May Lane street art pt. III

Here is the third and final part of Acid Midget's May Lane Street Art Project series.

Today's music selection is 'Wait in the Dark' by Memory Tapes, from his new album Player Piano.

  Wait In The Dark by Memory Tapes 

This mixed media piece stares you in the face as you walk around. There are plenty of 'commissioned' pieces like this throughout the lane and a number of well-known artists have had their work hosted there.

Why are so many murals sombre? Is it because artists use distraught characters for emotive effect? No, I didn't think so.

The lady stencil reminds me of 2026. But as I often get names wrong, I'll save myself the hassle and say this was by Konsumterra.

You can do so much with found objects. This looks like a waving diabetic reindeer.

A crying Mongol.

If you see a cartoon pasted up in Sydney you can bet Jumbo or Zap did it. Looks like Zap did this one.

There was more to this piece than an iPhone lens can capture. I didn't want to stand at a sharp angle to squeeze it in. You wouldn't be able to read it. The irony is now you can't read the whole thing anyway.

Note to self: "Omar, you're a dick."

'Broken Memories' by Will Coles. He also did the next few sculptures.

'Dumb'.

A Postmodern cast of a newspaper stack and, top-left, a can which states "Asahi beer - my plemium bantazy."

You don't even know it, but each day you pack your child's lunch box with a 'soul-less' juice box. Then you get a few grey hairs and a divorce - and the kid is drinking motherf***ing Hahn Super Dry.

Just saying.

That brings these virtual tours of May Lane - one of Sydney's main street art and graffiti hubs - to a close.

Not everything I find on the streets gets blogged, so check out the Facebook page to see the extra bits.

Can we hold hands now?

Fin.

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May Lane street art pt. II

This is part two of Acid Midget's May Lane Street Art Project series.

The piece above is by Stormie Mills, who does dreamy portraits of sad suicidal adults.

Today's music selection is Radiohead's 'Paperbag Writer':

  Paperbag Writer by Jordan Chesney

Yes - this Yoko stencil has the face of Yoko Ono attached to the body of a sparrow or some bird. Next thing you know, there'll be graffiti artists drawing chickens with dickheads and calling themselves Dick Chicken.

Here is a yarnbomb I assume is by Denise Litchfield. It's getting pretty cold in Sydney. Might ask her to knit a scarf around my neck.

I haven't seen many of Ill's cat stencils in the past few months. Maybe it's because there's too many dogs out there.

This devil was part of a large piece sprawled across a wall. I decided to focus on the most 'personified' image because Acid Midget is an art fag blog made with an iPhone.

This keut manga-style mural is best consumed with the following one. Together they create an interesting narrative.

"Ohh Tommy!"? Ah. So there you go. Tom is tapping two grrls simultaneously. Sort of looks like this grrl is lifting her vest off.

I'm not sure what convinced me to publish this stencil.

Maybe it's because it looks so different, so 'unpolished' compared to everything else in May Lane.

The woman poses in a relaxed manner, her expression conveying confidence - d-d-dare I say - like the Mona Lisa.

Can someone explain what these are? Houses? Beasts? New wave indigenous art?

Two cent concrete stencil.

Leave a gold coin donation in the brim hat. Cheers.

May Lane is somewhere artists can cut their teeth. Or maybe grind their teeth on the kerb.

This one is from graffiti writer Pudl.

It's puddle man!

Another manga-style mural. I'm seeing hentai metaphors here and it's a little disconcerting.

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SYDNEY: May Lane street art

This is part one of a series on the May Lane Street Art Project in St Peters, Sydney.

It is probably the closest Sydney has come to Melbourne's Hosier Lane, or any of its world-class lanes. May Lane is one of the relatively few parts of Sydney where street art is an accepted part of the urban landscape.

Vexta recently visited the lane for a solo project. Artists who have also worked there include Deb, Mini Graff and Bridge Stehli.

Today's music selection is Panda Bear's 'Bros':

Panda Bear - "Bros" by OctopusWindmill

Here is one from N4T4. The detail in the 'fighter birds' and overall 1950s film poster composure is impressive.

This is by Mini Graff. She has a thing for targeting corporate branding, the failure of the Australian Dream via a suburban narrative and also highlighting the narrative's protagonists - consumers, i.e. you - are inherently weak.

This is by sculptor Will Coles. He doesn't normally work in foreign languages. However, he told me on Facebook the can says 'death'.

Acid Midget has published an image of found art like this from a trip to Melbourne.

I'm not sure who does these. If you know please comment or send an email.

As she put the gun in her mouth she realised it wasn't love. He didn't love her. She jolted her back in anger. No, it was him. He pushed her against the wall. Put this fucking pistol down the back of your throat, he said. She did as he ordered. A warm tear trailed down her cheek as she closed her eyes. She would not wince in her final moment. A memory of him crying behind the school canteen flashed through her mind as he pulled the trigger.

This is another Will Coles sculpture.

And here is another. Do Coles' mass-produced electronics sculptures, embedded with portentous words, show how consumers use these goods for entertainment and communication yet ignore the damaging changes they have made to their lives?

Wheatpastes which worry me a great deal.

Wheatpastes of the average Newtown woman. Yes, they look like stickers.

A stencil of Ben Chifley by Colin the cabbie, which we also found at Denham Lane. Check out more of his work here.

An N4T4 mural over someone's garage. Note the ASPIRE graffiti on the driveway. We published that tag in 2009 along with a HaHa sticker.

Detailed shot. The pointillist pattern sends the disco palette bouncing off the screen. Easily the most striking mural when I was there.

A smoking skull on a garage door. I'm actually more interested in the house number though. Looks like a fun place to live.

Oh look, it's Mysterious Street Art Tart at the back of the frame. What should I say about her? Nothing for now.

Check back soon for part two of Acid Midget's May Lane Street Art Project series.

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