Category Archives: Laneways

Guitarist of Flanigan Lane

Posted on August 24, 2016 | Leave a comment

A walk through a narrow laneway: Flanigan Lane, in the Melbourne CBD,  and a nice surprise, a very large mural of a Blues guitarist…

Guitarist wall mural, Flanigan Lane, Melbourne CBD

Guitarist wall mural, Flanigan Lane, Melbourne CBD

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Drewery Lane explored

Posted on November 12, 2015 | Leave a comment

Drewery Lane is an interesting lane off Lonsdale St in the Melbourne CBD. There are three linked lanes with an eclectic mix of art –  from murals, to plaques commemorating Legacy ( a charitable organisation that helps families of War veterans) to weird building statues and a grungy bar. I have no idea what the statue below is suppose to represent or why it is there…some research for another time…

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Building Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Building Art, Drewery Lane,  – I have no idea about this sculpture but I quite like it. 

Down one of the side lanes called Sniders Lane is a small bar called Sister Bella, a grungy student bar with a lot of character.

https://www.facebook.com/sisterbella/

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Sniders Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Sniders Lane, Melb CBD

Street Art, Drewery Lane, Melb CBD

Sister Bella, Sniders Lane, Melb CBD

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Hosier Lane Street Art

Posted on July 15, 2015 | 1 comment

I walked down Hosier Lane a few weeks ago to check for new art and found a few nice pieces that were fairly new and mostly untouched. The black and white Pirate scene was particularly good, very large and impressive (language warning – sorry Mum). Also in the new collection was a memorial piece.

Hosier Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD

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Protest and Statement Street Art

Posted on July 1, 2015 | Leave a comment

At various street art sites you can always find good examples of protest and statement art. They are usually much smaller and one needs to look in the out of the way places along the laneway walls. The pictures below were taken in the last week.

Protest and Statement Art, Duckboard Place

 Statement Art, Duckboard Place

Protest and Statement Art, Hosier Lane

Statement Art, Hosier Lane

Protest and Statement Art, Duckboard Place

Protest and Statement Art, Duckboard Place

Protest and Statement Art, Duckboard Place

Duckboard Place

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Shooting off the hip

Posted on June 18, 2015 | Leave a comment

I have read about a style of Street Photography where you take shots from the hip as you walk around. I gave this a go and took a series of shots with some interesting results. I generally looked the other way when I shot so I was not really aiming at anything in particular but just wanted to see what would accidentally turn up. On reviewing and processing the images from a walk down a cafe laneway, I noticed the man in the shop window. I still can’t figure how he appears in both shots looking at me or through me – maybe all mirrors…

Block Place II,Melbourne CBD

The man in the window

Block Place II,Melbourne CBD

The man in the window

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Secret Places: The Royal Arcade

Posted on June 16, 2015 | Leave a comment

Looking through the roof of the Royal Arcade – a building sails by…

 

Mystery site

Royal Arcade, Melbourne CDB


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Secret Places: Behind the Brick Wall

Posted on June 15, 2015 | Leave a comment

well there is at least one big tree…

Brick Wall

Brick Wall, Rear of Melbourne Club, Ridgeway Place

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Duckboard Place: Food, Art, Music…

Posted on June 10, 2015 | Leave a comment

Part 2 of the ACDC Lane loop brings us to Duckboard Place – the Laneway that takes us back around to Flinders Lane. It has some very good restaurants, an after hours pop-up bar, residential accesses and great wall art.

Street Art, Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place

 Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place – I think the plumbing is a piece of Industrial Art – it goes up several stories.

Street Art, Duckboard Place

Street Art, Duckboard Place

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ACDC Lane: Art and Music

Posted on June 9, 2015 | 2 comments

Near Hosier Lane is another Laneway, ACDC Lane, named in honour of the rock band AC/DC . The Lane circles back to Flinders Lane via Duckboard Place. Many of the walls have large colourful pieces. Along with the great art are several good restaurants and a famous Bar and live music venue – Cherry.

Street Art, ACDC Lane,

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Protest Art: Posters, Stencils, Stickers, Balaclavas

Posted on June 4, 2015 | Leave a comment

Amongst the large murals and spray-painted images in Hosier  and Rutledge Lanes are quite a few smaller ones. Many are comments, statements, protests and funny thoughts. I like finding these more unusual images.

(Update: I walked through Hosier Lane today and many of the larger pieces that I have posted over the last few days that were taken a few weeks ago are now gone or are partially obscured by other artists work. Much of the new work seems to be large ornate tags rather than pictures  – I will have a look after the long weekend coming up)

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Pirate Empire – Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Flinders Lane, Melbourne CBD

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Laneways of Street Art

Posted on June 3, 2015 | Leave a comment

Moving further down Hosier Lane there is a looping alley called Rutledge Lane with its own artwork on every wall and surface. I spent a few minutes watching an artist work as well as helping a few tourists take some photos of themselves with the walls…sometime the selfie sticks are just not long enough.

Rutledge Lane off Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Rutledge Lane off Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Rutledge Lane off Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

A street artist in Rutledge Lane off Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Rutledge Lane off Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Rutledge Lane off Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane XI, Melbourne CBD, 18 May 2015

Hosier Lane

Near the bottom of Hosier Lane is a very good Tapas and modern Spanish style restaurant called Movida.

Hosier Lane XII, Melbourne CBD, 18 May 2015

Movida in Hosier Lane

 

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Melbourne Laneway Street Art

Posted on June 2, 2015 | Leave a comment

Continuing from yesterday’s post on some of the recent street art in Hosier Lane during May. Another week or two and much of this will be gone and covered by other pieces (or a mess of tags until an artist claims a chunk of wall).

Hosier Lane Artwork, Melbourne CBD, May 2015

Hosier Lane Artwork, Melbourne CBD, May 2015

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And finding treasure in colour…

Posted on June 1, 2015 | 2 comments

I have now explored much of the Melbourne CBD looking for good pockets of street art. There are a few major spots (like Hosier Lane, Croft Alley and ACDC Lane) that I will keep returning to as the art changes almost on a daily basis – especially in Hosier Lane – the most active and visited of the Street Art Alleys. Below is some of the Hosier Lane artwork taken a few weeks ago.

18 May 2015 – Hosier Lane (Part 1)

Hosier Lane Artwork Melbourne CBD

Hosier Lane Street Art,  Melbourne CBD

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Looking for treasure in monochrome….

Posted on May 31, 2015 | Leave a comment

A recent sunny lunchtime found me wandering the back streets and laneways looking for interesting shots of old Melbourne.

I find that converting the image to black and white removes the clutter of modern colours and distractions and allows me to see the old bones.

Higson Lane, Melbourne CBD

Higson Lane, Melbourne CBD

MJ Bale, George Parade, Melbourne CBD.

MJ Bale, George Parade, Melbourne CBD.

Melbourne Club Wall

Melbourne Club Wall – woman are only allowed on one side of this wall…

Melbourne Club Wall

Melbourne Club Wall

Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD

Bourke Street, Melbourne CBD

Job Warehouse, Bourke St, Melbourne CBD

Job Warehouse, Bourke St, Melbourne CBD

Pellegrinis, Melbourne CBD

Pellegrini’s, Melbourne CBD

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Sprinkler Stop Valve Inside

Posted on May 13, 2015 | Leave a comment

Exploring the alleys around Bourke St Mall, looking for art, colour and food, I came across this little gem with a nice bit of sunlight managing to hit the wall deep in a narrow laneway only 2 metres wide.

Sprinkler Stop Valve Inside, Melbourne CBD

Sprinkler Stop Valve Inside, Melbourne CBD

Narrow Laneway BW, Melbourne CBD, 11 May 2015

A narrow Laneway looking out to the Bourke St Mall

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