Hosier Lane, Melbourne CBD
Melbourne’s Street Art changes from day-to-day, week to week OR even, month to month.
Highly creative.
Immensely colourful.
But always visually stimulating and worth a closer look. Every time I’m in the city and wander through the narrow lane ways I come across something new, something startling, somewhere in the street ‘galleries’ of Melbourne.
Yesterday, I was shopping a couple of doors down from one of the most well-known ‘galleries’ – Hosier Lane. There’s been a few changes in decor since I was last there.
Of course I take a few photos of the newest works of art, but just as often, I take photos of Photographers Taking Photos OR I take photos of Photographers Taking Photos of Photographers taking Photos. I find it highly entertaining.
I might add, its not always easy to capture balanced compositions as the light changes when the sun passes overhead and throws one building wall into a deep shadow and then dazzles another wall with a brilliant and blinding spotlight. I usually end up having to lighten a dark corner, or tone down overexposed areas in editing, but that’s half the fun of revealing hidden treasures within the frame.
The painted wall behind me is revealed as I peer into a glass door’s reflection.
Then a leisurely stroll back down the lane to check I hadn’t missed viewing something new, round the corner heading back to the tram stop to go home.
Just one more shot of a couple of glasses on a front bench in a restaurant which caught my eye, back past St Paul’s Cathedral on the corner of the intersection, and then………..hang on…….back up a few steps, as I may as well go into the Cathedral for a few more photos since I’m passing, and then onto a tram & bus to get home. If you look carefully into the glasses you’ll see reflections of people & buildings in the street.
I live in a boring town compared to this. Your photos capture such vibrancy!
I have to admit I love Melbourne. It’s a great mix of everything one likes about many other cities, but is small enough to walk around. I’ve lived in London & country Sussex in the UK, travelled all over most of central Europe, more than once in my twenties.
I’ve taken short trips to Hong Kong, Thailand, Manilla in the Phillipines and been to Singapore a couple of times.
I seen much of Southern Australia and a bit of the east Coast right up to Bribie Island and the Gold Coast of Queensland. Made a stopover in Perth in Western Australia on the way back from London.
I travelled around the island state of Tasmania many, many times in my youth (as we have family living there) as well as a few long weekends in Hobart as an adult, but I still like Melbourne the best.
It’s wonderful gardens and multicultural atmosphere make it a great place to visit & take photos.
I was reading recently that Melbourne has some 2000 festivals annually – I have yet to see most of them.
Thanks for sharing these interesting views of your home town. The Aussie Open tennis tourney is on andn I’ve been glued to my television! Now , I need to get buisy with my Canon!
You’re welcome Steve. Hope you’ve been enjoying the Tennis – I haven’t looked at the tv most of the week so don’t know who winning/won.
What fascinating street art!!
The best part about it Lisaman is that it keeps changing. Artists paint over other artists work. Hosier Lane has some smaller pieces that have been framed and covered with clear boxes to keep them as permanent works of art (by Melbourne City Council). I noticed some pieces near a train station I went to in the next suburb before Christmas. I’ll have to catch a bus down the hill and over the river to take some photos of these previously unseen pieces of vibrant street art.
Some pieces are great works of art, others look more like rubbishy scribbles or graffiti.
Love all the color and the angles. Wonderful set!
Thanks Lorri – glad you enjoyed them.
Very nice, Victoria…I really like the street art…there’s something wonderful about a city that permits artists to use an area like this for expression….
I agree Scott. The skill of some of these artists continues to surprise me. City Council support for street art has turned it from squiggly graffiti into a real gallery of talented creative artworks.
I often wonder what some of the street artists do to make a living. I wonder if they’re in creative jobs or out-of-work, or even students studying?
And of course, there’s a whole language of new words to describe the different kinds of artists.
A fascinating tour. I have passed this link to family & friends.
Thank you – hope your family & friends enjoy it too.