In Errol Place, just off Errol Street, in North Melbourne, the 'Ruby Ropar' gallery can be found, which shines forth in all of its technicolour glory. This is the home of a Melbourne artist, Dennis Ropar (born 1971). The art of Dennis Ropar is a curious mix of strange imagery, some pop-art references and garishly kitch colour. Images of sexuality are used to sell classic products or utilised for their shock value.
The façade of the gallery has some bright murals that make of the building a temple to kitch and surely must appease the god of bad taste. In any case, the images and colour are memorable and arresting. The artist's website is here.
This post is part of the Monday Murals meme.
North Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2011 Census, North Melbourne had a population of 11,755. Formerly known as Hotham, it was a working class area and was one of the first towns in Victoria to be granted Municipal status.Today it continues to undergo gentrification, noted for its Victorian architecture, cosmopolitan demographic, commercial and older industrial areas. This oriental-themed mural is found in one of the laneways off the main street.
This post is part of the Monday Murals meme,
and also part of the Blue Monday meme.
North Melbourne is a large inner city suburb of Melbourne, 2 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. It is bounded by the CityLink freeway to the west, Victoria Street to the south, O'Connell and Peel Streets to the east and Flemington Road to the north. At the 2006 Census, North Melbourne had a population of 9,962.
Formerly known as Hotham, it was a working class area and was one of the first towns in Victoria to be granted municipal status. Today it continues to undergo gentrification, noted for its Victorian architecture, cosmopolitan demographic, commercial and older industrial areas. The rows of late 19th century terrace houses shown here were photographed around Dryburgh, Canning and Abbotsford Sts. The ornate iron lacework is a prominent feature of most Victorian terrace houses.
This post is part of Pat's Things in a Row meme.
