The graffiti street in Melbourne refers to Hosier Lane, an alleyway in downtown Melbourne, Victoria.
Graffiti, a Chinese title, is hasty. English "graffiti" is a slang word derived from Greek, symbolizing the grassroots and originality of this art. The most agreed origin is Philadelphia and Pennsylvania in the 1960s, from which simple writing and combination of letters and numbers began in the early 1970s, and this nearly 40 years of development has enabled graffiti to emerge from the corners of the United States and become a global artistic creation. Graffiti is the earliest representative of the voice of black Americans, mainly sprayed on the wall, subway and other public places, making graffiti from the beginning with a strong, young, rebellious and non-mainstream cultural color.
Melbourne has the toughest anti-graffiti laws in the world, and in order not to break the law, young graffiti people like to sprinkle their inspiration in the alleys, which is Melbourne's most famous and distinctive street art graffiti alley, which is a sacred place for Melbourne graffiti art and is now a favorite place for street photography enthusiasts. The alley is famous because Andrew Mcdonale, a local graffiti master, opened a studio here and created it in the alley for a while. Unexpectedly, there was a huge echo, and then there was a steady stream of imitators. So far, graffiti on the wall has taken on a new look every few weeks, and many of the graffiti works include the works of the world's top masters, which has also been named the first choice of Australian cultural attractions by < Lonely Planet >. In this alley, you can not only enjoy many unique graffiti works, but also see many graffiti masters painting on the spot. Graffiti is in the hearts of the Melbourne people who burst into the hearts of the folk inspiration and those officially worshipped in the open exhibition hall of the art of competition, is the back of the city, is messy and gorgeous color.
Hosier Lane is located opposite (Flinders Street) Federal Square on Flinders Street, close to Melbourne St. Paul's Cathedral (the whole street of St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne), is not long, high in the north and low in the south, and graffiti is roughly divided into spray painting and posting. Spray painting can be graffiti painting, can also be graffiti unique art fonts, can also be template hollowed-out spray painting, post can be paste with paste poster, can also be pasted with adhesive small patterns and printed out of all kinds of posters, sometimes affixed to the wall can be some plastic handicrafts and so on. Experience graffiti, only stand in the streets to appreciate, this is its territory.
Public transport:
- Train: Flinders Street Station (Flinders Street Station)
- No. 35 "Free Metropolitan area" Free City Ring Road Tramway (Free City Circle Tram No.35)
- Trams:1, 3, 3 a, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72.
- "Free Melbourne" Ring Road sightseeing bus: 5 Australian dollars / person, a total of 13 stops, operating time: 09 / 30 / 16 / 30 per day (15:45 last bus), 90 minutes a week, 30 minutes a week.
