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- Discover Adnate Collingwood Mural in Melbourne, Australia: This 20-story artwork on a public housing block is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and tells the story of a community.
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Sep 15, 2018 · The 20-storey mural is the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere. Artist Matt Adnate hopes the artwork brings pride to residents of the housing flats. The work follows widespread success of silo art across Australia.
Aug 31, 2020 · The tallest mural in Australia and indeed the southern hemisphere can be found in Collingwood a suburb of Melbourne. Painted by Matt Adnate it sits on the corner of Wellington Street and Vere Street and features the faces of four residents of the building.
Nov 25, 2021 · At a height of around 50 meters, it is the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and the bright colors make it visible from a long distance away. The local state government provided a...
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Immerse yourself in Melbourne’s graffiti culture and take a tour through Melbourne murals including Hoiser Lane, ACDC Lane, Duckboard Place, Strachan Lane or Rutledge Lane (the list goes on and on). Discovering murals by Melbourne artists is as easy as pie when wandering through the cities inner suburbs. Street and graffiti art can be found down al...
The term graffiti used to go hand in hand with the word vandalism. Although, there is a large difference between mural or street art and thoughtless graffiti – also known as tagging. Graffiti art does belong in our communities, but it is understandable that unsuspecting business and home owners don’t want YOUR tag on their walls without permission....
The big question! At Book An Artist, we use the three words interchangeably as they all primarily feature on walls. But, there are some differences that you might find helpful when navigating Melbourne’s bustling city streets.
Melbourne graffiti, street or mural art can tell a story. Plenty of community representatives, business owners, home owners and artists alike use art to tell Melbourne’s history or share parts of Melbourne’s culture. Artists from across the globe are occasionally invited to bring a touch of their style to the inner city streets of Melbourne. Areas ...
Matt Adnate painted the tallest mural in Australia in 2018. One of Adnate’s many scenic artist jobs, the building mural stands 20 storeys high in Collingwood, Melbourne. The mural features the faces of those who live within the public housing block. The artwork shares a glimpse of the community within the building. One of portraits painted on the b...
Unfortunately, graffiti and street art isn’t always wanted, but Hoiser Lane is an outlet and a space where it is and furthermore, commissioned to be there! In 2013, both alleyways were buffed black and the blank canvas was then painted upon by over 100 local spray paint artists. Artwork featuring Elton John, Heath Ledger and traditional graffiti ca...
Painted as part of the ‘Green Your Laneways’ project, Mike Makatronpainted this stunning two story mural. This initiative aimed to “transform the city’s laneways into leafy, green and useable spaces for everyone to enjoy.” The Melbourne mural depicts a stunning array of flora and fauna, including an imposing Corpse Flower (Titan arum) and a Buddha’...
Throwback to 1984, famous mural and street artist Keith Haring took to the Melbourne streets and painted a mural for the community. The Johnston Street mural is one of 31 mural artworks by Keith Haring that are left worldwide and one of three that haven’t been overpainted or retouched.
Another one of Melbourne’s awesome graffiti and street art laneways is AC/DC Lane. Named after the famous rock band, AC/DC Lane was officially named in 2004. Melbourne’s Lord Mayor launched the laneway with the words: “As the song says, there is a highway to hell, but this is a laneway to heaven. Let us rock.”
Yarra City Council received a grant through the Department of Justice and Regulation’s Graffiti Prevention Grants program to commission a Victorian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist to create a meaningful artwork in Fitzroy. The artworks aim was to focus on Aboriginal identity and culture in Fitzroy and highlight the history and significa...
Sep 19, 2018 · The Collingwood Housing Estate project will be the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere and the artist’s largest to date. Two of the portraits have already been completed and the full mural is due to be finished in October.
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Sep 30, 2018 · In a suburb best known for black and white stripes, one of Australia’s most renowned street artists hangs twenty storeys above the ground on a scaffold, painting what will be the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere.
Oct 24, 2018 · Minister for Planning, Richard Wynne MP and Juddy Roller have teamed up with renowned street artist Matt Adnate to create the tallest mural in the Southern Hemisphere. The work takes up the entire city-facing wall of one of Collingwood Housing Estate’s three 20-storey, 220-apartment tower blocks.
