Coverage: RONE “Empty” solo exhibition in Melbourne
October 17, 2016
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RONE started leaving his mark on Melbourne’s streets and laneways back in 2004 around the time the infamous Everfresh Studios began. Over the last decade, his career has skyrocketed and he is now one of those highly sought after street artists, nearly always travelling to the next street art festival or off to paint a massive mural on the…
Coverage: “The Art Of Banksy” in Melbourne, Australia
October 11, 2016
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I was contacted about The Art Of Banksy exhibition coming to Melbourne a while ago, and I had mixed emotions. It was not authorised but at the same time all the eighty original artworks were sold by Banksy himself thus creating a secondary market for his works. I was assured there were no pieces in…
“Taylor Swift, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian” by LUSH in Melbourne
September 12, 2016
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LUSH has been very active lately putting up a variety of pieces on the streets of Melbourne using some of the big global stories as subject matter. Popular themes have been Pokemon, the US electoral candidates, Harambe, nude selfies and celebrities notably Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. This latest three storey mural features Taylor Swift, Kanye…
Lush’s “Celebrity Takeover” in Hosier Lane, Melbourne
July 23, 2016
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What an interesting week it’s been for Melbourne street art. Soon after the snapchat fight between Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Taylor Swift, went viral, Melbourne artist LUSH whipped up a controversial memorial piece to Swift in Hosier lane, with the face updated with a character and text changed to Harambe, and then yet again altered – this time with Kanye’s…
“Otters” by Smug in Melbourne, Australia
June 22, 2016
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Smug painted the otters wall before he started working on the four storey Grandparents mural in Melbourne. Story goes that the day after it was completed, a less talented person with a spray can decided to cap the whole piece creating heated arguments on social media about the ongoing battle between street art and graffiti on Melbourne’s streets…
ROA – Hic Svnt Dracones (Here Be Dragons) – Melbourne 2016
June 14, 2016
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I first actually met ROA at the Outpost Project in Sydney back in 2011. We had a brief exchange as he was up high on a scissor lift painting a large mural across the whole side of a building. In 2012, he came to Melbourne, created the controversial solo exhibition Carrion, visited Healesville Sanctuary and painted a few incredible pieces (video here) and before…
Preston Fresh Hood in Melbourne, Australia
May 22, 2016
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Last week fourteen artists came together to completely makeover an old food market in the northern suburbs of Melbourne that had been disused and empty for over two years. Our very own Dean Sunshine organised the project via The Space Agency, taking on board Duke (who recently held the inaugural Meeting of Styles Melbourne) to help…
Eastland Urban Art Project in Melbourne
May 10, 2016
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Over a six month period in Ringwood on the outskirts of Melbourne, nine female street artists were chosen from across Australia and abroad to paint nine large works of art at the newly renovated Eastland development.   These were the street artists involved: 23rd Key who painted the largest stencil artwork ever painted in Australia, Baby Guerilla who…
Juan Salgado Drops Into Melbourne
April 14, 2016
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Juan Salgado from Puerto Rico recently dropped into Melbourne to check out the street art scene after visiting New Zealand where he experienced some life changing inspirations. Being his first time to Melbourne, and without any connections, he hit up his great old friend Alexis Diaz that put him in touch with our great mate RONE…
Adnate and Swaze collaborate in Melbourne
April 4, 2016
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Before Adnate started painting incrdible realistic portraits all over the globe, he was a young graffiti writer in Melbourne following the works being created for Meeting Of Styles, an European aerosol festival that started in 2002. The event was recently held in Melbourne for the first time with over 200 artists painting around the city and in…

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