The most productive of graffiti artists develop a sense of branding similar but different to advertising. This branding could potentially mean everything to the graffiti subculture and nothing to broader public. But some artists traverse this space. The most recent addition to capture the attention of the media was Pam the Bird. Simple yet effective long bird that has gradually appeared sprinkled across Melbourne usually at height and often in iconic places including the entry to the West Gate Bridge.
Similarly Pork an artist from Auckland New Zealand has crossed the divide between the inconspicuous underworld of graffiti and the public mainstream. His style was public, legible, highly visible and is found throughout the city streets. Whilst Melbourne has seen many big name international artists from abroad like Revok, 1UP crew, dynamic duo Utah and Ether, and many more. Pork was on another level literally and figuratively. He was able to do what all other visitors haven't and that's leave a cultural legacy on the Melbourne streets. This includes setting an even higher bar. Arguably some have reached bar but all of those people are locals. For Porke getting up is the objective with style taking a backseat. Many in the graffiti world have there own opinions but few can say that had a lasting impact on the Graffiti scene in Melbourne let alone the Southern Hemisphere as what Porke has done.
A collection of artwork below
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