Perth Street Art

The date was 27^th of August 2014.
If you are ever looking for something different when traveling around Perth, take a look at the walls on certain establishments around the central part of the city.
You will see what great street art we have and be in awe of the artists who have been commissioned to liven up the normally dreary walls of a city.
I don’t like taggers but I do love the art work that has been passionately painted on these walls.
My niece and I were being lead on a tour of the coffee shops, eateries and speciality food stores around Perth by a one in a million Unilocaler. She suggested we should look at something different in Perth and we followed her through the street art of Perth.
Thanks Just A for the great experience sorry it took so long to review this.

Anyone who argues that Perth is lacking in the cosmopolitan aesthetic of, say, Sydney or Melbourne, really needs to get their head out from under that rock. If you keep your eyes peeled (and maybe hopped out of your car to walk the streets or catch a bus now and then) you’ll spot some delightful surprises in the form of our street art.
Of course one major name springs to mind: Stormie Mills. The guy does a remarkable job in peppering our city with giant artworks of his melancholic characters whom — scratch the surface and see — offer a glimmer of hope in their awkward cuteness. But not all of Stormie’s works feature those dark little subjects. I quite admire a giant mural he’s done on a wall near the IGA carpark in Leederville, of giant paint tubes emblazoned with his own name and those of other prominent street artists.
Then there are the smaller piece of art and deconstruction that you’ll spot around places like William Street, Northbridge. I keep seeing, for example, these interesting mosaiced dollar signs plastered up around the place. Social commentary, maybe, but pretty nonetheless.
Heck, even in Victoria Park, if you poke your ahead around the alleyways between cafes along Albany Highway you’ll some great stencil work.
Keep up the great work, kids!

You’ll find particularly dynamic examples on two nondescript lanes off Howard Street, which lead into Helvetica. Beautiful led-​light chandeliers hang on wires overhead, while affectionate characters by local street artist Stormie Mills adorn the garages and grungy street walls. Really cool vibe here.

Perth is getting creative and taking it to the streets.
For a long time the artists of Perth have been working on the streets, using various walls, billboards, street signs– pretty much anything they can get their hands on, as their canvas to showcase Perths’ talent and get some exposure. Locals are being invited to recognise different genres of art such as: graffiti, stenciling and street art in general (including both commissioned and guerilla works) which are often under appreciated, if not completely over looked or discredited as vandalism.
This gradual introduction off walls and onto the streets, may have gone unnoticed to those who allow larger, more stigmatic cities such as Melbourne, to over shaddow and dominate the street art scene, however.. . change is here and the art scene in Perth continues to evolve. Slowly but surely, artists are emerging and transforming our streets into interactive assets. You only have to look at places like «Grand Lane» and organisations like «Food Chain» to see that with a little support and community pride Perth can kick it with the best of them.
The streets are now a living testimate to the talent and culture of Perth.