There are certain artists that really inspire me and my imagination – I see their work around town, don’t know their identity and yet fall in LOVE with what they do. I look at Bode Klein’s previous work on the streets and think wow, what an awesome message, clearly a lot of thought has gone […]
Sunshines Top 10 Melbourne Street Art & Graffiti – May 2017
This year for Nike Air Max Day, a couple of Melbourne’s finest graffiti writers came up with some incredible pieces based on each of their favourite sneakers. Some of the works were featured in Hypebeast’s article showcasing some of the best art for Air Max Day 2017 found on social media.
Sunshines Top 10 Melbourne Street Art and Graffiti – April 2017
I don’t normally review books but in this instance it was a pleasure. I met Yoav in New York years ago just after he published Outdoor Gallery in 2014. The impressive, large hardback book highlights over forty artists across the boroughs of New York and includes interviews. I have seen loads of street art books and most […]
Melbourne based street artist Heesco was commissioned by Visit Victoria to paint five portraits for the World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards which are held in London every year although this year the massive event was in Melbourne. In just three and a half days the Mongolian born artist completed all five artworks in Chin Chin lane in […]
Sunshines Top 10 Melbourne Street Art & Graffiiti – March 2017
I recently supplied a list of Melbourne murals to Vogue. The brief was to show a range of different street art which were still available for anyone to go and track down and see for themselves in reality and in context… see the article and all thirty two murals here http://www.vogue.com.au/culture/features/galleries/melbourne+street+art+map,41820
Sunshines Top 10 Melbourne Graffiti & Street Art – February 2017
Although traditionally Vienna is known as the City of Music, it’s probably better known for being the home of Sigmund Freud, one of the greatest minds of our time. These days Viennese born street artist @Nychos forms part of a new breed of young artists proving there is more to his home town than the Waltz and […]
Deams has been a favourite of mine for years, so much so that an epic work of his features on the cover of my book Street Art Now. As part of the legendary AWOL crew from Melbourne, he creates incredible geometric murals that I think fall under the category of graffuturism. I have known him to be a […]
Bailer (ID crew) is hustling like crazy in Melbourne right now and for this production brings together a great line-up including Heesco, Jorz, Knock, Retayner, Sigs, Adnate, Ling and DEM189 for an awesome lane takeover in the Paris end of the city…..
ADNATE recently spent a few days painting the rear of a building in Fitzroy. The three storey mural features the Dalai Lama whom he met in person last year in India. He was very moved after the meeting and wanted honoured to paint him. In his words “I believe the Dalai Lama needs as much […]
Sunshines Top 10 Melbourne Graffiti & Street Art – January 2017
A few months after the Underpass Project Stage One was completed, stage two got underway with more of Melbourne’s finest graffiti writers let loose on the killer wall trackside next to the city – sentimental to many of these guys as noted in the Ironlak article (featuring awesome photos by Pixels) Using a colour scheme […]
