Influences: John Peel's Radio 1 Hip-Hop show, break dancing, his brother's New York City skyline artwork and his local Barton Hill Youth Centre. Bio: Winner of the National Graffiti Art Championships in 1987.

Europe’s largest street art festival is a visual spectacle that takes over the streets of Bedminster. Artists from all over the globe descend on south Bristol to create eye-popping murals while onlookers watch. A family-friendly event, there are always plenty of activities to keep kids entertained, plus street food markets and live musical entertainment to accompany the art. And who’s to say Banksy isn’t also in the crowd? Speaking to World Trademark Review, Aaron Wood says he expects “more blows” for Banksy in the coming weeks. The artist has re-filed his Flower Thrower trademark, asking for more time to prove the image has been used in other locations. “Ultimately, there are five more cases before the EUIPO and I anticipate four of them being decided within the next month or so in the same way as this latest decision,” Wood says. Inkie said "The future of See No Evil is a more diverse base of art forms including photography, digital and animation with bigger music acts and better installations and street dressings. This is something we would like to take on tour to other cities across the globe. The legacy is the longstanding effect on the youth and their creativity in Bristol through the outreach projects and workshops in which we are directly inspiring the youth and showing them ways to express themselves. This will lead in turn to a bigger creative scene in Bristol for the future." This trio of monkeys is known as the “wise monkeys” or “mystic apes”, and can be seen across pop culture and history alike – they’re even available in the form of emojis! Photo Disclaimer – Images used in this article are owned by the respective individuals, artists, or other parties who post on their private social media accounts. These images only serve for inspiration and cannot be copied (images or the designs) for personal use. See Footer for more details. See here for more details.

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Other Artists included: Kid Acne, Swanski, Ben Slow, Best Ever, Bonzai, Cosmo Sarsen, Dicey, Feek, GMC, Hit + Run, Maumau, Mr Wany, Mysterious Al, Pinky, Ponk, SEPR, Wow 123, Xenz, Zeus, Solo One, and Goldie

It is believed that Buddhist monks brought the expression from India to Japan by way of China around the 8th century. It is hard to tell when the three wise monkeys first began to crop up throughout history, however, we know that they were introduced to Buddhism during the seventh century. Considering that the monkeys exist as a bit of fancy wordplay on a much more powerful saying and philosophy, playing around with this idea can still allow you to stay true to its original meaning. And the graffiti is all around from the north in St. Paul’s and St. Werburgh’s through the city around the area of Nelson Street. Then into the south around Bedminster and North Street where Upfestis focused.Graffiti artist Inkie interview See No Evil Part 1". redbull.com. 2012 . Retrieved 7 September 2012. If you’ve heard of the phrase “hear no evil, see no evil, and speak no evil” you are probably also familiar with the three monkeys that commonly go alongside it. Some of the most famous Bristol street art is by the legendary local artist Banksy (examples shown above and below). We exit the tunnel, and walk across a square to the City Centre, under several arches that also feature graffiti. Our group continues to marvel at just how much the city has given itself to its artistic side. McGillicuddy, Louisa (14 December 2011). "Graffiti: Meet the street writing women". The Independent. London . Retrieved 22 December 2011.

If you didn’t hear about Banksy’s Dismaland, where were you? In 2015, in his classic secretive style, without any warning, rumours spread like wildfire about another Banksy exhibition at Weston-super-Mare – a seaside town just outside Bristol. The exhibition Dismaland – which transformed the dilapidated lido at Tropicana on the seafront into a sort of depressing Disneyland - gathered worldwide attention and put the little town on the world art map. Arrangements were made by Inkie for the repainting of the street in August 2012, as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad accompanying the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, [36] with support from Bristol City Council, the Arts Council and London 2012 Festival as part of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad and Bristol University. [37] See No Evil 2012 began on 13 August when 45 selected (both local and international) artists, with 3,500 cans of spray paint and 700 litres of paint. [38] From there, we proceed two streets towards another memorable piece of art, ‘The Big Deal’ by JPS Stencils. A street artist who takes inspiration from both pop culture and his idol Banksy, showcases the hidden meanings in society through this seemingly innocent painting.Style: detailed compositions of imagined creatures made from iconic objects, architecture, structures and characters.