Nelson

Marlborough Sounds

Taken from my window on the plane

Nelson isn't known for its graffiti culture so I wasnt given much to work with while I was there except the Lovable Drypnz who had stickers plastered up everywhere.

One good thing about Nelson however is that any stickers etc that are put up will most likely die of old age as opposed to someone ripping them down. I was surprised to see a sticker combo I started up in Tahunanui still fully intact and one in the middle off town still going strong.

Now since I've been gone over a week I really should be out there getting anything that has gone up in my absence, but Im so glad to be home that I don't want to leave the house, plus my ears are giving me grief after a bit of over exposure to the sea.


Tahuna Beach




Drypnz

Drypnz

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Lazy

Man, I've had the motivation of an obese snail lately. I've only managed to barely organise something to paint on Saturday's Buff Mish and get a few photos here and there. In an effort to justify my procrastination, there's a few things going on over the weekend that I'm waiting to post on.

Watch this space

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Meanwhile.

The BMD made an appearance...

Drypnz

Boogey. Man. Designs?

Theres been a BMD explosion around town! Little monsters and crazy creatures have taken over any fusebox, street sign, bare walls, buffed spots and letter boxes from here to Newtown and back!

Most Street Artists are truly elusive and BMD is no exception. We dont know much about him/her but we're more than happy to let the stickers and paste ups speak for themselves. We noticed a similarity to the work of BLOK but cant rule that out til we have confirmation.

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Slaps

Some slaps from around the way...

Must be a steady supply of crack in Wellington to get Amy Winehouse to come to town..... 'I said no! no! no!'

ITALY_STIK_PAINT #2

More stick combos from Italy

Mouse Clicks

I've accumulated quite a few graf photos the last year and a half. So much in fact that even going through my GRAFFITI photo folder took forever to scroll right through leaving not a hint of continuity. 3000 pictures later and I had given my mouse a good thrashing by sorting the pics into their respective folders, Pasteys, Sticks, Throwies etc.

Now our beloved Graf scene has been a bit stagnant of late so decided to go retro and show you all some of the graf that first caught my ever searching eye. To make it easier Im going to go folder by folder, subject by subject starting with Stickers.

Sticks have a healthy place in the graf world. Easy to apply and can be printed, hand drawn, painted, plastered, stamped and so on. Great thing about sticks is if you dont like the look of them you dont have to put them up. Sticks are easy to trade with other artists and sending through the post to the other side of the world can be done in a flash. Imagine trying to send a wall with your favourite throwie on in the post!?!?! Impossible!

Drypnz is known for his zany character sticks seen here:

Ive been fortunate enough to get 2 of his sticker packs through a group exhibtion with CrackedInk.

Sticker combos are probably best seen in person, but to give you a scale on how diverse they can be heres a pic from VLT Crew, Malaysia.

Unfortunately Wellington isnt known for its sticker combos but we have a few hotspots around the city that I try my hardest to check out everytime Im near by. San Francisco Bath house has a power meter (?) out the front that always gets hit with new stickers everytime I see it

....Just off Dixon St

And Lombard...

Last and definately not least is my boy Neonate...This dude has comes up with the craziest characters on the planet that would rival anything Yelz has to offer. Together we've consumed enough beer to keep The Mill running for a few years! His talent has no end! Toys, Paintings, crazy character Throwies, sticks. You name it, hes the best at it! No doubt! Big up Neonate!

Silent but VLT

After a few late night email conversations WGTN WALL STREET are proud to present a range of pictures featuring VLT CREW

VLT ( meaning VIOLENT ) CREW ( meaning Crime Rich Extreme Worldwide ) are from Malaysia and have been been adding their piece to the street art movement since 2006.
He started out using stickers and stencils but thought his VLT characters would be more effective on a larger scale.

He is known to collaborate with other artists such as LOOPAFLY ( Italy) and more commonly seen (and loved!) here in Wellington, Nz with YELZ.

He says that VLT CREW are not a crew but the name of what his amazing characters look like. His trade mark saying is ART IS CUTE













And Finally, Thanks for the sticks VLT!