Sunday, 9 August 2015

Upfest Street Art Festival 2015

 Just a warning that this is VERY photo heavy.  The recent Upfest Street Art Festival in Bristol (the largest street art festival in Europe) saw over 250 artists from all over the world descend on 28 different venues in Bristol.

The styles, mediums and size were all different, some were small on boards, some half a wall and a few were the side of an entire building!  Some were stencils, others were spray can or pens and I even spotted pastel bars being used!
 

 A few were even vehicles!




 Some were beautiful faces

 Others were comical


 Lots of cider can were also spotted amongst the spray cans!




The detail work being added by hand
 

Not sure the elephant was part of the festival but I couldn't resist a photo
 

Some work in progress in the skate park
 





Some of the pieces were so big scaffolding or hydraulic platforms were needed


This was at the start of the festival


and this was after the festival-the completed piece

the cars below this parrot being spray painted weren't covered!

But the finished piece was simply stunning
 
These were a couple of sculptural pieces inspired by artists on the street art scene
 

others took inspiration from film and TV
 

In one of the local parks they placed boards all the way round so many artists could work whilst we all watched
 


There was a real mix of artists, young, older, male and female
 

My Dog Sighs (my favourite street artist) designed the flyers and also created this piece on the back of a train carriage
 

With artists, DJ's and beer and cider stalls it soon started to feel like a festival
 
some of the work was photo realistic and blew me away

many of the artists transported their paint in wheelie suitcases



Nice to see their mojo goes on holiday too!






Cheo (and his bee's) are famous round Bristol


Some work was political



Some was just fun
 
others were educational!
 

This work was stunning in real life


Some depicted underwater
others depicted space
 








whilst some incorporated moss
 
and ivy!



These are in the back yard of the Tobacco Factory (a great food, music and theatre venue)
 








Some were so vibrant






others had a slightly more 'dark' tone
 




Whilst not part of the festival on the walk back I came across this Banksy
 
and spotted some fabric fishes on a boat
 
Even houses and flats were decorated







not even road signs were safe









and there were even a few 3D pieces
 


artists came from across the globe



and even used window shutters as a canvas
 


or even entire sides of shops!


even the roads!
 

This was on the side of the Tobacco factory
 
This 'My Dog Sighs' was half a jigsaw.  If you were lucky enough you may have found one of his postcards with the other half printed so you could hold it up and create a pair of eyes (unfortunately I didn't find one)
 
The detail is amazing
 


Animals featured quite a lot
 


So there you are.  Lots of street art all for free.  That is why I love Bristol.

Happy crafting
Kyla
 

2 comments:

  1. Wow, Kyla - there was some fabulous art there - love the parrot, and Eat More Beef . What a fabulous festival.

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  2. These are fabulous. Some are downright weird but most are great!!
    xx

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