I usually tune out visual stimuli I don’t care about or want to see, but something made me look at the poster of junkie, loser, bogan, insipid and baglady spice. Thanks whoever you are for the incredible value adding your brought to this with your graffiti; only now is the poster worth looking at!
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Yesterday afternoon I caught the last day of a group exhibition at Area contemprtary art space on St David St (behind Wilkins and Kent). Various works references aspects of Chinese art, society and culture.
Below are three of the works that I was interested in. Unfortunately their website is not kept up to date. It does not contain details of the exhibition, and I did not bring a program home, so I cannot name the artists and their works.…
I don’t think much of Labor’s environmental credibility after watching this waste of fuel skywriting exercise over the Melbourne sky from my Fitzroy balcony today.
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Maintaining one’s standards is so important. When David Bowie was arrested in 1976 for drug possession he posed for what has been described as the best arrest photo ever. Read more at the Guardian.
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In November 2006 the side wall of Suede on the corner of Otter St and Smith St in Collingwood looked like this…
In November 2007 it looks like this…
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Many different people may use graffiti as a form of anonymous social or political statement or protest. Rarely, however, have I seen statements as obtuse and apparently without a clear cause or audience as these pieces just around the corner from Smith St in Collingwood. It’s easy to assume the author is an unhappy small business operator. But what is their context? I have not seen many Maasai in Collingwood. No lost cows wandering the streets.…
Last week I ate at the Cocoro Japanese Pottery Cafe on Smith St for the first time and it was fantastic. Firstly, my friend and I had the Gobo (Burdock) Salad, which is a root vegetable grated with a savory dressing that includes chilli.
Next we received the Atlantic Salmon Sashimi, which was slightly seared on one side. Delicious.
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This is fantastic work – one of the best stencils I have seen. Tigers prowl North Fitzroy.
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When I went to Piedimonte the other day I was excited to see that Haul have set up shop next door. They make the coolest bags and other gear from recycled advertising banners and truck tyre tubes. Each item is unique. I also have a Macbook sleeve which always gets attention when I am travelling.
Haul’s existing shop and factory in Northcote is about to be demolished so they needed new premises. They also have a stall at the Queen Victoria Markets, but the new shop has much more variety to see and admire.…