by Geoffrey | Jul 23, 2024 | Alternative Spaces, Art, Artist, Bristol, Penzance, Rockaway Park, Street art, Urban
Images captured on 6th July 2024 portraying graffiti along the river Frome beneath the M32 and beside the skateboard park in Bristol. On previous visits to the M32 skateboard park, I have noticed that the river Frome flows in a valley...
by Geoffrey | Sep 27, 2023 | Bristol, Skateboarding, Spirituality, Street art, UK, United Kingdom, Urban
‘Skateboarders never want to talk about religion, unless it’s to praise their favorite ‘switch god,’ show off their burning nun graphic, or ridicule an aging, born-again pro. But, as a skateboarding sociologist that focuses his research on religion, I...
by Geoff | Nov 16, 2022 | Art, Bristol, Street art, UK
Accredited with origins in New York in the late 1960s, attempts have repeatedly been made to define Street Art. It is without doubt a phenomenon in the 21st century, with public spaces around the world being celebrated and decorated in visually...
by Geoff | Jul 5, 2017 | UK
In 1948 the Empire Windrush docked in Kingston, Jamaica, to pick up Carribean servicemen who were on leave. The recently introduced British Nationality Act 1948 gave British citizenship to all people living in Commonwealth countries, and full rights of entry and...
