Caption: An August 17, 2020 photo of a stunning four-storey street art on an old building in Melbourne’s CBD (@AdamGT )
Melbourne is full of street art and many by both renowned local and overseas artists. This stunning four-storey mural, located at 651 Lonsdale Street, is one of the newer examples that you’ll see. It’s by Australian-born, UK-based, internationally renowned street artist Smug and depicts an elderly couple, apparently the artist’s grandparents, in a very photorealistic style.
When I first saw this back in August 2020, I just stood there for quite some time and wondered about it and what was the meaning behind it. I asked myself what was in the artist’s mind? What message was he trying to pass on? What I really liked was the fact that it gave the wall on this old power sub-station building, a beautiful new life.
To give a better indication of the size of SMUG’s ‘Old People’ mural, here are two photos with people in front. You might just recognize the solo in the last photo (clue in the caption).
Caption: A January 26, 2021 photo of two pedestrians walking past SMUG’s four-storey ‘Old People’ street art on a building in Melbourne’s CBD @AdamGT )
Caption: A January 26, 2021 photo of our @PaulPavlinovich standing in front of SMUG’s four-storey ‘Old People’ street art on a building in Melbourne’s CBD @AdamGT )
Being an internationally renowned street artist I wonder whether anyone else has seen any of Smug’s street art in any other part of the world!
Thank you @Mohammadalauddin . I do agree with you, it is a remarkable artwork. Of course my involvement was quite simple, point and click but I can’t even imagine how long it took Smug to paint this. I would have loved to have had the opportunity of taking a photo of the artist at work.
Oh my God. Yes!! You are right. I realized the task was much harder. Thank you so much @AdamGT for explain the correct information. In fact, there is no way to understand how long it takes to take a picture or draw from a distance or by looking at a art photo.
Amazing artwork, such details! I find it very deep and full of life, like any portrait of elders. I will look for Smug’s work, I didn’t know him but now you got me curious.
I am tagging @BorrisS , who’s a street art lover and I am sure he will appreciate this post as much as I did.
ahaha. I was about saying; I have seen these on Instagram on @PaulPavlinovich and @AnandaSim page before I saw you mentioned it. This led me to the Artist’s (Smug) page on instagram. He is very talented and creates Master pieces and has a huge sense of humor too. I remember him talking about (more like; reading on his page ) a Street Art he could not complete because of disturbance from the residents or something.
"When I first saw this back in August 2020, I just stood there for quite some time and wondered about it and what was the meaning behind it. I asked myself what was in the artist’s mind? What message was he trying to pass on? What I really liked was the fact that it gave the wall on this old power sub-station building, a beautiful new life."
It’s what I do every time I see a piece of Art.
I think it was good for you to share the Street Art with people in front, so we could get just how huge it is.
Ultreya @Giu_DiB , we cross paths yet again on another street art post. Yes I was stunned when I first saw it not only because of its size but also the detail and to use the deep word that you used, I just loved the depth that he showed in the facial wrinkles of his grandparents which you can especially see in the last photo. I too didn’t know about Smug but when I did a little research and discovered that he was Australian-born I was even more amazed that I hadn’t seen any of his other work in Australia. There are many of us Local Guides into street art so I hope that my post will trigger others to find his work and share them with us all.
I’m so glad you also like the smug post @Ewaade_3A . Like many here I love street art especially when it captivates me like this work by Smug. After first seeing the work in August 2020 I have been wanting to return to take a photo that gives a better indication of its size and I had the opportunity during @PaulPavlinovich 's photo walk on Monday 26 January and so I deliberately waited until some pedestrians walked past and took the shot for this purpose. I did the same when Paul stood in front of the grandmother. Again I’m happy that you like it.
I saw how you stylishly dodged my question, but I want to know, how did you manage to go to Melbourne for the Meet? yea, please permit me to ask @AdamGT
lol, thanks for allowing me stick my nose in your business for a while.
That important information is very relevant to me, someone said, we are 120 million Local Guides around the world, I am ‘mapping’ those I know. Do you get, now?
Thanks for answering off to read the posts, I will begin with the Rabbitgirl. @AdamGT
) a Street Art he could not complete because of disturbance from the residents or something.
