A second November visit to Hosier Lane produced some impressive pieces. I went back a few days after these were taken and they were mostly gone.
Hosier Lane Street Art from previous post
Finished artwork
Hosier Lane Street Art
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Part of a large, very detailed piece – it was painted in a prime position so only lasted a few days and now is pretty much gone
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Scooby Doo
A smaller piece in a little alcove, I quite like the subtle stencil art.
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Tagged Australia, graffiti, Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne Laneways, Photography, Street Art, Street Photography, Urban Photography, Victoria
The number of new pieces have exploded lately in Hosier Lane. I have to visit every few days now to enjoy a wander down the lanes and to make sure I at least see some of the new pieces (before they disappear or are badly tagged). Changes are happening on a daily basis…if I am lucky I have my camera with me, though I often use my iPhone if I get the feeling the piece won’t survive the night or until I bring my camera long. Some positions in the lanes are prime and work has a very short viewing window/survival rate.
Hosier Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
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These guys have been popping up in a few places…
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An artist creating a large signature piece…
A few more images from Hosier Lane taken during early spring.
Street Art, Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD
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Tagged Australia, graffiti, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne Laneways, Photography, Street Art, Street Photography, Urban Photography, Victoria
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
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, Sniders Lane, Melb CBD
Street Art, Sniders Lane, Melb CBD
Sister Bella, Sniders Lane, Melb CBD
While my focus over Winter and Spring has been heading into the wilds for hours of serenity (and bird pics), I have still been visiting my usual city haunts and exploring for new sites. I walked down Hosier Lane, in Melbourne CBD, a while back and took a few shots of colourful and interesting works.
Hosier Lane Art, Melbourne CBD
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Hosier Lane Art and Selfie Tourists
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Tagged Australia, graffiti, Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne Laneways, Photography, Street Art, Street Photography, Urban Photography, Victoria
I often walk through the laneways of Melbourne CBD looking for changes, new art and really anything of interest. I revisited my favourite laneways this week and while walking down and around AC/DC Lane and into Duckboard Place, I squeezed past several tradesmen trucks and walked on to look for new material. Something was not right so I back-tracked and realised that one of the best pieces in the Lane had gone and new/old windows had suddenly appeared. The whole building has been gutted and the old windows have been restored after being bricked up for so long. Duckboard Place (extension Lane of AC/DC Lane) has had a few changes as well. An expensive new restaurant is about to open up and the whole wall opposite has been covered with small advertising billboards. I guess the locals advertisers have realised how popular the area is – the problem will be that no-one will bother any more as the street art has gone and there is not any space to put up anything else. I certainly don’t mind progress and restoring the old buildings and giving them new life and purpose, I am just a little disappointed that a favourite piece has gone. Most pieces last only a day or so before being tagged and covered but ACDC Lane is different and the art has lasted months.
Bird Street Art, ACDC Lane, 9 June 2015
ACDC Lane, 10 Aug 2015
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Along with mural style street art on walls there are also quite a few street art objects. Many are hidden away and need someone to point them out, others are right in front of you but don’t last long due to the temporary nature of street art. Anything that is meant to survive needs to be robust. There are some interesting, funny and strange pieces in Hosier Lane. The second skull image below has been many colours (just black when I first saw it) and has been altered a number of times. This is one of the most colourful incarnations I have seen so far. As usual many of the walls have been re-sprayed including what is becoming my favourite corner.
Street Art, Hosier Lane
The ever changing life size skull
Street Art, Hosier Lane
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My favourite corner – the art work here changes every time I visit.
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Layers of art
A few weeks later, I went back to the laneways to see how many of the street art pieces were still around from my previous visit . I am noticing that there are a few spots that are very popular for artists while other areas are left alone for quite some time, eventually being painted over once the taggers have left their marks.
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In only a few weeks multiple layers have been sprayed over the face – see previous post.
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Street Art, Union Lane
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Earlier in the month I photographed some of the new work in a few of the regular sites. The hard part of photographing the work is to get there before the taggers and the next artist with an idea and plenty of spray paint – some really nice pieces are gone overnight.
Street Art, Union Lane
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Street Art, Hosier Lane
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Street Artist – finished work to follow
Street Art, Hosier Lane
Street Art, Hosier Lane
Street Art, ACDC Lane
Street Art, ACDC Lane
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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.
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Tagged Australia, graffiti, Melbourne CBD, Melbourne Laneways, Street Art, Street Photography, Urban Photography
I walked through Hosier Lane yesterday to check the latest wall art and found quite a few people visiting – many internationals, including a Spanish family, who I kept seeing around where I was photographing. I ended up taking a few street shots of them as well as they were funny to watch, enjoying themselves. I was using my very wide angle lens so I could not stand right back and pretend that I was doing anything other than taking photos of them…other than a quick glance they did not seem to mind at all
Hosier Lane,Melbourne CBD
Hosier Lane Selfie
Hosier Lane Family Selfie
Hosier Lane Tourists – mum using the Selfie stick – it took her a few goes at trying to photograph them rather than herself (and I think me over her shoulder)
Hosier Lane Tourists – hamming it up, and another couple taking a selfie
My own Hosier Lane Selfie – I thought I would give it a go as well…no smiling please this is serious…
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.
Statement Art, Duckboard Place
Statement Art, Hosier Lane
Protest and Statement Art, Duckboard Place
Duckboard Place
It is not everyday that you find a giant cross in the window display of a clothing shop. Apparently the shop has a “unique style with sophisticated quirk”.
Shopfront, Flinders Lane
And this Building display window has been converted into the seating area for about 5 customers for the Switchboard Cafe – one of the tiniest cafes in Melbourne with a small hole in the wall for coffee and food prep – room for one, under the stairwell of the Manchester Unity Building – where the old electrical switchboard was located.
Switchboard Cafe, Manchester Unity Building
Birds and Street Art, a great combination…
Birds, ACDC Lane
Bird, Hosier Lane,
Bird, Union Lane
I often walk down Union Lane to check out the large colourful works along the walls. In the last few weeks quite a few good quality pieces have suddenly gone up and I took advantage of some clear weather and good light to take a few shots.
Union Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
Union Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
Union Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
Union Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
Union Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
Union Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
Union Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
Union Lane Street Art, Melbourne CBD
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