016
Deamze, Norfolk Place, Bristol, August 2016
Deamze, Richmond Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Richmond Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, February 2017
Deamze, Old Bread street, Bristol, September 2016
Deamze, Old Bread street, Bristol, September 2016
Deamze, M32 Roundabout, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2016
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, December 2016
Deamze, Dighton Street, Bristol, October 2016
Deamze, Dighton Street, Bristol, October 2016
Deamze, Dighton Street, Bristol, October 2016
Deamze, Dighton Street, Bristol, October 2016
Deamze, Wilder Street, Bristol, September 2016
Deamze, Wilder Street, Bristol, September 2016
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, May 2016
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, May 2016
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, July 2016
Deamze, Raleigh Road, Bristol, July 2016
Deamze, Old Bread Street, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, Old Bread Street, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, Brunswick Square, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, Brunswick Square, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, Lawfords Gate, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, Lawfords Gate, Bristol, June 2016
Deamze, Upper York Street, Bristol, April 2016
Deamze, Upper York Street, Bristol, April 2016
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2016
Deamze, M32 cycle path, Bristol, May 2016
Deamze, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2016
Deamze, The Bearpit, Bristol, April 2016
Deamze and SPZero76 (?), Jubilee Street, Bristol, October 2015
Deamze and SPZero76 (?), Jubilee Street, Bristol, October 2015
Cheo Silent Hobo and Deamze, Frogmore Street, Bristol, July 2015
Cheo Silent Hobo and Deamze, Frogmore Street, Bristol, July 2015
Deamze, King Square Avenue, Bristol, April 2016
Deamze, King Square Avenue, Bristol, April 2016
Deamze, King Square Avenue, Bristol, February 2016
Deamze, King Square Avenue, Bristol, February 2016
Deamze and Georgina Anton, Old Bread Street, Bristol, November 2015
Deamze and Georgina Anton, Old Bread Street, Bristol, November 2015
Deamze? Mibzy tribute, Cherry Lane, Bristol, October 2015
Deamze? Mibzy tribute, Cherry Lane, Bristol, October 2015
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, May 2016
Deamze, Devon Road, Bristol, May 2016
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, M32 roundabout, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, Jubilee Street, Bristol, November 2015
Deamze, Jubilee Street, Bristol, November 2015
Jon5, Silent Hobo, Sepr, Deamze and Dotcom, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2015
Jon5, Silent Hobo, Sepr, Deamze and Dotcom, Stokes Croft, Bristol, September 2015
Deamze, Ames and Skank, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2016
Deamze, Ames and Skank, Stokes Croft, Bristol, January 2016
Voyder and Deamze, Midland Street, Bristol, October 2015
Voyder and Deamze, Midland Street, Bristol, October 2015
Deamze, Ashley Road, Bristol, November 2015
Deamze, Ashley Road, Bristol, November 2015
Deamze, Midland Street, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, Midland Street, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, Midland Street, Bristol, March 2016
Deamze, Midland Street, Bristol, March 2016

 

1594. Dean Lane skate park (143)

On my way home from my spray art lesson in the Upfest shop garden with Loch Ness, I made a quick diversion into Dean Lane because not to do so would be negligent. There were one or two new pieces, but best of all was bumping into Slim Pickings as he was finishing off a piece. The subject of this post is actually an old one of his from December last year which I thought I’d share, now that I am building an understanding of his work.

Slim Pickings, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2017
Slim Pickings, Dean Lane, Bristol, December 2017

When Slim Pickings writes, and he has been spraying for 30 years, he sticks to the same motif with clean simple lines. The letters are TES (thank heavens I got there in the end – Slim Pickings put me through the ordeal of guessing the letters). He gave me plenty of tips about 3D work and told me that often, when he decorates the letters with patterns and the like it is often because he has some spray cans with a little bit of paint in them to finish off.

Because Slim Pickings works with the same letters, he knows exactly how much paint of each colour he will need. Kind of handy if you are travelling light. Besides being a really nice guy, I think his work makes complete sense to me and is always tidy and clean. Hats off to the man who until a couple of months ago was off my radar…d’oh.

1593. Thomas Street

This is one from the archive byWhysayit, who now calls himself something entirely different, and who I am unable to find on Instagram any more. Out of convention and organisation of my blog and tags, I will continue to call him Whysayit or YSAE, which is what the letters spell out in his writing.

Whysayit, Thomas Street, Bristol, February 2018
Whysayit, Thomas Street, Bristol, February 2018

A quick one on the side of what used to be Meat Liquor on the corner of Thomas Street and Stokes Croft. Although it is quick, it is nicely worked and the lines are clean, only the white filling is a bit dodge…maybe he was running out of paint/time.