Woori Yallock Bridge

Woori Yallock lies 55km East of Melbourne CBD, in a semi rural setting. Woori Yallock is a aboriginal word which means "running creek". The town is serviced primarily by the Warbuton Hwy which connects the Yarra Valley to Melbourne. Woori Yallock is not well known for its graffiti scene. The main town park called Wytag Reserve has a mural painted to prevent graffiti! But I can scratch the surface a little bit to find what lies deeper beneath. On the Healesville-koo-wee-rup Rd driving North is a bridge over the Yarra River. Underneath the bridge is a range of Graf from local and travelling artists. 

 

 

Source http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM01641b.htm

https://www.facebook.com/wytag?fref=ts

Ink Felons

Chandler Bridge over the Yarra River, North-east of Melbourne. The Chandler Hwy which crosses above is "the worlds shortest hwy." http://www.onlymelbourne.com.au/world-s-shortest-highway-chandler-highway#.VRErxNIW30c Its also a significant bottleneck for traffic with only two lanes. This bridge is next to the old Australian Paper Manufacturers factory. The factory was the first paper mill in Victoria, however it was closed and the site was abandoned for a period of time. It is now being transformed into a "mini suburb." http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/amcor-mill-site-sells-for-120-million-20130629-2p48r.html  

Deviant Devonport in Tasmania

Devonport a small regional town in Northern Tasmania of around 20,000 people. Its main claim to fame is the Spirit of Tasmania terminal which enables people to bring their car to the South island. This has got to be one of the smallest Australian towns with graffiti pieces. Under the Bass Hwy Bridge over the Mersey river is a different style of art. Pieces without traditional colours or styles, a different art culture. The main constricting factor for graffiti to proliferate in small towns is a lack of wall space. But also hard to attract that artistic culture which just flourishes in places like Melbourne.  

But...CAN'T YOU READ!!!

If you couldn't read in school the other kids would give you a hard time. But when it comes to Graffiti... well that's a little different. Many artists now-days have whats called public style. But some stick to a different set of rules creating illegible, abstract work.

"No Boundaries"

 Underneath the Western Ring Rd of Melbourne, I found this... Its rare to see fade out pieces without outlines. Its a lot harder to produce pieces like this and still maintain the overall flow of work.

Glenroy

Greensborough Graffiti etiquette

A difficult conundrum for some artists and for others its blatantly clear. Legal pieces are often looked down upon by the graffiti community. Some artists only paint legals, whilst others have solely maintained their anonymous illegal identity. Illegal graffiti is raw, organic and fast paced in nature. Painting legal graffiti can be relaxed in comparison.    

 Some legal graffiti is high quality artwork. This sort of art is produced predominantly by graffitist's with a long-term experience on the streets. However there is some poor examples like this piece below. Its been targeted probably because it was a past popular graffiti spot and the legal piece is basic and lacks style and personality.

Warrandyte, Vic

Political graffiti is often written in rough, scrawly hand-writing. 

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