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Monthly Archives: January 2013
More Majorscule than Miniscule
Just finished watching another lovely France 2/Disney channel episode of Miniscule by Hélène Giraud and Thomas Szabo which bugged me until I remembered photographing these a while ago. You’ll find these insect-aside a building wall, overlooking a car park. The … Continue reading
Can’t Say by WhoDunnit
I was running for the bus the other day and happened to quickly glance down and see this stencil set on the footpath. My immediate thought was “it kind of says it all”, but what is it really saying. Is … Continue reading
Posted in Stencils, StreetArt
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Vexta’s Vector
Vexta’s work is mostly human portraiture. Some of her work has been purchased by the National Gallery of Australia. She was born in 1980 and has a background in print-making. You can see examples of her work on her website. … Continue reading
How much is that doggie on the plinth there?
The one with the non-waggy tail? The Dog on the Tuckerbox is an Australian historical monument and tourist attraction, located at Snake Gully, five miles (8 km) from Gundagai, New South Wales. The dog section of the monument was cast … Continue reading
Posted in QuestionableArt, Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged Bowyang Yorke, Bullocky Bill, Dog on the Tuckerbox, Gundagai, Jack Moses
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Invaders of a lost art
One of these three invaders is an imposter. So, how can you tell which one is the Invader and which one’s are the imposters? Let’s look at the first of the three. On the left we have an invader (of … Continue reading
Posted in Ceramics, Mosaics, QuestionableArt, StreetArt, StreetArtists
Tagged #UrbanArt, Invader, Invader the street artist, Space Invaders, StreetArt, urban artist
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The Cheesestick the Ribcage and the Condom
From this header, the mind boggles. Sounds like a wild drunken night involving meat, cheese and sex. If that is what you think – you’re wrong. What we are looking at is street furniture or sculpture. All apologies if you … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged #Melbourne, #Victoria, Cheesestick, Jeff's Condom, Melbourne International Gateway, Rib Cage
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Norseman Horseman
The Norseman Horse – a bronze statue after whom the town in remote Western Australia is named. Once upon a time, a gold prospector travelled along with his horse named Hardy Norseman and by chance the horse unearthed a gold … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture, StreetFurniture
Tagged Norseman, Western Australia horse statue
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Sculpture vs Street Furniture
Sculpture can be odd at the best of times, and sometimes it’s hard to work out which is sculpture and which is street furniture. Street furniture is the collective term for pieces of equipment installed on streets … Continue reading
Posted in Sculpture
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Montmartre-Montfartre
The height of a tourist’s mega $$$ art experience is the journey to the European odyssey for commercial art epicentre which of course is at Montmartre. Oui, monsieur, it is high-art for it is situated on a hill (130m high) in … Continue reading
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The Hiss-tory of Snakes & Ladders
Snakes & ladders – (or Chutes and Ladders) is a great children’s board game which has its roots in ancient India (aka Moksha Patam). The game was first introduced in the US by game pioneer Milton Bradley in 1943. The historic … Continue reading
Posted in #Games&Toys
Tagged board games, combinatorial game theory, game theory, Markov chain, mathematics, moksha patam, snakes & ladders
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Compare the pair – Art-in-waiting
One of these is considered street art, the other is just a flatsie. Can you distinguish the difference? I’ll give you a clue. The one on the left is by a street artist known as Junky Project. These are street … Continue reading
Posted in StreetArt
Tagged #Wheaties, Andy Warhol, Campbell's soup cans, flatsies, junk, Junky Project, StreetArt, wheatpastes
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Oh deer!
Like the first cuckoo in spring, so is the first sighting of car-antlers adorning our present-laden vehicles, before Christmas Day, providing Christmas bling for your car. However, time is of the essence. Christmas has been and gone, and it’s time … Continue reading
Posted in #Badges&Buttons, Collectibles
Tagged #Christmas, #Kitsch, car-bling, christmas antlers
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