I have seen street art by Angus in London and in Bristol for Upfest. The artist, who is originally from Bristol, created several pieces for Bristol Upfest this year. Angus' artwork is created using pieces of mosaic, which is then put together to create characters and shapes. His work is usually witty and includes some familiar characters and objects. He's also used stencil to create artwork with political and social messages, but most of his work uses humour.
Angus
This year's Upfest was inspired by the long-running television cartoon "The Simpsons". Creator of the show Matt Groening choose three street artists to represent his characters from the show. Angus was not one of those used, but his work often includes popular characters from television, films, and video games, so this was spot on with the theme. The above artwork was my favourite of his from Upfest and one of the best of this year. It shows famous robots from films such as Star Wars, Wall-E and Futurama. Futurama was another cartoon created by Matt Groening with the characters illustrated in similar styles and set in the future. Probably the most popular character is the robot, Bender, who is known for being a little corrupt and doesn't take life seriously. The quote "Laugh now but one day I'll be in charge!" is one that I think he said in one of the episodes; if he did not, it is something he would say. (One day, robots will take over.)
Angus
There was another mosaic with a video game character fishing for "likes", pixelated video game flowers (Mario Brothers I believe) and baby Maggie Simpson from "The Simpsons".
Angus
Previous street art by Angus on this blog can be seen here:
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