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- Art, Photographs
- April 4, 2011
While we are in full lock-down mode here in Melbourne, Stage 4 ain’t no joke. We have a 8pm curfew, can only be outside for 1 hour a day for exercise, must wear a mask and can’t go more than 5kms from your house (unless for essential work or doctor/medical). It’s given us a lot
READ MOREDistinctive, colorful, weird and downright gorgeous are all words that I’d attribute to the work of Ox King – and even then, they are meager words and are not able to give full justice to the pieces he does. Having worked across the years honing his style, which crosses between pop and fantastical fauna, to
READ MOREThere are many names that are synonymous with graffiti in Melbourne, however there is one that garners unmitigated respect from all corners – Bail. Throughout the years, Bail has made a name for himself with his unwaveringly dedicated, no holds barred approach to painting. From an early age, this desire to put his own personal mark
READ MOREAaron Glasson is something of a wanderer, traversing the globe with a talent laden hand coupled with a message of awareness and hope for the plight of our oceans. His work often revolves around painting colourful extrapolations of surreal, psychedelia infused denizens replete with barnacled patterns, anthropodic hitchhikers and other encrusted, symbiotic bottom dwellers –
READ MOREIt’s 2004, Melbourne, and things for the cities vibrant stencil art community are about to change. For many years the stencil was king – so much so that books were written, international websites spawned and a global movement eagerly watched the streets come alive in nooks and crannies with cut and sprayed works of art.
READ MOREThis post appeared on Vandalog.com yesterday. Big thanks to Vandalog for allowing us to share this interview with you! Daniel Lynch aka Junky Projects is and has always been one of my favourite Melbourne street artists. The reason is simple, because he’s different. Junky’s creations are a breath of fresh air in Melbourne’s street art
READ MOREI first came across Putos down in Richmond a couple of years back – it was one of those “Ha!” moments, walking along and seeing a nicely lined blocky, spouting the artists moniker, way up above me. Knowing a little fragmentary Spanish, I couldn’t help but chuckle, and filed the name away in in the
READ MOREAn interesting video here from Upstart Magazine featuring Damien Mitchell, one of many stencil artists making Melbourne street art as cool as it is. Along with an interesting interview, there’s a bunch of video and shots of both his and others work from around the city – some interesting opinions, and worth the watch.
READ MOREAs a Northern Beaches chick, I guess I can understand their “oh” moment when people ask where I take my photos (the majority being Sydney’s Inner West). Catching public transport is actually a really nice way to start and end my treasure hunts. A quick jump on the ferry, short walk to the train station,
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