Banksy • Mild Mild West, Street Art in Bristol

[johnas]

what, The Jamm? it was at The Half moon in Putney a good few years ago now (prob 4 - 5 yrs ago)

[Hugs]

nice one

[jellya]

The beeb in Bristol are organising a vote for the city's best 'alternative' landmark and Banksy's 'Mild Mild West' in Stokes Croft has made the shortlist.

Has a been a long time fave of mine and amazing to still be there I suppose

Here:
www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2007/05/18/alternativelandmarksvote_feature.shtml

Apologies if this has already been posted elsewhere.

[corblimeylimey]

Vote posted.

[dmandpenfold]

ditto,
actually most of the rest were pretty dull, except for the painted houses

[Hugs]

Gets my vote!
Dman..that was part of your guided tour wasn't it?....i hope you voted my friend!

[Mrs Mouse]

Gets my vote too! ;D

[saajid22]

i would have prefered the "bling bling me babber" camel, but as thats not there, gets mine too.

[dmandpenfold]

wimsie said:

Gets my vote!
Dman..that was part of your guided tour wasn't it?....i hope you voted my friend!

oh yes voted of course, i had to risk life and limb climbing on the telecom exchange box to get that shot

[Daniel Silk]

jellya said:

The beeb in Bristol are organising a vote for the city's best 'alternative' landmark and Banksy's 'Mild Mild West' in Stokes Croft has made the shortlist.

Has a been a long time fave of mine and amazing to still be there I suppose

Here:
www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/articles/2007/05/18/alternativelandmarksvote_feature.shtml

Apologies if this has already been posted elsewhere.

I will send an email out to all 3,500+ members to make sure it wins ;D Get ya votes in!

[weeble]

Vote in!

[mbv]

I'm feeling quite smug as I nominated Mild Mild West as a landmark, although not surprised it made shortlist. Keep up the voting as we need to try and protect at least some of Banksy's work from redevelopment or heavy handed workmen.

[umajets]

Voted! Hope it wins

[teatwosugars]

Got my vote. Spread the word ;D

[discoduster]

Got my vote but surely the Park St would have been a better choice.

[Hugs]

It's a really great piece and i hope the council preserve it ( somehow) along the lines of the Park st piece.
It'd be a shame with all the redevolpment that is going on down there that it could be lost at some point very soon.

Saj..As for Bling bling..great piece, is it by Banksy?

[jellya]

I agree, it would be an absolute travesty if this was to go in some redevelopment foul up. The council here are getting hotter on preserving what little there is left in the city but that has still led to some horrendous mistakes in the last few months.

Thanks for voting! Keep them coming in. ;D

[saajid22]

hugs(me babber), i don't know who it's by m8. bling's a classic(if your an understanding bristolian)

[Hugs]

I av my "Ark at eee" t shirt on right now matey,had my "gert lush" on yesterday and tomorrow it'll be "Allright my luvver"
Theres some quailty work artound that neck of the woods,take a look along norrisville road,just off ashley road,a huge piece by Dora on the side of a house,stunning work by Her.
Also on the same road,look up high on the right for a very nice piece by the Ghostboy,works by Xenz,Paris,Banksy,Dicy all the great and the good have work around those few streets.
Enjoy my babs!

[jellya]

wimsie said:

I av my "Ark at eee" t shirt on right now matey,had my "gert lush" on yesterday and tomorrow it'll be "Allright my luvver"
Theres some quailty work artound that neck of the woods,take a look along norrisville road,just off ashley road,a huge piece by Dora on the side of a house,stunning work by Her.
Also on the same road,look up high on the right for a very nice piece by the Ghostboy,works by Xenz,Paris,Banksy,Dicy all the great and the good have work around those few streets.
Enjoy my babs!

Yeah Xenz's staggering Birds are around the corner from Mild Mild West.


Pic from xenz.org

Imagine the radness of a Xenz & Titifreak collaboration! ;D

[Adamski]

My vote's in. It'll win by a long way, there's no other option there IMO.

That Xenz is great too. There's another huge one on the front of a hairdressers in St. George, next time I'm in that part of town I'll take a pic.

[Hugs]

That one is opposite the Fire engine pub for those in Brizzle that want to take a peek,while were on a Xenz tip..take a wander round to york street/James street in St Werburghs,Xenz painted up the gable end of house along there on the main road,you can't miss it!
If the bushes etc are growing up,wander over and take a good look up close.If your coming from Muller road end,go nder the railway bridge,past the pub (Victoria) and it's along on the left.
"The force is strong with this one!!"

Dont forget the Wilder st piece he did with Nick Walker EElus and Mr Jago..anyway back to the voting!

[Adamski]

wimsie said:

..take a wander round to york street/James street in St Werburghs,Xenz painted up the gable end of house along there on the main road,you can't miss it!
If the bushes etc are growing up,wander over and take a good look up close.If your coming from Muller road end,go nder the railway bridge,past the pub (Victoria) and it's along on the left.

Nice one Hugs, haven't seen that one, looks like I'll be doing a Xenz tour this weekend!

[Hugs]

No bother matey,if your round that way and you haven't seen it take a look at Herberts bakery on shaftesbury ave as well,wander the streets and you'll see loads down there.
Xenz painted that up as well with Paris & Dicy...take a wander,there are some gems about

[discoduster]

jellya said:

I agree, it would be an absolute travesty if this was to go in some redevelopment foul up. The council here are getting hotter on preserving what little there is left in the city but that has still led to some horrendous mistakes in the last few months.

Thanks for voting! Keep them coming in. ;D

That land has been redundant for years, but (i think) just recently just been fenced off, if so that's worrying.

[Hugs]

Your right DD,the land is fenced off,can recall Dman climbing something to get a good shot of the MMW on is grand tour of Brizzle graf

[mbv]

Planning application submitted on adjacent property 80 Stokes Croft (reference: 07/00457/F).
e2eweb.bristol-city.gov.uk/publicaccess/tdc/DcApplication/application_detailview.aspx?caseno=JCUC4WDNCL000
Design statement states: 'The existing Banksy painting on 76 Stokes Croft is retained as a feature within the Winter garden'...

Birds-eye view:
maps.live.com/default.aspx?v=2&cp=sk9d75gshs53&style=o&lvl=2&tilt=-90&dir=0&alt=-1000&scene=4247724&encType=1

[Adamski]

mbv said:

Design statement states: 'The existing Banksy painting on 76 Stokes Croft is retained as a feature within the Winter garden'...

It's great that they are retaining the painting, but it looks like it will be enclosed within their "winter garden" (which to give them credit, is made of glass). Still, it's unlikely to be clearly visible from the road anymore.

I suspect they had to keep it to get planning permission and have made the garden a "public space" in order to appease the council. No more massive Banksy to look at from the bus down Cheltenham road.

On a positive note, enclosing it will preserve it and keep it away from the weather...so pluses and minuses.

That's my interpretation of the plans...might have misread them though

[corblimeylimey]

Winter gardens (really makes a big thing of the Banksy)



Their view on public art

[Adamski]

corblimeylimey said:

Their view on public art

*insert 'generic abstract sculpture/fountain/sculpture-fountain-combo' here*