Perhaps it's a Saturday morning. In the adult world, that translates into “time to go food shopping”. Or maybe you're just keen to grab a quick breakfast before your seminar on a Tuesday morning. Either way, you're headed to the bustling Queen…

The most obvious advertising image in the form of street art is at the last stop. These advertisement paste ups use the same material as street art paste ups- thin newspaper like paper, with a glue substance made of wheat and polyurethane to…

This stencil artwork is a good example of how Melbourne’s street art has transformed to a mainstream culture in the last decade. In 2003 when the street artist Banksy visited Melbourne he started a major trend in the streets of Melbourne-…

An artwork which has definitely been commissioned is this Smug mural of a stereotypical Australian yobbo. A majority of people believe it was commissioned by the Nobody Clothing brand because of the advertisement billboard that sits in the top left…

Street art that occupies space on private property creates discourse about ideas of identity, territory and collaboration. This commissioned mural for a private home on the corner of George and Moor Streets in Fitzroy has allowed the building to…

In comparison to the street art slap posing as street art, this mural is a little more overt in the message it conveys. Unlike the slap, this mural is more visually appealing and looks like the typical work people picture when they think of street…

Street art, both commissioned and not, has transformed the private space into a public forum, paving the way for interaction and engagement between artists, art and the wider community. It has facilitated a mobile gallery whereby the art world has…

The dichotomy between street art and graffiti is ever-present, and is a tension that is historically embedded within the practice. On the one hand, graffiti is perceived as having a negative impact on the community, whilst street art is seen as a…

At this last stop, you may find yourself currently standing in an empty laneway, with the exception of a few pot plants lining the ground. At the time of writing this tour, photographs were hung here as part of the newly established Brunswick Lane…

Moving away from the train line you’ll find yourself on Sydney Road, a strip of shops, food and drink, music and art, synonymous with Brunswick. As an art supplies shop that sells both spray cans as well as oil paints and paintbrushes, Villain…