Ai Wei Wei. Where are you?!

Hilarious. I didn't know why people were changing their Facebook photos to this guy, and was more confused when I saw him on the side of a building on Princes St last weekend.

Read Wikipedia to find out why people are making a big deal about this dude.

Newmarket Man

Hanging out behind the pool on the train tracks overbridge.

Just chilling.

Palmerston North Gems

It's become something of a tradition for my mother and I to mission through to Palmerston North on Boxing Day for the sales. I bought amazing boots. That's kinda besides the point though.

This year, while in the bustling metropolis that is Palmerston, I found a few stensils:

It is a pity that this one has additional graffiti added to it. Thought the point was well made without the penis...

And I think this is my favourite one. Hidden well up out of the usual line of sight, proving that you are always rewarded when you take the time to really look around your surroundings and take them all in.

Go Palmy.

Auckland Walking

Wandering Ponsonby Rd the other day I spotted this little lady:

This little cherub was in the same locale back in April, and they have a similar feel to them. Same artist perhaps?

Then, went to Racket Bar (there was a good reason - it wasn't really voluntary) and used Agents and Merchants bathrooms which had nice little stencils on the doors:

Sorry about the quality - cell phone camera.

To be honest - I didn't think that these really fit within the decor of the rest of the place, but whatever, their choice. Nice to see.

Wellington Weekend

Lovely few pieces I found during a flying visit to Wellington on the weekend.

Scissors on a blacked out wall at the top of the Dixon St steps

Edward Street
BEAR! Just around the corner from Watusi on Edward St
And this guy was just down the road from Maranui Surf Cafe
Love you Wellington. I'm sorry I didn't have longer to check out all the usual spots.

xx

Leave it to the uni students

Now, I haven't spent much time wandering Auckland Uni just yet, I haven't had the need. A brief excursion the other day to see Eulogy at the Maidment Theatre on campus however lead me to this:

Power to the people. Speak your mind. I'd love an explanation as to why our Government is corrupt, I mean, it's not perfect, but I'd take our Government over some others around the world.

Like I said, I haven't trooped around Auckland Uni that much, but compared to Victoria Uni in Wellington, there was just nothing around.

In fact, there is very little around Auckland at all. Perhaps I am just not walking past the right playgrounds for the artistically inclined. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd be much obliged.

(In other news, I have a FANTASTIC shot of a little something just sitting on my camera. I will download it, just thought I'd tease it out first. It was up and gone within 24 hours, and it was pretty amazing work)

Wanganui - June 2010 (Part Two)

So, there is this little alley way to a parking lot behind the cinema in Wanagnui, which is where I found this little Enid Blyton image (with horns) lovingly placed below a 'God Bows To Math' poster (great band).

And this charming little paste up. NO idea what it is of, and is peeling off quite badly, but nonetheless. Nice nice.

There is also these Swallows all the way down the alleyway.

Wanganui - June 2010

Went to Wanganui for the weekend to spend some time with the family. Photos of that, can be seen here but for street art, keep strolling.

This was on the side of a building just up the road from the Saturday markets.

And these 2 just a little further up the road on a building which, as a youngin, I used to go to underage gigs at. Brilliant venue.

And, I wrote a bit about this building back last year, the owner (I believe it to be Ross Mitchell-Anyon) has stated that he is happy for people to use the building as a canvas, but since then, there have been some more additions:
This one of Michael Laws cracks me up. There were a couple of Michael Laws stencils but the other was slightly more inappropriate than I am happy to post.

Broken Hearted Bathrooms

He he. So this is stenciled onto the public toilets in the park at the K Rd end of Ponsonby Road. Its clever, but man alive did I get some strange looks taking this pic.

The Tron

I thought that this was pretty impressive, found in Hamilton East, some of the writing is written on after the fact, but otherwise, this is a stencil, which I personally think it pretty impressive. It's not ultra beautiful or anything, but good gracious, what a lot of detail.

Ponsonby Ways

So, strolling down Ponsonby last week, I found these 2:

Nice - obviously quite old, but good nonetheless, and I am glad they haven't been graff squad covered. Is Auckland a little slower off the mark than Wellington?

Whose neighbourhood am I in?

So, I only walk past this every single day, but I noticed it last week. On a little garage before Hopetoun Bridge you have one sticker:

And a very regal young lady holding a paint can.

Have I stepped into Component's turf? This sticker on a lamppost, just down the road from the lady on the garage, would suggest it is possible.

That place - near the church

You know that place on Macdonald Crescent, near the church, well underneath there are a whole lot of stencils. Who knew?

Love Newtown

Always the hub of creativity, these stencils guard the entrance of Newtown.

Newtown rules. Didn't you know?

In this weird little garage, there are some recognisable stencils, and some new ones.

This Vivisection message is one I have seen before, but previously, it was with a dog:

The wild horses I have seen before, but I seem to have not posted. I will hunt them out and do so.
I'm sad for the sad kitty

But I like the fact that someone wrote 'cheer up kitty' on the wall above it:

We are all, Free. Indeed.Anyway, you can find these here:

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PNTR hunting + other sweet stencils

I've been walking a little more than usual due to screwing my ankle a few weeks ago and the MASSIVE winds that we have been having. Biking into a head wind with a bung ankle just doesn't work!

It would seem the elusive PNTR has been around the traps again, gracing us with some more beautiful work. This deer is just off Marion St, on the way to the back entrance of... you know...
And back on Arthur Street the Graff squad has been in full force, cleaning up the buildings, providing fresh canvases.
A little further along the bypass I found this. I honestly don't get it. At all. Sorry. I am sure it makes sense to whomever created it, but I don't get it. Nicely executed though.

Stencils... in... space!

Don't walk up the top end of Dixon Street much, so imagine my joy when I came across New Jazz Trans Plant:
And the butterfly spaceman:

Awesome.

On another note, went to Wanganui this weekend and as I was leading I spotted this:
Someone has REALLY gotten around with this one. I saw it at the start of the motorway in Wellington not that long ago and by the time I got to it, it had been removed. I really like it. It is smart stenciling.

Also like the fact that they have made 'mental' red. I think the one in Wellington was all black.

Love it.