My Dog Sighs, Upfest Bristol, 2015
As Any Fule Kno Bristol is the centre of the Street Art universe. And this weekend it's Upfest time with 250 graffiti and street artists, taggers and writers doing their thing. Here's a few of the marquee names: My Dog Sighs, Snub23, Louis Masai, Martin Ron, Otto Schade, Inkie and Dan Kitchener.
My Dog Sighs needs no introduction, One of his eye pieces adorns all the Upfest 2015 literature and he does seem to be keeping watch over things. There's a new piece by MDS on the side of Bristol's Beer Factory, just one eye. A thousand postcards were produced with the other eye and if you were lucky enough to get one you could hold it up in front of the building and you would have a pair.
My Dog Sighs, Upfest Bristol, 2015
If you're quick you could pop in to the Upfest shop and grab this canvas, walk down North Street and hold it up in front of the Beer Factory. And it would look something like this:
My Dog Sighs, Upfest Bristol, 2015
On the left is the wall sized mural, on the right the canvas. . Despite the difference in size, materials and technique used the eyes are totally complementary. (Any difference in the colour is due to my photo not MDS choice of paint.)
Revenge of the Stik, John D'Oh, Upfest Bristol, 2015
My Dog Sighs is (half of) the inspiration for one of the most fun pieces on view this weekend. John D'Oh, from Bristol, has constructed this piece using two of street art's favourite characters - one of Stik's Stik people and My Dog Sighs' Everyman.
Snub23, Upfest Bristol, 2015
I'm just going to go with the Upfest programme to describe Snub23: Snub is a graphic revolution fighting the uninvited visual invasion of commercialism. Inspiration is fired frustration, emotion becomes a plan of attack. Anger is the weapon and any object the ammo in the fight against optical overload. I hope Lord Bath of Longleat doesn't take the attack on his commercialism personally. Dinosaurs can be angry when riled.
Thierry Noir, Bristol
A highlight of the Corn Poppy's visit to Bristol was a chat with Thierry Noir, the man who brought down the Berlin Wall. He's a legend. And a very friendly guy. He has an exhibition at the Howard Griffin Gallery, Shoreditch until 20 August
Thierry Noir, Upfest Bristol, 2015
There'll be more about the Berlin Wall and Upfest soon.
Louis Masai, Upfest Bristol, 2015
Louis Masai has been making a name for himself painting endangered species, raising awareness for creatures who can't speak for themselves. These birds belong in the jungle, not in your cage - like the last tiger hero he painted at Brockley recently
Otto Schade, Upfest Bristol, 2015
More Save the Tiger awareness raising from Chilean born Otto Schade. The wall which was previously home to Inkie's Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion is not the easiest to photograph, tucked as it is in a narrow alleyway. You'll have to get down there yourself to see it in all its glory.
Otto Schade, Upfest Bristol, 2015
Otto Schade, Upfest Bristol, 2015
Martin Ron, Upfest Bristol, 2015
Hyper realism combined with surrealism - Argentinian Martin Ron was still working on this piece. The hyper-real girl looking out over Aldi and (yet to be painted) a fish. And what is more sureal than a fish?*
Martin Ron, Upfest Bristol, 2015
Inkie, Upfest Bristol, 2015
Another unfinished piece - rain stopped play for a while today. Inkie is hard at work completing Best Thing since Sliced Bread on the side of Parson's Bakery before going back to the day job with Sega. Probably doesn't need the cherry picker there.
Inkie, Upfest Bristol, 2015
Dan Kitchener, Upfest Bristol, 2015
You know this is gonna be great when it's finished. I'll have to go back and have a look when it's done. Dank created an amazing mural on the side of the Masonic last year which has now been replaced by L7M and another parrot.
Dan Kitchener, Upfest Bristol, 2015
more tomorrow
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