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Thomas Street House
Increasingly, more individuals are commissioning artists to create murals on their property to reduce the impact of graffiti. A compromise of sorts is negotiated. There is an element of irony in this outcome, that in order to reduce graffiti,…
Windsor Siding Mural
On the back wall of the National Storage building in Union Street, next to Windsor Siding is a series of large murals. The company commissioned a cohort of artists to create these murals in an attempt to discourage tagging. The positives of a…
Stevenson Lane
To end the day at Tattersalls lane is a very good choice. Here you have section 8 where you can chill out, but the most interesting place is just around the corner. Stevenson Lane is a very small alley which is full of commercial garbage bins. The…
Finlay Lane
After the short break, you should head up to the center of CBD. Finlay lane is your next destination. It is not as famous as other laneways in Melbourne and very quiet, but you will always find surprise here. Who would imagine to find the Polish…
Centre Place
For how many times you will have to see a sticker so you could remember it? The buddha head will help you with finding the answer. After the tour in Hoiser lane, you will want to come down to the other side of Swanston street and wander around in…
Hosier Lane
The second stop of street art sightseeing which is close to the very famous Federation Square will be Hosier lane. It is more famous than Federation Square in street artists’ heart and the most famous alley way of street art. Here you will see a very…
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Around the corner in Rutledge lane we have the most modern cartoon character of the tour:
Finn The Human,
from the television show - Adventure Time
These three stencils are each a frame of baby Finn dancing and singing in a flashback/memories…
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Mufasa Mufasa Mufasa! Or perhaps it's Simba....
Starting the tour on the north end of Hosier Lane we have a lions head from the classic film that is as old as I am - The Lion King.
This piece of art is different from the others because it's not…
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Obelix! From the Asterix and Obelix comics and movies.
Obelix is a mehir sculptor and deliveryman. This one is different too: it's pasted up, behind these window bars, with a special glue concoction. Obelix has permanent superhuman strength which…
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While standing in the exact same position as you were while looking at the Lion, you will be able to see this loveable hunk of fluff from Monsters Inc. (You can see the Lion just in the corner....)
Sully is THE main character (fight me about it…