BLOCK by BLOCK: Belmont Street Art Festival – Part 2 – Lake Macquarie

Street Art by Keo

Block by Block is a long running project that myself and Ana Benson of Cafe Macquarie constructed are still coordinating. The idea behind the project is to bring art to abandoned, forgotten and unused spaces around the country. Block by Block: Belmont is the first of said art productions to be put into action, here are some of the amazing works executed by the artists on the second weekend.

At this second painting weekend we had yet again a huge range of brilliant artist with an amazing collection of styles and personalities on show.
I want to note that these artists worked for absolutely free and did all work as an amazing addition to the community and in particular the youth and those feeling forgotten in Belmont. Connection, collaboration, and creation, through creativity and community spirit.

Weekend 2 – Artists: Houl  Bafcat  Keo Match  TEEM  Goya Torres  William Nghiem

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“Stacks of Head”
collab w/Houl, Bafcat, Keo Match
Aerosol Art/Streetart/Graffiti Sigma80.
Approx 35m x 6m Wall (fractured).
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“The Aquarium”
collab w/Goya Torres, Teem
Aerosol Art/Streetart/Graffiti Sigma80.
Approx 6.5m x 2.5m Wall.
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“The Bee & The Bear”
collab w/William Nghiem, Keo Match
Aerosol Art/Streetart/Graffiti Sigma80.
Approx 3m x 3m Wall.
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“Elephant”
Houl
Aerosol Art/Streetart/Graffiti Sigma80.
Approx 3m x 3m Wall.
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“Hatching Bouquet”
Bafcat
Aerosol Art/Streetart/Graffiti Sigma80.
Approx 3m x 3m Wall.
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“Floyd Sparkles”
Houl
Aerosol Art/Streetart/Graffiti Sigma80.
Approx 1.5m x 2m Wall.
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“Bah Ram U”
collab w/William Nghiem, Keo Match
Aerosol Art/Streetart/Graffiti Sigma80.
Approx 5m x 2m Wall.

 

I would also like to at this point send out a huge thank you to all the supports of this project.
The paint and equipment suppliers:
Luke @Ironlak for weekend 1.
Danny @Sigma80 for weekend 2.
Bunnings & InstantAccess
All the businesses and local community groups that let us get arty all over their spaces.
The amazing Billy Zammit (weekend 1) and Danny Truong (weekend 2) for their media coverage.
Denise for the support even during the hottest, wettest, and most boring of times.
Ana Benson for being my partner in never ending organising of all the workings behind the scenes.
AND OF COURSE…
THANK YOU ARTISTS!!!!! You kids rock!

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