5513. Dean Lane skate park (638)

scooj

Sep 21

Chill,Fade/Face 1st, Soap and Zake, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

This is a wonderful collaborative wall from the PWA crew from a little while back, and includes a subsequently added piece from Fade, which is both good and bad. Good in that his work is always great and bad because he painted over Face 1st's section before I had had a chance to see it. This wall has played host to some outstanding collaborations this year, of which this is one.

The left-hand-side bookend is by Chill, and sets the tone (for those of us who view things from left to right), of the collaboration which has a theme relating to bed time and sleep. Chill's wonderful character, complete with night cap and a five o'clock shadow, is holding a candle, all looking a little Dickensian to me.

Fade/Face 1st, Dean Lane, Bristol, May 2023

Next up would have been Face 1st's contribution, which looks like it was the letters FACE, with a frame of disintegrating green gloop. Fade has overwritten the piece with a nice tidy and sharp piece of writing, spelling out FADE. I have to say I was surprised to see this, but perhaps there is a little history there.

The third piece, by Soap, looks like a bit of a nightmarish scene, inspired by characters from the cartoon series Adventure Time, I think. I can't identify the horned character, but the one holding the sword looks like Finn the Human, with a skull face. As with so many of Soap's pieces, there is a whole story going on here, as well as some perfectly crafted writing, with the letters SOAP.

Finally and bookending the collaboration on the right-hand-side is Zake's sleep-time character also with a night cap, but instead of a candle, the face is holding, with its only arm, a spray can, perhaps for a bit of an evening paint session. As ever, the shading and contrast have created enormous depth to the piece. What a lovely PWA paint jam.