This is Minotaur signed "Meggs 2014" Further research identifies the artist as David "Meggs" Hooke. His website categorizes him as a fine artist, a street artist, an art director and a designer, and his biography gives further insight into his career.
"Growing up in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, David ‘Meggs’ Hooke, immersed himself in the worlds of drawing, cartoons, sci-fi films and skateboarding. In 2000 Meggs graduated from University with a Bachelor of Design and soon after became recognised for stencils and poster art on the streets of Melbourne. In 2004 Meggs became a founding member of the renowned ‘Everfresh Studio’ a unique collective of street artists known for large amounts of collaborative street work and aerosol murals. In 2010 Meggs art directed and designed the ‘Everfresh:Blackbook’ a 254 page publication documenting the studios members, lifestyle and artworks from 2004-2010.The Everfresh Crew have more recently had collective artworks exhibited as part of ‘Space Invaders’ at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, as well as being the first artists to exhibit at the National Gallery of Victoria’s (NGV) new NGVStudio space at Federation Square in Melbourne. Thus confirming this uniques groups status as historically documented pioneering artists within Australia’s ‘graffiti & street-art’ culture."
It is pretty impressive that these far-flung artists converged on the slightly seedy streets of Richmond to enhance the artistic profile of the city.
What a wonderful expanse of movement he created here! This is an astounding work of art! What often amazes me most is the creative mind that comes up with such subject matter...Monotar..."pink" and roses...all working together!
July 21st, 2014
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