Melbourne’s street art is world-famous and highly competitive but these artists manage to make a living from their work
. Hosier Lane, a constantly evolving graffiti and paint-covered laneway in the CBD, has become a common background in Instagram posts from visitors around the world.
But for all the colourful portraits, characters, abstract designs, anti-capitalist stencils and tags on display around the city, you’re also likely to spot government-commissioned murals, or walls spruiking well-known brands.“A lot of us make a living off of murals,” says Adrian Doyle, the director of the Blender Studios, one of the oldest street art studios in“These days all the murals that we do tend to be commissioned either by corporations or councils.
But this South Yarra spot was last painted on about a month before, and it’s likely they will be back soon to paint over it again. “It’s beautiful in a way,” Mannerheim says. “I used to be so precious. But I don’t feel attached to it. I don’t feel bad painting over it.”Mannerheim and Mantuano say painting these murals lets them earn as working artists, something that is increasingly challenging in the highly competitive Melbourne art world.As we chat, passersby regularly stop in the middle of the lane to take it all in. Some come back over several days to check out the progress, Mannerheim says.
Mannerheim recently painted a mural of a paralympian on a nearby wall, as part of a different campaign.
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