I first noticed DREZ when he was pushing the boundaries of letter based graffiti acrosss Melbourne. I reached out, we started chatting and then started hunting down and documenting his earlier works with his new optical pulse / gradient linework that I thought was fresh and so exciting. In 2020 I invited him down to […]
KAWS – graffiti writer, street artist, toy maker and contemporary artist from USA has a large collection of his artworks on show at the latest blockbuster exhibition at NGV titled Companionship in the Age of Loneliness. Pride of place is the commissioned GONE statue sitting in the forecourt, at seven metres tall and weighing fourteen […]
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Sometimes things turn out better than expected. This happened in 2018 when some old friends entrusted me in organising a mural for the Cameo cinema in Belgrave after doing the same for them at Lido Cinemas and at The Classic Cinema. RESIO was engaged and given complete artistic control to bring something fresh to the […]
I met Dino four years ago and have since seen his work around Melbourne. It wasn’t until recently that our paths crossed again at the Thornbury house he had spent months painting. Chatting at the property, he told me his story…. about how an unfortunate motorcycle accident damaged his right arm so badly that he […]
Versus Gallery is proud to present ‘Sky Burial’, a new exhibition of paintings and installation by Mongolian-born artist Heesco. The exhibition explores the disparity between spirituality and reality as a raw emotional visual response and reflection on experiences gathered from his annual trips back to his birthplace. A sky burial is an ancient Buddhist funeral […]
Park Street Party live paint featuring Steve Cross, Dr.Dosey, Heesco, Shem, Ling, Porno and Simple Sime.
fresh graffiti production by the F1 Crew featuring legend writers SIRUM DVATE SHEM PLEA SAGE
Today is the birthday of the Land Of Sunshine blog – the 8th year to the day of posting about Melbourne street art and graffiti and what better way to celebrate than to show the progress shots of this incredible mural by Lucy Lucy. For years I have loved the French street artist’s style and […]
The first time I really spent time with LING was years ago when we worked together on a project for a musical festival in Melbourne. Since then, I have seen loads of the incredible graffiti pieces he has painted on the streets, under bridges, and in abandoned factories – all done with some serious skills. […]