Bristol Street Artist “Richt” Creates Street Art Piece for Devon Web Design Company Optix Solutions
In the not so distant past street art and graffiti was mainly thought of as a form of vandalism which occurred purely as a means to destroy or deface public and private property. These days however street art is more commonly appreciated and accepted as “the people’s art”, and although still illegal has had more exposure than ever, with artists such as Bristol street artist Banksy and creator of the Barack Obama ‘Hope’ poster Shepard Fairey achieving worldwide fame and notoriety. The work of both these artists and more has now found its way into the major art galleries and museums and are placed on equal terms next to the ‘classic’ pieces of their time.
On the national street art scene, Bristol has become an epicentre boasting an amazing amount of talented artists who produce work that can be viewed and enjoyed by everybody. One of the major players in the Bristol street art scene is Richt – part of the What Collective alongside 45RPM, Sainty, Sums, Howl and Gumbo. Richt’s work has featured in many publications including the renown ‘Street Sketchbook’ by Tristan Manco, and has worked with many major brands including Levi’s and Vans. We’re now pleased to say that Richt has worked with Devon web design company Optix Solutions too.
Richt has created an original 20ft by 7ft mural for Optix which captures the artist’s humorous and organic style. The whole project was kicked off by a single tweet, whereby Richt was simply looking for a wall to paint, and goes some way in demonstrating how much impact a simple social media tool such as Twitter can be used to promote talent and to attract attention to your work.
Optix Solutions are opening their doors for the next 6 months for people to view the Richt art work with their own eyes, call 01392 667766 to book a viewing*.
*viewing by appointment only
