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Category Archives: SprayCanArt
If roses are red… and violets are blue…
So February 14 has come again – St. Valentine’s Day. A day when the price of roses skyrockets in florists around the world and chocolate and candy shops are stripped of their especially wrapped stock! Restaurants and cafes make the … Continue reading
May this Bluebird of Happiness RIP
Today would have been the 94th birthday of a wonderful man who came into our personal life many years ago. Full of wisdom and sensibility, he not only witnessed a world at war, but helped fight against warring nations and … Continue reading
A gnarly second anniversary
Lewis Kristian Marnell was born in Melbourne, Australia in, December, 1982. He was a professional international skateboarder who spent much of his life traversing between Australia and Sweden, due to his parents ancestry. None of this stopped him from pursuing the love of his … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, Stencils, StreetArt
Tagged aerosol art, Jonas Lewis, Lewis Marnell, mural, Nike, skateboarder, skateboarding, Skater of the Year, SLAM magazine, StreetArt
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Santa Claus is coming to town…
“You better watch out, You better not cry , Better not pout , I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town“. …and he is not too far away from you. Between himself, his elves and his reindeer, he … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, StreetArt
Tagged #Canberra, #HosierLane, Canberra street art, Christmas street art, Melbourne Street Art
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Trick or Treat
Halloween, All Hallows’ Eve, or All Saints’ Eve, is an annual celebration observed in a number of countries on October 31st, and the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows’ Day, on November 1. Traditionally it was acknowledged … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, StreetArt
Tagged #Halloween, DarkArt, guising, Samhain, sorcery, witches
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There are No No-Noes with Ohnoes
Ohnoes is an aerosol artist who has displayed his work around Melbourne on walls and galleries with increasing notoriety over the past few years. Although well-known in the street art arena, he claims that he is self-taught and has no … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, StreetArt, StreetArtists
Tagged aerol art, Arts Hole, Ohnoes, spraycan art
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A Burg-meister in street art
Burg is a street artist who is well-known around Melbourne and other places. After recent visits to the NSW coastal nirvana of Byron Bay, Burg has had some recent exhibits both there and back in Melbourne. An artist whose passion … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, Stencils, StreetArt
Tagged #LFC, #Liverpool, #Melbourne, Burg, Elsternwick, StreetArt
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Respect! Who said there is no longevity in street art?
Mic Porter (born 1983) was one of my first big head-turners in street art. In the past he has produced some mind-blowing street art of epic proportion, which is still viewable and untouched. Most of his work is only visible … Continue reading
City Lights horse by Cezary Stulgis
Long gone but a great example of street art on Hosier Lane was this piece by Cezary Stulgis, from 2011 – entitled City Lights. It was approx. 800m x 280cm and the media used was acrylic spray paint. Stulgis was … Continue reading
A Black Day for Street Art
A Black Day for Street Art- or so it seems, according to media write-up, however, there still is an element of alarm with the latest black out on Hosier Lane in Melbourne. This has been a mega street art destination … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, Stencils, Stickers&Slaps, StreetArt, StreetArtists, Wheat-pastes
Tagged #HosierLane, #Melbourne, StreetArt
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Kickin’ Some Ass (KSA) – 25 years on
The KSA Crew has acknowledged its quarter of a century celebration of existence in the street art world with this piece. (Who said street art was a recent phenomenon?) The KSA or “Kickin’ Some Ass” Crew were formed around 1988, … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, StreetArt, StreetArtists
Tagged #Graffiti, Dandenong, Kickin' Some Ass, KSA, StreetArt
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R.I.P. Mark Brandon “Chopper” Read
It appears, you either liked him or hated him – however, as the media love to refer to him – “notorious Victorian crime figure” Chopper has lost his battle with cancer and has died at the age of 58, after … Continue reading
Compare the pair – #2 Sidney Nolan
One of these pictures is a replica of a hanging Nolan artwork in a prominent gallery, the other is a kindred copy found on a commissioned wall of a famous and iconic department store. According to Wikipedia, Sir Sidney Robert … Continue reading
Posted in OilPainting, Paintings, SprayCanArt, StreetArt
Tagged #NationalGalleryofAustralia, Dimmey's wall, Heide, Ned Kelly paintings, Sidney Nolan
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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
Doork or Dork Art
Street art – often also known as Graffiti (or singular graffito) is an art form whose value is highly contested. The following are some terms you might like to know (if you don’t already): Street art aka post-graffiti is distinguished … Continue reading
Posted in SprayCanArt, StreetArt
Tagged #StreetArt, #UrbanArt, piece, post-graffiti vandalism, taggers
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