I love Boe & Irony's street art as it's always so creative, usually on a large scale, and interacts with its surrounding and location. Boe and Irony are a London-based street art team that have painted several large scale murals on London's walls and who have attended a few of the Bristol Upfest events now. This post shows some of their work in previous Upfests as well as their 2018 mural. Upfest 2018 was inspired by the longest-running television show "The Simpsons", and the creator Matt Groening contributed to picking some of the artists to showcase for Upfest 2018. Perhaps this cat-and-mouse duo is a realistic "Itchy & Scratchy", the equivelant of "Tom and Jerry" in the world of "The Simpsons".
First up is this year's contribution to the streets of Bedminster, Bristol. A cat with an open mouth, mid-meow (or mid-growl) faces a little aggressive mouse. It is painted on the side of the pink brick house near South Street Park. On the other side of the house, two little mice cower.
In 2017, Boe & Irony painted a large seagull peeking out of the side of a row of buildings. It uses the buildings, which are close together, to create a sense of space of the seagull peeking out. Seagulls are no strangers to Bristol's streets, so this fellow sits right at home.
Last, but not least, is a wonderful piece by Irony that incorporates a tower of a building at the climbing centre. The girl is hanging over the edge and cutting the ropes for the billboard attached to the building. It is a brilliant work incorporating the building and its elements into the artwork. The artwork was painted for Upfest in 2015. (Also pictured is 2018 new addition of a female portrait by Rosk & Loste.)
For more information about Boe and Irony on this blog, please see the below:
Street Art by JimmyC, Boe & Irony, Trust Icon, and Others on Paradise Row
Street Art: Artista, DecoLife, Binty Bint, Ino, Irony, Pixie, SeaPuppy
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