In the midst of all the splendid works springing up all around the Croft, occasionally strange, less positive things happen. saturday night, the beautiful Voyder/3-Dom lady’s face on Stokes Croft was trashed by person or persons unknown.
The PRSC Summer Dutch Auction opened on 24th July, and runs all summer. The work changes continually, showcasing local talent and offering the opportunity to own very, very affordable Art… No need to buy mass produced stuff from Habitat or IKEA… The goods are right here, and all sales will be split between PRSC and the artist…
If you know anybody who fritters their money away up at the top end of the town, drag them here…
If you have a mailing list, pass on the info… If you have contacts in the press let them know… Local industry and all that… Cultural phenomenon..
Young Bean goes out every month with his Mum and the rest of Love Bristol (A local faith-based organisation) and helps to keep the Croft’s lovely (But sadly not recycling) yellow bins in tip-top shape..
This splendid piece sprung up last Wednesday night… And that it has passed almost unnoticed is arguably its strength.. Nestling between Slix Hamburgers and the Hairdressers, this abandoned shopfront is brought back to life… its Sweeney Todd theme is pertinent and site specific, positive for the area, and well executed…
The shopfront was scrubbed clean, painted…
The piece was prepared on ply, designed to fit in the window spaces…
The new shop, “Mrs.
A few new pieces for your delectation…
Below, a piece from some interloper from Swindon…
The KTF crew on the Jamaica Street hoardings…
On Saturday 18th and Sunday19th July, The infamous Hillgrove Street battleground saw the latest skirmish with the Anti-Graffiti team… The mural below was painted, with permission of the owner once again… On Monday morning our wonderful BCC Anti-Graffiti team wove their magic… and rendered the corner site a lovely safe black…
Apparently, the estate agents (who deal for the owners) had given carte blanche to our intrepid anti-graffiti team to buff anything… So, with obviously blind devotion, they set about their business… Again, there was uproar amongst the local community, and general scratching of heads…
Ranjana Pandit of Radhika Fabrics wrote to our local councillor, saying,
I am a local business man, and we were happy to see a nice mural painted on the shop with Landlords permission.
If you think the Council inflicts its whims only on graffiti writers in Stokes Croft, think again… Thorne Security has moved to the centre of town, and has done a splendid job of returning some classic lettering to its former splendour… But the Council planners don’t like it… Take a look at the two pics below, and if you think Thorne Security have refurbished the building in keeping with how it used to look e-mail Angelo Calabrese and let him know your thoughts…
angelo.calabrese@bristol.gov.uk
And e-mail Andrew Thorne, because he is spending money going to court to fight this needless battle with the Council who are financed by, you guessed it, us…
And below is the crime that Thorne Security have committed…
We just received this e-mail from Sally of the Motpelier Bean Feast…
If you want to participate, send her an e-mail (At bottom of page).
Something amazing is happening in Bristol. The people are voting with their feet, making the City Museum Banksy show the hottest show in the Country.
Another “Must See” exhibition from Jono and Lucy…
Street Art Dealer
9th – 31st July
Locations across Bristol, UK
We have hooked up with C6, originators of the Street Art Dealer project, to stage a series of installations, interventions, events and urban games.