Melbourne Monthly Madness – February (belated) 2014

Still playing catch up on my posts, so here’s my favourites from February. Lots of great stuff yet again in February featuring works by Melbourne’s local talent and a few from our many interstate and international visitors.

To start off the month AllThoseShapes brought us some great bits and pieces, including this great paste from Lucy Lucy, another neon piece from Straker (loving this new style of his), some more rad stencils from Akemi Ito, this apt piece by Spie with an angry gorilla commenting on taggers in Hosier and Rutledge lanes (2 of Melbourne’s most tagged/capped lanes) and a couple of slaps from MIO, who is killing it at the moment with stickers and lots of throwies around town.

Lucy Lucy. Photo by AllThose Shapes
Lucy Lucy. Photo by AllThose Shapes.
Straker. Photo by AllThose Shapes
Straker. Photo by AllThose Shapes.
Akemi Ito. Photo by AllThose Shapes
Akemi Ito. Photo by AllThose Shapes.
Spie. Photo by AllThose Shapes
Spie. Photo by AllThose Shapes.
MIO. Photo by AllThose Shapes
MIO. Photo by AllThose Shapes.
MIO. Photo by AllThose Shapes
MIO. Photo by AllThose Shapes.

Dean Sunshine captured these great abando pieces by Slicer, Rashe and Jaw. A shot of the finished wall at the annual Park St Party paint up by Mayo, Steve Cross, DVATE, Ethics, Askem, Sat, Porno, Awes and Simple Sime. And finally 3 from Dean’s top ten, amazing pieces by Choq and Sueb, Makatron and SAGE.

Slicer. Photo by Dean Sunshine
Slicer. Photo by Dean Sunshine.
Rashe. Photo by Dean Sunshine
Rashe. Photo by Dean Sunshine.
Rashe. Photo by Dean Sunshine
Rashe. Photo by Dean Sunshine.
Jaws. Photo by Dean Sunshine
Jaw. Photo by Dean Sunshine.
Mayo, Steve Cross, DVATE, Ethics, Askem, Sat, Porno, Awes and Simple Sime (Park Street Party). Photo by Dean Sunshine
Mayo, Steve Cross, DVATE, Ethics, Askem, Sat, Porno, Awes and Simple Sime (Park Street Party). Photo by Dean Sunshine.
Choq and Sueb. Photo by Dean Sunshine
Choq and Sueb. Photo by Dean Sunshine.
Makatron. Photo by Dean Sunshine
Makatron. Photo by Dean Sunshine.
SAGE. Photo by Dean Sunshine
SAGE. Photo by Dean Sunshine.

David Russell was a busy man as usual. Rad pieces from the Pull UP party at Juddy Roller (which saw a full repaint of the space) by Choq, Slicer, Shawn Lu, Adnate, Jaw, Rashe, DEAMS, Taylor White and Brian Itch. A nice new piece from Kaffeine. And finally Ink and Clog, who visited us from Singapore, painted these 2 great walls. I’ve also included another great shot by Roberth Pinarete Villanueva showing a different perspective again of the Hosier Lane with his awesome 180 degree technique.

Choq. Photo by David Russell
Choq. Photo by David Russell.
Slicer, Shawn Lu, Adnate, Jaws, Rashe. Photo by David Russell
Slicer, Shawn Lu, Adnate, Jaw, Rashe. Photo by David Russell.
Slicer, Jaws, Shawn Lu Rashe, Adnatea and DEAMS. Photo by David Russell
Slicer, Jaw, Shawn Lu, Rashe, Adnatea and DEAMS. Photo by David Russell.
Taylor White. Photo by David Russell
Taylor White. Photo by David Russell.
Brian Itch. Photo by David Russell
Brian Itch. Photo by David Russell.
Kaffeine. Photo by David Russell
Kaffeine. Photo by David Russell.
Ink & Clog. Photo by David Russell
Ink & Clog. Photo by David Russell.
Ink & Clog. Photo by David Russell
Ink & Clog. Photo by David Russell.
Ink & Clog. Photo by Roberth Pinarete Villanueva
Ink & Clog. Photo by Roberth Pinarete Villanueva.

Ink and Clog also put this short video together after their trip to Melbourne.

Phoenix the Street Artist -  Photo via Invurt
Phoenix the Street Artist. Photo via Invurt.

Finally I had to include this interview by Fletch from Invurt with Phoenix the Street Artist, one of my favourite interviews I have read in a long time, about one of my favourite Melbourne street artists. (Check out his work here).

That’s all for February. March post coming soon.

Photos courtesy of AllThoseShapes, Roberth Pinarete Villanueva, Dean Sunshine, David Russell and Invurt

Video courtesy of Ink and Clog