Melbourne bloody loves itself a good bit of street art, and the city is dotted with examples of work by renowned artists from both home and abroad.
But a new mural unveiled in the city today could top all comers, if only in terms of pure size.
A four-storey mural by Australian-born, UK-based, internationally renowned street artist Smug has gone up on a wall of a former power station in the western end of the CBD, with Lord Mayor Robert Doyle officially welcoming it to the city landscape earlier today.
Unveiled a mural by talented artist Smug @ 651 Lonsdale. W Shaun Hossack – @JuddyRoller & @CitiPower‘s James Rennick pic.twitter.com/Nadug7mifN
— Robert Doyle (@LordMayorMelb) June 20, 2016
The stunning piece now adorns the wall of the former power station on the corner of Spencer and Lonsdale streets, which gained some notoriety in the city for its striking chimney stacks that were subsequently demolished in 2007.
The mural depict’s Smug’s elderly grandparents in a very photorealistic style, which is Smug’s trademark.
Citipower commissioned the piece in collaboration with artist representation company Juddy Roller, at a cost of $25,000.
This is not the first time Smug’s work has appeared on walls around Melbourne. The somewhat infamous ‘Bogan Mural‘ in Fitzroy is also the handiwork of Smug.
Smug’s also hitting up other walls on this particular tour of the city, one of which has already been vandalised by shithead taggers.
Nice things. Sometimes we just can’t have them.
Source: Herald Sun.
Photo: Robert Doyle/Twitter.
