Some my art.. enjoy..

Yeah I agree, love that toilet scene. From the angle you've taken the photo from the perspective is really working well. 10/10

gr8 work - like the colecovision

www.theage.com.au/national/antigraffiti-lobby-sees-red-at-heritagelisting-proposal-20080622-2uzy.html

Anti-graffiti lobby sees red at heritage-listing proposal

Cameron Houston
June 23, 2008
CONSIDERED by many as vandalism, some of the graffiti in Melbourne's laneways could receive heritage protection in a move supported by the National Trust and Heritage Victoria.

The contentious plan will be discussed at an international conference on intangible heritage in Melbourne next week, despite the introduction of tough anti-graffiti legislation by the State Government last year.

The National Trust's cultural heritage manager Tracey Avery said graffiti deserved to be recognised as a legitimate art form and called for an urgent audit of all culturally significant works in the inner city.

"Graffiti is a unique part of Melbourne's urban fabric, particularly in our laneways, which attract a huge amount of visitors and contribute to the city's vibrancy."

But Ms Avery conceded the ephemeral nature of graffiti made it difficult to protect. "In a practical sense, we may need to photograph the work and interview the artists so we get a social history about graffiti," she said.

Heritage Victoria has welcomed nominations for graffiti to be placed on the state register, after listing a council-sanctioned mural in Collingwood by late New York artist Keith Haring.

In a recent online poll by travel company Lonely Planet, Melbourne's laneways and street art were voted the nation's most popular cultural attractions. And the renowned graffitist, British artist Banksy, said Melbourne's laneways were "arguably Australia's most significant contribution to the arts since they stole all the Aborigines' pencils".

The push to protect street art has also been endorsed by Municipal Association of Victoria president Dick Gross, who said Melbourne needed to acknowledge the cultural, tourism and economic value of graffiti.

Rather than protect specific works, Cr Gross favoured the preservation of popular graffiti sites, including Hosier Lane.

But the issue is expected to divide local government, with fierce opposition from many outer-suburban councils that spend millions of dollars removing graffiti each year.

Casey councillor and Residents Against Graffiti Everywhere spokesman Steve Beardon said graffiti was a scourge in any form. "This will send a clear message that graffiti is acceptable and opens the floodgates. Zero tolerance is the only way."

Casey council recently charged 25 people with 390 vandalism offences, which cost the community more than $165,000 in damages.

MAV chief executive Rob Spence is an unabashed admirer and lives next door to a former Collingwood church adorned with illegal graffiti. "It's the current form of political expression and some of the stencil art is just magnificent," Mr Spence said.

Melbourne City Council recently covered a Banksy stencil in Cocker Alley with perspex to prevent it being vandalised.

www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/23/2282814.htm?site=melbourne

The National Trust says it will consider a proposal to have graffiti in some of Melbourne's laneways heritage listed.

The idea will be discussed at an international heritage conference to be held in Melbourne next week.

Tracey Avery from the National Trust says some inner-city graffiti is artwork and may need protection.

"Well some graffiti has historical significance and, yes, much graffiti can be considered a scar, but there's a small proportion that has cultural significance for its political and artistic associations," she said.

"We believe that it's very timely to consider now what could be listed."

Ms Avery singled out Hosier Lane as one possible area to be looked at.

But she admitted the ever-changing nature of graffiti makes it a difficult medium to protect.

"The protection may only be recording it, or photographing it, and interviewing artists."

Angry response

Anti-graffiti groups have slammed the proposal.

Scott Hilditch from Graffiti Hurts Australia says it will only legitimise vandalism and tagging.

"It clearly sends the wrong message that we as a society are going to be acceptable of vandalism and other anti-social behaviour, and that it doesn't matter that it costs local government over $260 million a year to clean up."

He also rejected the suggestion that graffiti could be considered an artform.

The Premier, John Brumby, says graffiti costs local government millions of dollars to clean up and should not be protected.

He says the State Government has implemented tough measures to prevent graffiti on Melbourne property.

"There's plenty of places for budding young artists to exercise their artistic and cultural talents - and that's a good thing, we want to be a creative city," he said.

"But heritage buildings, public property and private property is not the place to do it."

Great stuff mate, interesting to see these photos of work I've not seen before.

reaper does look snide

I can see why, someone decides that they like Banksy. They want to do a stencil, but they have no ideas, so they decide to create a copy, they spray it at home, they like it. They wanna know what its like to actually spray it out....rest is history

last night....


www.theage.com.au/national/the-painter-painted-melbourne-loses-its-treasured-banksy-20081213-6xzy.html

Maybe it's the silver ghost, grey ghost alter ego down under.

I like it