On my previous visits to the city, I’ve frequently used the Street Art Map to find my way to the plethora of mural and rebel art in the city. Not tags though, nobody cares for tags. It’s just like wall rubbish. Imagine my delight when I realised that Mount Lawley was filled with art. So I ventured east (made a quick stop at the bike shop to pay the deposit on my new bike…more on that in a future post) and a little bit north, so North East.
So, I walk on Beaufort Street, pass the Ellington Jazz club, and keep walking until I reach Highgate, where the buildings become more colonial (above the first floor of course), and the art starts.
Nestled between to stores is the Laneway Gallery in easy to pronounce Kaadadjiny Street. It extends westerly (a word I hate but my profession insists on using persistently), where the art/graffiti spreads through the backstreets.
Walk a bit further and it becomes less mural, more graffiti but still retains the bold colours and the more creative tags (the kind that requires more than just a single spray can).
The walk concluded in the suburb of Mount Lawley, where things kicked up a notch. The City of Vincent and sponsors seemingly pumped a bit of money into rejuvenating the laneway. Most of the pieces here I found in the car park and down the length of Boodja Lane in Mount Lawley.
Sadly though there are still narcissist taggers who still insists on ruining some of the art pieces with their juvenile needs.
