Tag: graffiti

  • Recent Books

    Recent Books

    Here’s some recent books that I picked up. I should have given them their individual posts, but I’ve been busy. The Faith of Graffiti It’s a book containing the eponymous essay by Norman Mailer about the early days of graffiti in New York, along with it’s writers. An interesting read, although long-winded by today’s standards,…

  • End of Year Street Art

    End of Year Street Art

    With the Year’s End looming, I took a little time out to take a few photos of some street art. Enjoy.

  • Canberra Graffiti

    Canberra Graffiti

    Here is some graffiti. Enjoy.

  • Enough with the Tags

    Today I was led to this article on riot-act. And in the comments it led me to this: http://falsiesmob.tumblr.com. And its a endless vortex of tags around this city. As much as I enjoy street art, I just don’t see the point of tagging. It’s just pissing about, staking down territory on lines drawn a…

  • Birthday Street Art

    Birthday Street Art

    Another year, another round of birthday graffiti and street art. Below is a small sampler, while I find the time to sit down and stitch together some panographs.

  • Street Art Workshop

    Street Art Workshop

    Down at the Belco Art Centre, the May’s Street Art Exhibition is on display and as part of the event, there was a couple of workshops on today. I was most interested in the Street Art workshop and a chance to meet two people in particular, Byrd and Abyss. It was cool to see them…

  • Ado’s Canvas

    Ado’s Canvas

    I almost forgot this. During the hiatus from the site, I picked this up from Ado, one of the proprietors of Midian Underground, which sold art, spray can and the occasional piece of fashion or designer toys. I had another canvas reserved on a deposit, but now the store has closed, with a sign on…

  • Yet Another Abyss Post

    Yet Another Abyss Post

    Here is some more work by Abyss that I’ve managed to snap in the city.

  • Break Time

    Break Time

    Taking a break for a week or so. Mostly from work, which has been absorbing my time and energy. But this is what happens when people leave for different jobs and it turns out your the most experienced person around. Also I have been in this town for five years now. I meant to post…