A weekend in widescreen

So this was my weekend in widescreen. I'm going to use one of these as my new header. Which one should I choose? Your vote.

Niagara lane - art

One of the new batch of laneway commissions, this one is right out there. I'm going to put this one into the "how did they, why did they, but?" basket. To me this is a bit of an insiders artwork. Hundreds of people probably walk past the stair case every day without thinking about it, but if you stop and have a good look that's when you appreciate the randomness of this installation.

As far as a laneway goes, I like Niagara, cool name, great looking old warehouse buildings, a few random chalk-on-wall quotes, oh and a nice sticker to end of with at Little Bourke!

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Finlay Alley - art

Here's a new challenge that I've set myself. On top of getting to all the Laneway Commissions I am now going to see if I can also document all the registered Street Art areas in the Melbourne CBD.

Each area has been given a "STA" code so I'll tag all the posts with STA. First up are the images above, this is Finlay Alley, STA005. Some great pieces are up and down this area, the nice people that manage this area have also installed motion sensor lighting to give you a chance to view the art at any time of the day or night.

If you want to know more about the Street Art permits you can go here, but be prepared for some reading! I haven't bothered to read through it all because there's about a million different forms on the page.


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Warburton lane - art

One of the great things about the City of Melbourne is its creative use of public space. Laneways, the otherwise forgotten ugly sister to the wide boulevards, are embraced with vigour. Like Cinderlla, Melbourne's laneways have the chance to shine and put on a show throughout the year. Melbourne's Laneway Commissions are an annual chance for public artists to slip a glass slipper and ball gown onto the dusty utilitarian laneways.

This example here is from the 2007 commissions. As I make my way around the city with my trusty camera phone I will also be bringing you 2008's intake of cultural and artistic interpretations of laneway art.