The Claw

Today was a visual feast for street art bloggers and photographers. The Melbourne Street Art crew hit Fitzroy, Collingwood, Carlton Nth and Bidirectional Lane.  I stayed local, of course, and took myself on an adventure following those clawed hands we are seeing creeping from the drains. Along the way, some Blacklodge and TigTab magnets were scattered.  I will dedicate the next post to them, and the upcoming much anticipated Urban Scrawl.

A Piece of Juddy

It opened onto an already creative streetscape, so expectations were high, and we eagerly anticipated the evolution of the space, which has been phenomenal.  For some of the substantial pieces click here, where I am collating a Juddophile Juddy File.  Everyone wants a piece on, or of, the Juddy Roller...

New BabyGrrrl, under an old stencil that has been around for years

Doctor is pasting some fresh cheese

Seen a few of these around, let me know if you know the artist (and below)

More Doctor, and Klara

This poster has lasted so long, with a bit if Lush, SF and DN

Klara (above), Doctor binning it, and I think matters are desperate for SF...

Lush all over the shutters

Klara

Klara

Colin, an emerging artist of interest, with Mullet on Brown Brick

Rone Can't Stop

I didn't think Rone could get any cooler than my last encounter, and dammit he has done it again.  He rises to any occasion, and from the ashes, again.  This guy is the legend who keeps shaping the landscape of Fitzroy. I can't help thinking he will be eternally present.  Can't Stop.  Thanks for the tip off Kaff.

Earlier ...

And earlier still ...

Hot Stuff 2011

Too many things to mention here - 2011 in Street Art internationally has been huge and locally I swell with pride.  Like Violet and My Darling Darlinghurst, I keep loving Fitzroy more every day.

The Juddy Roller opened and bought us local interstate and international artists...

 Makatron did some huge and awesome commissions everywhere, among other things like exhibitions...

 Love, truth, hope, these words appeared and stayed...unknown artist...

 Kaff-eine came into our hearts with paste ups, and is now captivating us in aerosol and house paint.  Literally, and metaphorically getting bigger and bigger...

 Precious little demonstrated more than a talent for words, with an innate capacity for total awesome genius with the Ironlak

Klara exploded in bombings on the streets and with Urbex adventures bringing us truly stellar pieces, Sikel Freid proved to be a master of line, and Ishi One proved to be a master of wheatpaste.  I have run out of space to include photo's but if I keep going along those lines it is Doctor, Suki, Be Free, Freshchop...Civil, Barek...

 The AV crue remained prolific, as did Flies crew

 Grizzly opened to balance the other side of Fitzroy with big names and bigger coffee and Vetti blogged about it first

 Waa Waa paid us a visit

TV Crew did some really nice pieces as did BNF crew, and Frits in particular, a few pics down

 Taggers kept tagging, love them or loathe them, and I love them..Osirus being everwhere

 Cave Clan did the most hilarious bombing, rivaled only by Lush, and it is most true that Stickers are the new black (along with street art cafes)..

So there are a thousand photos I could show you still, here are a few more...The Dead Sets from the Hard Rubbish Show still make me laugh...and I have acquired some of them as well...

Oh Yeah, Flake remains an all time Fav...

Just Bloggin' 'Bout Reka One

I have some rules about Blogging which stand me in good stead.  First, no faces.  Second, don't shit the artist.  No interview here (but I really really really want to do one), I was conscious that Reka was already harassed enough (see groupie in pic below).  Here is the amazing work he makes look so effortless, on a casual Monday after Christmas:

 If you didn't manage to spy the Reka below in it's full glory, I hope to post it soon, just have to find the photo.  It still looks hot sticking out above the piece.  From the ever changing Laneway of Contention.

The Wall (s)

The Urban Cake Lady that for months was its only mark has all but disappeared.  Then along came Ruskidd, I and the Others, Kaff-eine, Klara, s-701A, Precious Little and Ishi-One.  SF and BabryGrrl are the latest.  I love this wall! p.s. is that a Jilt tag on the paste up on the window or a Jilt paste-up?