Urbanism Australia: Street Art, Graffiti & Cityscapes

This archive dives deep into the fascinating world of urbanism in Australia, showcasing the vibrant street art, graffiti, and broader urban art scenes across the country. Explore articles detailing the evolution of Australian urban landscapes, the artists who shape them, and the cultural impact of these creative expressions. We uncover the stories behind iconic murals, examine the role of street art in community building, and explore the intersection of urban design and artistic innovation. Discover how Australia’s cities are constantly being redefined through the lens of art and design. Learn about significant projects, influential artists, and the ongoing debates surrounding public art and urban regeneration.

Graffiti Architecture in Melbourne

Graffiti Architecture in Melbourne In Melbourne, Australia, a building complex called Hive combines graffiti and architecture in an exciting new way! Whereas usually graffiti is added afterwards to the facade of a building, the facade of the Hive incorporates a giant three-dimensional concrete tag! This project by ITN Architects is real graffiti architecture! Built for an architect and artist, this building has its name written right into its walls and also comes with other graphical elements like arrows giving the entire complex an urban, sci-fi dynamic… ...

Urbanscreen Lights Sydney Opera House!

German Urbanscreen crew is specialized in large-scale projections on urban surfaces. Recently they lighted the sails at the famous Sydney Opera House, combining the art of light projection, video mapping and motion graphics to extraordinary heights… German design collective Urbanscreen transformed the Sydney Opera House with their Lighting of the Sails. They projected large-scale pictures of people moving on the surface, crawling or walking from different perspectives. The project is part of the Vivid Live Festival running from 25 May to 11 June 2012. Urbanscreen was founded in 2008 and conceives and produces custom-made media installations using high artistic standards and stylistic devices, a spacious architectural background and a consistently professional completion. Their aim is to transfer their concepts into a dialog between art and urban communication. (ignant.de) ...