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Street art versus fine art
What defines street art and how does it sit with in the fine art world?
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Money blowout on graffiti removal
Australia spends around $2 billion a year to remove graffiti, and Melbourne spends around $100 million on graffiti removal each year. That’s a lot of money; taxpayers’ money. I thought about different things this money could be used for …
Read MoreIs street art dead?
People always tell me that there isn’t anything new in art and that painting is dead.
Read MoreNu-muralism
Melbourne has long had a thriving street art and urban scene, and murals are becoming an ever-increasing part of this culture.
Read MoreMelbourne CBD’s best art laneways
As the year ends it’s a good time to reflect on the creative urban art scene in Melbourne. It has been an interesting year.
Read MoreGraffiti is not unsafe
Melbourne has a problem that’s way bigger than graffiti.
Read MorePublic vote will choose the 2023 pride tram
For the third consecutive year, a design-wrapped tram will travel in the annual Midsumma Pride March in 2023 and around the Melbourne tram network until the end of the year.
Read MoreOh, the beautiful, the laneways
Fresh paint drips down the wall as an artist risks litigious and possible physical consequence. His friend stands at the front of the lane keeping an eye out for a ubiquitous threat. The spotter is flighty as the artist is taking longer than expected.
Read MoreLaneway management is shambolic
In a recent news article, the state government has come out and said that it will now protect important laneways in the city. I would like to ask which important laneways they would like to protect. I wonder if they can name one that hasn’t already been irreversibly corrupted.
Read MoreThe problem with urban art
People really hate bad tags. It is something that has made legitimate and good street art and graffiti hard to navigate.
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