There were new works finished as well as in progress The artists were happy to chat about their work and it made for a slow stroll around the town!
There were equal numbers men and women artist and all had mastered the ladder lift machines!
the only dicey one was Kaff-feine whose machine was on a slope.
An area off the Main street and a toilet block in the middle of the car park. and there were 4-5 pieces up or going up around.
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| The toilet block! |
Leonard Siaw Quan Cheng, 30, was the Grand Prize Winner of the ‘Make Your Mark in Melbourne Street Art Competition 2017’, organised by Visit Victoria (VV) and Publika Shopping Gallery Kuala Lumpur. As the prize, he was granted the opportunity to participate in the Benalla festival. He is a self-taught mural artist. He specialises in realism with a combination of optical illusion. His creations emphasise the human interaction between the viewer and the artwork.
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| This is Tom Gerrard with his iconic works seen in Footscray and Kensington |
Tom also had an exhibition at the Benalla Art gallery and there was talk by him and Clements in the afternoon A brief respite from the heat!
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| His exhibit is called Dead Set Legends An Anthology of individuals |
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| This piece is above his work by Loretta Lizzie |
Loretta Lizzio channels the uninhabited wilderness and magical adventures within her works. Forgotten fairy tales, spectacles of cinema and National Geographic’s are her inspiration to make art and tell her stories.A beautiful portrait !
Id stopped for a coffee when a woman sat down beside me and laid down a goggle/ filter and I asked her if she was an artist and she pointed to her work at the end of the lane.
Rosie Woods is a painter from London. Whether scaling large walls with spray paint or rendering visions in the studio, her practice continually treads the fine line between abstraction and realism, often explored through geometric layouts.
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| Her assortment of cans |
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| This is in the HUB area and had been finished when I arrived |
Julian Clavijo is an internationally renowned artist, born in Colombia, living and working in Melbourne since 2008. As an artist, he is interested in urban space transformation, from large public installations to intimate portraits. He often does children, both portraits and sweet murals www.julianclavijo.com
More to come!
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