What up people!

Welcome to the second installment of the Featured Flickr Artists!

This week we look to a Bristol-based, heavy brick-hitter to serve us up with a hefty helping of space funk…..

Old Brizzol has a bubbling melting pot of Michelin-starred street art goodness,  that I am sure will warrant many visits over the course of the Flickr features. But we begin with the stylistic stew of Gumbo…..
I always have a keen eye on Gumbo’s Flickr page-the man is always on point, painting regularly and always keeping it hella fresh. The man has raw style for days!!!!

I reached out to the Disco Duck through the mighty medium of Flickr, and got the throughly nice chap to give us a few words on where he’s from, and where he’s at right now…..

Gumbo: “I first put spraypaint to wall in 1997 – Hycote and Simoniz as I was a country boy and there were no legal walls or graffiti paint shops around. I had a couple of Graphotisms and beat up copies of Subway Art and Spraycan Art from friends for style guidance. I liked the funky stuff.

It wasn’t until I moved to Bristol in 2001 and hooked up with Shimz and AWOL that I really began to paint pieces. Along with Zare, who I knew from before. We would be painting most weekends, travelling the country and getting zooted. I owe these guys a lot.

Lately i’ve been going back to the future and painting what we call ’space funk’ style with Oath WHAT – astral traveling with Sun Ra and Futura 2000. I like to draw quick, paint quick and not get caught up in over producing the shit, keeping it loose.

Inspiration information – Spraycan Art, Nach MBA, Tes, Zare, 45 RPM, Nylon, Russ Rockwell, Aroe, Ponk, Matt Sewell, Devas,and Ami, Raek, Queg, TFP, FMK, TFW, Frank Zappa, Sun Ra, fIREHOSE, Kraftwerk, George Clinton. -Thanks.”

So-yeah, don’t hesitate to hit Gumbo’s Flickr up on the asap! You won’t be disappointed, the kid is fresher than a pack of Wrigleys Extra!

And of course many thanks to the style master general; Gumbo,  for the flicks and taking the time to get back at us.

More Flickr radness next week.

Stay Fly!