Street art: Red dog paste-up

This fella appeared at Kingston Shops a couple of weeks ago. His location close to the ground and simple design means he’s pretty inconspicuous, so it was a bit of a surprise to discover him. 

Street art: Troubling turkeys

These images are dated now. I expect the actual works would have completely disintegrated since I first took these photos in late 2014. I recall how unexpected they were, pasted-up alongside various stencils-with-political-messages and other graffiti in an otherwise desolate alley behind Kingston Shops.

Capital contrasts: Tokyo and Canberra – Part 2

Following on from Capital contrasts – Part 1, since returning home from a month-long holiday in Japan, I’ve been thinking about the differences I’ve noticed between life in Australia’s capital, Canberra, and Japan’s capital, Tokyo. These differences are by no means definitive, nor supported by any evidence other than my own observations as a resident of one city, and as a visitor to the other.

Not lost in translation – Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Image courtesy Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum

Just like Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation, while my other half went off to do his Tokyo thing during a month-long stay earlier this year, I was left to wander the streets with a vague yet curious look on my face. What to do but to take myself to the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.

Street art: Paste-up at Megalo

Have you seen this guy? I’m not sure if he’s a commissioned work or just some great thing an artist did for us while we were sleeping. I see him everyday when I go past on the bus coming home from work and I like the idea that he’s standing guard and watching over us.