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The first of the senses that we use to experience street art is our sight, yet, sometimes we don’t use it to its full capacity and miss the most obvious things. Although, all of the locations have obviously required our vision, Blender Lane promotes…

Blender Lane is dominated by stencils, paste-ups and 3D creations by the likes of Junky and Will Coles. The length of the laneway is a colourful display but it’s not until you get closer that you start to notice the small artefacts tactfully stuck to…

“Scent is interpreted by the limbic system which is very closely tied to emotion and memory” (Autodesk Inc., 2015) Hosier Lane has emerged as the most recognisable location in Melbourne for artists who are keen to showcase their talents across its…

Melbourne’s Café culture is as synonymous with the city’s cultural landscape as its street art, which is where the next human sense organ comes in to play; taste. Further West on Johnston St becomes a bustling metropolis of cafes and eateries,…

Music and art are inextricably linked. Music can intervene with street art to bring out the quality of the work, by renewing the language and elevating it from an underground, subculture to a more positive one. According to Wassily Kandinsky (Napoli,…

This artwork by Makatron, consists of a burger that is filled with the usual ingredients such as lettuce, tomato and mustard, alongside unusual ingredients such as piano keys, a woman’s legs, a barcode, cigarettes and the Australian flag. This giant…

In an area that has a large indigenous population, the Aboriginal flag is frequently the subject of street art in Fitzroy and Collingwood. The written word “VACSAL” represents the Victorian Aboriginal Community Service Association that is located…

This mural consists of a spray painted grey tonal background and a painted message that reads “50 shades of humanity; everybody is somebody”. This artwork promotes the idea that no matter if you are black, white, or somewhere in between, you are just…

This artwork depicts a group of faceless people standing together, with some of them holding signs up in the air as if to represent a protest. The mural, from my interpretation, seems to convey the idea that no matter who you are or what colour your…