In August 2013 a controversial street artist raised the ire of Melburnians after he painted one of the city's iconic laneways completely blue.
Street artist Adrian Doyle painted Rutledge Lane, which connects to the jewel in Melbourne's street art crown, Hosier Lane, with a blockout of baby-blue paint, creating ‘‘Empty Nursery Blue’’, destroying every piece of artwork in the colourful lane.
The project was done through RMIT with Council funding and the project was an attempt to breathe new life into the heavily graffitied precinct.
@amandal@sbolden thanks guys - wish I had more time to really look around - it rained on and off this day too - did return for a quick look again a couple of days later
@taffy@vignouse it is very busy to look at - some sections more organised than others - there were actually changes from the Thursday ( when this was taken ) to the Sunday when we popped back for a quick visit on the way back from the aquarium
I had the exact same question as @francoise .....I could see the blue in sections, but in no way did it seem as if it had been "painted over"!! I couldn't figure out if this was the before or after.....so, let me guess, nobody was thrilled with the blue paint, and the graffiti artists got back to work pronto on a blank canvas of blue! Great capture.....love street graffiti!
What a busy scene. Was the previous graffiti cleared to make room for new artists? They do that in Newcastle from time to time. Each year they have a 'Hit the Bricks' festival" and I believe previous graffiti is cleared sometimes to make room for the new. Here is the link of the present map. http://www.lookhear.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HitTheBricksMap.pdf
@onewing I think that it was even busier and messier than it appears in this shot where is pretty much a year on and it needed rejuvenation - Hosier Lane around the corner wasn't touched - they let it evolve naturally I think - thank you for the link
September 6th, 2014
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