Dandy Line

The bleak built-up urban environment of Dandenong provokes the artistic community to change it and make it better. Everybody hates graffiti but huge grey concrete walls are just as fucking offensive. Dandenong is a great multicultural diverse town with good graffiti, great River Red Gums and shit architecture. Industrial landscapes are slowly changing with the state government's urban renewal project "Revitalising Central Dandenong." This will pour money into public infrastructure to improve the amenity.

Melbourne's most productive bomber atm

Recipe for good graffiti?

To produce good graffiti like the trackside example below, requires some of the listed different elements,

• Surface-high quality smooth surface.... primed concrete is premium and the brick wall is not far behind
• Audience-the spot is public and seen on a regular basis by different people 
• Accessible/Inaccessible-Accessible sites will always attract the majority of graffiti artists, a smaller minority will be encouraged to go further and "break and enter" for harder to reach spots gaining notoriety amongst graffiti artists
• Buff-Lack of buffing over years will often allow walls to naturally establish.... generally walls improve over time and you reach a climax period when the art rarely changes
• Fame-directly linked to audience and inaccessibility

Trackside graffiti near East Richmond, Melbourne

This wall demonstrates the aggressive territorial approach of KSA crew. They tend claim large areas by progressively expanding their pieces and throw-ups onto adjacent wall space. 

Rowville part 1

Was passing through Rowville the other day and stumbled across some graffiti. Another classic example of industrial walls utilised by artists. There's a significant flow on affect from one wall to another. High density graffiti locations are often painted on the way to, or on the way out. This sometimes leaves a tag trail and tells you where the artist has been.

Most of the works on the walls are from 05, 06. The works have faded quickly from their North facing position.

Glen Waverley, Melbs.

In Eastern Melbourne is the end of the line station Glen Waverley. There is very few pieces around town however there are some throw-ups. 

However there are numerous shop back doors which are attractive for tags. The different styles and colours add vibrancy to the steel surface.

SR produce a significant quantity of graffiti in Melbourne's East. Dandy line sticker is from KSA (kickin some ass) established way back in 1988. KSA are one of Melbourne's most widespread and productive crews.

These doors are important message board for graffiti artists. This door can tell you, who is active or has been active in this area. There is a range of different skills varying from basic MJP on the bottom to a more detailed Lench, KSA, MR above.