Snapshots - Heesco - Mongo Hustle
- Art, Photographs
- April 4, 2011
In 2012, local artist Wayne Tindall and Invurt began an epic multi-year project to transform a dilapidated laneway in the back streets of Windsor and Chapel St into a thriving mecca of street art on Melbournes south side. After a period of time running the project, dubbed, unofficially, “Aerosol Alley”, the laneway gained the attention
READ MORETodays video comes straight from KL, where a bunch of crew hit the Jelatek River spot over the CNY break period. Shot by Nic Shields and Rlsm, this is a grand little video showcasing one of the cool spots that can be found around Kuala Lumpur. Featuring Drew Funk (who was was back visiting in
READ MOREHoly crap!!! Some years ago, I headed down to the Melbourne docks to check out the premier of a Melbourne street art documentary by a crew of visiting French producers – Julien Sena and Romain Levrault. Filmed during the Melbourne Stencil Festival in 2008, this was a grand snapshot of a whole bunch of artists
READ MORELast Friday night we headed down to Backwoods Gallery to check out Drewfunk and Otis Chamberlains ‘show “Coalescence”. It was both artists first show after they each had a bit of a hiatus, and the works were all kinds of awesome – a brilliant mesh between both artists unique styles, and with some truly breathtaking
READ MOREWell, we just posted up an article for Drewfunks upcoming show this morning, and no sooner did we have it up than he went and sent us some preview images! Instead of bundling it in, we decided that it deserves it own little preview post .. so, two in one day, thats double the funk right
READ MOREWithout a doubt, Melbourne street art would not be what it is without the talented Drewfunks work adorning our walls. Over the past ten years, Drew has produced a massive body of work – both on the walls, and in the gallery. His style is instantly recognisable, his fusion of Western and Asian culture pervading
READ MORELast Anzac Day our intrepid Lachlan Curtin-Corr got down to the second event in the Home Made Jam series. With Drewfunk and Heesco painting up, bands, as well as a bunch of cool stalls, BMX demos and dancers it looked like a cool show in a really cool space full of creative people – looking
READ MORELast Sunday was one of the most gorgeous April days so far (beat maybe only by today), and we found ourselves wandering down the infamous Hosier Lane to check out what was happening. When we arrived, a new bit of art was going up on one of the main walls – a gorgeous collaborative piece
READ MOREit’s been a busy last few weeks for us but we’re back on track with a bunch of things, the next few weeks are going to be mental. Rightio, some cool stuff this week for you in our video wrapup. One of the coolest videos we caught this week was the Zoos Victoria paintup down
READ MOREWith Christmas making its ponderous way towards us (hurry up, annual leave) everyone seems to be getting into the xmas spirit with parties, shows, and, of course, live art. Metro Gallery has had a phenomenal year, with solo shows from Swoon back in January, Michael Peck, D*Face, Stormie Mills, Anthony Lister, and their great Things
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