This is the second of two consecutive posts of work from Soker at the same Raleigh Road spot. This one was actually sprayed before the one in the previous post. There is little more to say about the quality of Soker’s work, it speaks for itself.
I expect there will be more from Soker on this site over the coming weeks.
This is the first of two posts by the same artist in the same spot, although chronologically reversed. The Artist is Soker, the spot is the hoardings in front of the Vector building, I took thisd picture in March 2017 and it had only recently been sprayed.
Soker produces just the most incredibly consistent and high quality pieces, using great colour combinations and fabulous clean lines. Recently he has been working a lot with Cheo, this was at least the third recent outing the pair have had together.
Not much more to say about this one really, to use contemporary parlance, he smashed it.
This was a piece I photographed back in December, and most unlike me I let it slip away…unusual because I am a big fan of Sled One. This is a nice wildstyle piece tucked away in the St Pauls/St Werburghs border, close to the M32.
With a bit of getting your eye in, you should be able to read the word SLED, as well as a small crew tag ‘ASK’. Sled One’s work seems to have such confidence in technique, often combining several different spray effects in one piece. In this example we have strong, hard, angular lines combining with curvy softer lines and misting around the edges together with some black and yellow decoration which one would think would ruin the piece, but in fact complements it perfectly. It is always a pleasure to post his work.
Having recently found out who Lokey was and posting a piece by him, I went through my archives because I knew I had photographed something similar before. This is what I found.
It is another wonderful piece of 3D writing at Dean Lane, this time from back in October 2016. I know there is more of his work about, and I will be on the look out for more new stuff.
Sky High is no stranger to the streets of Bristol and I have posted pieces by him in Magdalene Place and in Dean Lane previously. I think he is based in London, but it is always nice when he visits. This piece appeared at the same time as Upfest 2016, and although I am not aware that he was a guest artist at the event, he might well have come for the buzz, and left a little present for us.
Sky High has a wonderful take on wildstyle writing, which is to spell out Sky High with block lettering, each letter in a different style and colour. The overall effect is really colourful and imaginative. Definitely one for those with a designer’s eye. It would be good to see a return this year.
Here is a great piece of precision wildstyle from local Bedminster graffiti artist, Dibz. All of his works have this characteristic jagged look, and ere always lovely and clean.
I don’t see his work on the streets too often, but he has a fine black book from which photographs are frequently posted on his Instagram feed. Always nice to see one of his sharp pieces up close though.
This was a rather nice surprise left by one of Bristol’s master graffiti artists at the Deaner recently. Inkie has been back in town, and it is great when he leaves something like this behind. This is a beautiful piece of writing, typical of his style, and the colour selection is just brilliant.
I know how busy Inkie is, with commissions all over the place, so a piece like this…back to his roots…somehow seems so very valuable and meaningful. Enjoy this, from one of the longest lasting and very best there is.
Painted at the same time as the Deamze piece in my previous post, this is a rather more colourful offering from Soker, which was almost certainly sprayed at the same time. This vibrant piece seems to have something that reminds me of Captain America…is it the stars?
I like Soker’s work a great deal and together with his ASK crew members he really brightens up Bristol’s streets and walls. Another old piece surviving in mint condition.
This is a rather old piece from Deamze, but I was down there very recently, and it is still looking in good nick. I have to say though that this is not my favourite piece by this artist. I feel the colours are all wrong for this location. It feels to me a little drab and lacking in vibrancy.
It happened from time to time. I can’t ‘love’ every piece I see. Technically this is a great piece…it just doesn’t do it for me. It is utterly untagged and respected though which shows the high esteem in which Deamze is held.
Is it possible to have any more really great pieces by Epok? Oh yes it is. Here is one from the jam at the M32 roundabout a couple of weeks ago. All the artists used the themed colours for the entire stretch of this wall, and Epok has made them his own.
For once his hard geometric shapes are slightly softened and the lines a little less sharp, however, the piece still spells out EPOK although rather better disguised than in some of his pieces. A really fine piece form a Bristol master.
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