Here in Tank Stream Way, Barry McGee has created a work which the catalogue says "teeters between the free spirit of graffiti, the randome energy of the urbane and the pure intent of controlled artistry"
I don't know if the tag shown left is part of the original work, or a graffiti tagger's addition!
Melbourne has fabulous laneway art all over the city, much of it "graffiti style". Sydney is much more purse-lipped and tut-tutty about it all, but I rather think in some places it would brighten up otherwaise drab places.
McGee is a Californian, also known as Ray Fong, Lydia Fong, Bernon Vernon, P.Kin, Ray Virgil, Twist and further variations of Twist, such as Twister, Twisty, Twisto and others.
Lucky you got a shot of this. Apparently the artist was not authorised to paint on this wall, just the one around the corner and it was supposed to be painted over soon after. The tag was definitely a graffiti addition and that was exactly what the council was afraid taht teh artist would be encouraging.
ReplyDeleteUgly if you ask me.
ReplyDelete@steffe trust me when you see it in real life itts the coolest thing but they buffed white paint about 2 metres up the wall i think to stop other graffiti artists from tagging.
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