Tag: "Street Art"

Miso At The NGV Cafe
0 Comments. 905 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2012 @ 10:20am.
Prominent Melbourne street artist Miso has made her mark at the National Gallery of Victoria's Crossbar Cafe. After taking up residency last month her intricate hand painted portraits of women now grace the walls of the Cafe. Inspired by drawings and text from her own sketchbooks, Miso says the Diary Drawings mural is a reflection of her past three years. Read More
Life After Dark Takes To Fitzroy Streets
0 Comments. 636 Views. Posted 6 Aug 2012 @ 3:22pm.
We told you about his collaboration with Coopers Dark Ale a couple of weeks back, and now all has been revealed. World-renowned street artist and illustrator Pose has finally unveiled his first Australian-based work in Fitzroy.  Inspired by Australia’s night owls, the underground and those that rise at the demise of daylight, Pose’s Life After Dark installation is a world-first in... Read More
The Movement
0 Comments. 623 Views. Posted 5 Aug 2012 @ 1:50pm.
There’s that ongoing debate between ‘street art’ or ‘vandalism’. Call it what you want, but many prove the artistic skill behind those pieces of art, and one such person is Melbourne street artist and designer, Views.  His solo show, ‘The Movement’, will showcase a variety of original artworks for your visual pleasure. The name says it all. The exhibition is a whirlwind of edgy, colourful,... Read More
Space Invaders
0 Comments. 2,177 Views. Posted 2 Sep 2011 @ 8:34am.
Hobart, Tasmania sounds like an unlikely location to produce one of Australia's finest and most respected street artists, but it's where now-Melbourne-based Niels Oeltjen first developed a passion for graffiti before becoming fully immersed in it during a solo trip to Europe. Now going by the name of Nails, Oeltjen has been exhibiting his artwork since the mid-'90s and will feature his piece... Read More
Space Invaders
0 Comments. 2,173 Views. Posted 25 Aug 2011 @ 3:17pm.
It’s time for street art to leave the alleyway and head to the gallery. Space Invaders: australian. street. stencils. posters. paste-ups. zines. stickers delves into the complex, interesting and challenging side of the contemporary Australian street art scene. The exhibition will showcase more than 150 works on paper created by street artists from across the country.   “It’s a vital... Read More
Mudfest 2011
0 Comments. 2,476 Views. Posted 20 Jul 2011 @ 9:23am.
It's time to get dirty, people! Mudfest will be gracing us with its presence in just over a month’s time. The festival will showcase creative works in visual art, dance and movement, film, creative writing, music, cabaret, comedy, photography, sculpture, animation, physical performance, graphic art and so much more! Everything begins with the Mudfest Opening Night Adventure Party where guests... Read More
Northern Exposure
0 Comments. 2,701 Views. Posted 14 Jun 2011 @ 10:05am.
While street art may still be stirring up more controversy than acceptance, the folk behind the Northern Exposure visual arts festival are doing their part to ease the public’s misconceptions. This year they hope to encourage the public to think beyond the obvious and embrace the concept of street art, or as Banksy would put it, "Think outside the box, collapse the box and take a fucking sharp... Read More
Down Low Too Slow: Everfresh Art Show
0 Comments. 1,027 Views. Posted 2 Mar 2011 @ 12:26pm.
 James Reka, of the reknowned Melbourne street art team Everfresh, will present new canvas works later this month in a long-awaited display of his new style of painting.   Originally responsible for a lot of the character-based graff style that is now reasonably commonplace, Reka's newer, more abstract canvas works still feature characters but in a whimsical, geometric style that... Read More
Street Art Exhibition By Phoenix
0 Comments. 2,847 Views. Posted 25 Feb 2011 @ 5:48pm.
In 2004 a fire raged through the studio of a young artist gutting it and the art within almost completely. From the ashes of this destruction rose Phoenix, the street artist.   Phoenix, as he is simply known, is a Melbourne based street artist who has gathered the burnt remains of his art along with copies of his art from the streets and brand new pieces to form his debut exhibition... Read More
Paint Will Spill
0 Comments. 2,360 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:20am.
Come and witness two of Melbourne's premier street artists battle it out in the second series of Secret Wars in Australia.   Originating in London and now here in Melbourne, Secret Wars is the worldwide phenomenon that showcases the amazing artwork of the world's best artists in a way that has rarely been seen before.   Round Four will begin on Wednesday January 12, and will feature... Read More
ArtsStreet Unlocked
0 Comments. 1,303 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:17am.
For all those adventurous and creative art lovers out there, this is an event for you.   ArtsStreet Unlocked will be held this Friday October 29 from 5pm at the Collingwood Underground Car Park, and will showcase seven of the most talented local street and pop artists.   This (quite literally) underground exhibition gives a voice to struggling and lesser known artists, and gives them... Read More
War of the Walls Comes to Melbourne
0 Comments. 3,502 Views. Posted 20 Jan 2011 @ 11:17am.
War of the Walls is a live street art battle, featuring five walls and five artists, and will be touching down in Melbourne on November 7.   Featuring the very live and very talented styling’s of street artists Adnate, Inqmonkey, Club Muchacho, Simz and Twos, and with resident hip hop DJ Prequel smashing some beats, this showdown is one not to be missed.   It will all be taking... Read More
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