The work is part of a pilot project, which will see artists painting 5900 exchange sites throughout the country. Northcote street artist Gearty, aka Geoff Taylor, said he stumbled across the project when he was walking up High St and decided to join in. He said: “I think it’s really good Telstra is doing things like this, but rather than just getting people to make art to cheer up their own buildings, maybe they could extend the project."
Unfortunately, since 2011 the mural has been spoilt by graffiti and tagging and some extraneous design elements have crept in (the anarchic image on the left side of image 7). Otherwise the mural is still bright and curious in its mixture of East and West imagery to illustrate the "Alice in Wonderland" story.
This post is part of the Monday Murals meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme,
and also part of the Mandarin Orange Monday meme.
OLA!!SOMOS VIZINHOS NO SALLY,PARABÉNS PELAS IMAGENS,AQUI NO BRASIL CHAMAMOS DE GRAFITAGEM.BOA SEMANA.VALÉRIA.(BRASIL).
ReplyDeleteThe mural is fabulous. Too bad about the grafitti, but it does add to urban feel of the location.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that the graffiti is on the portion with the phrase "it's how we connect", isn't it? Great color throughout the background, very cheerful!
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame that criminals deface beautiful art work.
ReplyDeleteI love those blues; thanks for sharing.
Happy Blue Monday!
I guess the trick is to not leave any empty spaces for tagging!
ReplyDeleteThey say it's vandalism, I say it's art. Happy Blue Monday!
ReplyDeleteMy Blue Monday.
These murals are gorgeous and very well done.
ReplyDeletePeople can call it graffiti or whatever they want ... it is art no matter how you look at it ... And, it is very good art. Great Pictures and great addition to MOM.
ReplyDeleteAndrea @ From The Sol
Interesting graffiti.
ReplyDeleteThis is straight up cool. The tagging is annoying but mercifully doesn't detract from the art. Love these updated images from Alice in Wonderland. The artists have a deft hand and a comical eye. The Mad Hatter is my favorite. Thanks, Nick, for contributing to this week's Monday Mural.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of some interesting murals. The tagging next to the boy on the bike actually makes some sort of statement - i hope it doesn't get added to.... Thank you for taking part in Mandarin Orange Monday:)
ReplyDeleteSuch a delightful and colourful addition to the street Nick. It is a shame it has been tagged by vandals but it still stands up very well.
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