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Street art of Melbourne has an advantage over Sydney

Melbourne is regarded by locals as one of the best cultural destinations in the world. This includes its side streets and alleys that are filled with street art, an enviable musical scene and world-class art institutions. Interestingly internationally, Sydney continues to appear as the main Australian city when we speak…

Melbourne’s most prolific graffiti vandal, Nost, jailed.

The most prolific graffiti vandal in Melbourne, Shane Newman aka Nost was finally caught and sentenced in 2017. Read more here.

A colourful graffiti mural of Messi is lost

The graffiti artist, known as AX Colors, Adrià Bosch made a new tribute to Leo Messi on June 14, dedicating a mural in the “Jardins de les Tres Xemeneies” (Garden of the three fireplaces) in the neighborhood of Poble Sec in Barcelona. This popular space is known for being a…

Illegal graffiti on the rise in Gold Coast

Gold Coast is preparing for the hosting of the Commonwealth Games in 2018, but the look of the city is being tarnished by a 36 per cent increase in graffiti. Figures from the City Council have shown a rise from 5500 to 7500 in graffiti reports across the city during…

Bansky’s art heading to Melbourne

Banksy’s work will be heading to Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne’s Mayor has announced that this will be the biggest exhibition of Banksy’s work. The Art of Banksy will run for three months and opens on the 7th October. As Melbourne is well known worldwide as…

Getting political with graffiti murals in Melbourne

Lushsux is popular street artist in Melbourne, Australia. His work is renowned worldwide. In 2015 Lushsux was the only Australian that was invited to contribute to Banksy’s Dismalandshow in the UK. His most recent work has gotten worldwide attention which includes his graffiti artwork that depicts Kim Kardashian,…

Spraycations in Melbourne

The police have admitted that Melbourne is the national capital of graffiti and increasingly more international vandals are coming for ¨spraycations¨. These people are spreading the plague of graffiti throughout the city, while cleaning is paid for with public money. Last year Metro Trains spent $10 million, City of Melbourne…

Problems in Hosier Lane and its graffiti.

After Herald Sun journalists investigated the drug abuse and anti-social behavior in Hoiser Lane, Mayor Robert Doyle announced that the council is seriously considering installing security cameras in the most famous graffiti and street art attractions in Melbourne. “A few years ago we had drug use related problems, burned garbage…

Homophobic Graffiti: a hurtful trend

Each graffiti attack is unique, and the causes and consequences they have. Homophobic attacks must be removed immediately and when we have an emergency like this, we make it our priority. Removing graffiti in Melbourne that hurts vulnerable minorities is something that should never happen, thus we always respond immediately…

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