Kiefernstrasse houses

Kiefernstrasse translates to Pine tree street… it is a street in Dusseldorf that has history. It is lined with apartment blocks that started life as homes for workers in the local factories steel works in the late 1800s. Some were damaged during the war. In the mid 1900s they became home to squatters and other “left wing” groups. Now many of them have been fixed up and/or covered with large colourful murals.

row of buildings, 4 storeys, all covered with different colourful murals, kiefernstrasse (pine tree street) in Dusseldorf Germany

below: He’s hiding behind a tree now – a mural that M05K and Johanna OLGA painted in 2013

upper part of mural, behind a tree, person in blue head scarf, holding something yellow and large,

below: Bare feet on long skinny legs stick out of pink pants.

more of mural, blue headscarf, also pink trousers, and bare feet, sitting,  smaller creatures at street level, black outfits, and pyramidal shaped hats

part of larger mural, three smaller creatures    standing at street level, black outfits with just face showing, and pyramidal shaped hats, one hat is turquoise and the other is blue and purple,

below: At street level, groups of strange characters in black outfits are standing around. Except for the little one, they are all wearing hats shaped like pyramids.

part of larger mural, three smaller creatures    standing at street level, black outfits with just face showing, and pyramidal shaped hats, one hat is yellow and the other is pink.  one of the characters is much shorter than the others and he has no hat
green rat with large pink eras painted on concrete, beside bare foot that is part of a larger mural, rat partially behind a real garbage bin

green cat with large white eyes painted on concrete, beside bare foot that is part of a larger mural

below: There are quite a few signs that help tell the story of Kiefernstrasse. The headline on the poster below is ” 1992 Wandbilder sind lebendige Kunstwerke” (= Murals are living works of art) and the article talks about 1992 and how it was the year that Klaus Klinger, Daniel Pulido, and a group of youths painted “Everything’s Bananas” at number 37. This was the first mural on the street; it no longer exists.

framed picture of an article about the history of Kiefernstrasse, 1992, the year the first mural was painted here
apartment blocks covered in murals, kiefernstraase
residential building on kiefernstrasse covered with street art that looks like a large red honeycomb

residential building on kiefernstrasse covered with street art

below: Daniel MacLloyd painted this large blue bird.

large mural on Kiefernstrasse of a blue bird, dark blue eye, with red near the bottom of the mural, on a wall with two arches at street leel

below: This gable is covered by a marine scene – including turtles swimming in the water – was painted by Ami One

gable mural by Ami One in Dusseldorf, marine scene including turtles swimming in the water

below: Bright orange faces!

orange faces from a larger mural

below: The Dusseldorf monkey is also here.

yellow monkey crouching beside a mural with orange people

below: And again!

graffiti on a red wall - yellow stencil of a monkey holding a paint brush with his tail and a bucket in his hands, beside a paste up that says evolution in the same font as used by coca cola

below: A bright red door, surrounded by….

Kiefernstrasse houses, street level, leaves falling on wet sidewalk, one door entrance is bright red, walls have red dragon with gold clouds,

below: … a long red dragon winding its way through golden clouds.

mural on front of apartment block on kiefernstrasse, walls have red dragon with gold clouds,

below: Käferhouse, or Beetle House, by Till Martin Köster and Christian Bolte, 2008. Insects galore! beetles, ants, roaches, bedbugs…. including some with human faces on their backs.

4 storey residential building covered in paintings of insects, beetles, ants, and others both real and imaginary, mural in Dusseldorf, some insects have human faces

4 storey residential building covered in paintings of insects, beetles, ants, and others both real and imaginary crawling around between the windows, mural in Dusseldorf, some insects have human faces
4 storey residential building covered in paintings of insects,  cockroaches, beetles, ants, and others both real and imaginary, mural in Dusseldorf, some insects have human faces

below: One of the many interesting smaller artworks found among the larger murals is this pair of kids in the playground riding their elephants and playing at war, or protest, or being social justice warriors… your choice. Google wants me to believe that it is a Banksy but I am not falling for it.

small graffiti, realistic (i.e. photo) image of two kids on springy elephants in a playground, one has balaclava and happy face flag, the other is wearing a metal helmet

below: Another social commentary artwork. This time a girl has plenty to eat (and takes a picture of it) while the person beside her goes without.

below: A white unicorn with laser vision – the little white sign painted into the mural says “Laser Rainbow Unicorn & Robocat Rider”. Apparently cats riding unicorns in space is not an unusual theme. The other little sign says “Kevin Gucci” – is that the artist?

part of a mural on kiefernstrasse, white unicorn with laser eyes, and two cats, one sitting in the corner, and one with robot mechanical leg and carrying a flaming sword

below: Strange things are happening on the balcony! There’s even a sheep…. but wait, that’s not a real balcony, instead the artist has employed what is known as “trompe-l’œil style” – it’s painted to look like a wooden balcony structure.

mural in "trompe-l'œil style" - it's painted to look like a wooden balcony structure.

below: At street level, under the balcony seen above, is an alcove for a garage entrance – but it seems like a green police van is parked there already! I wonder what the gnome mechanics are up to!

mural of 2 gnomes in red caps and blue tops, working on a green police van.  one gnome is holding a wrench,
some of the painted houses in kiefernstrasse dusseldorf
small yellow and brown painted animal on a balcony, beside a wall painted in rainbow colors with an image of the planet earth

below: 2007’s addition to the street was a (mostly) monochrome mural that is part puzzle pieces and part little figures. Ben Mathis was responsible for creating the ‘grid’, while MaJo Brothers painted the figures such as this robot holding a cracked egg. Was it dropped? Or is it hatching? 2007.

monochrome mural that is part puzzle pieces and part little figures. Ben Mathis was responsible for creating the 'grid', while MaJo Brothers painted the figures such as this robot holding a cracked egg
large image of the urban art mural, monochrome mural that is part puzzle pieces and part little figures. Ben Mathis was responsible for creating the 'grid', while MaJo Brothers painted the figures such as this robot holding a cracked egg

robot, painting in mural

below: Splotches of blue

building with potted plants on the balcony, and walls white with big blue splotches

below: The characters (animals) in this mural are Marsupilami. They first appeared in the Belgian comic book “Spirou” in 1952 in a story below: The characters (animals) in this mural are Marsupilami. They first appeared in the Belgian comic book “Spirou” in 1952 in a story written by André Franquin. In the story, a man delivers a mysterious package from South America and as it turns out, the package contains a baby Marsupilami. Franquin continued writing about their adventures until the 1970s. In the 1980s the characters were re-invented and found themselves in TV episodes and video games.

street art on the outside of a building, between windows, a large yellow cat-like animal, marsupilami, with black spots and a very long tail

marsupilami painting on a green door, a yellow animal with black spots

below: The next two paintings flank a doorway, one on either side – an equestrian statue (i.e. a man on a horse) and a woman from time gone by but with anachronistic cans of spray paint in her hands.

mural of a man on a horse, equestrian statue
This image shows another of the articles documenting the history of the area. This one describes an event in 1919 where a train was robbed outside Dusseldorf by a gang of about 30 men, led by “A communist from Kiefernstrasse” known as Steil. He was subsequently shot by the police and died from his wounds.
mural of a woman in medieval clothing, but with a can of spray paint in each hand

below: Stencil, boy with a large helmet – ready to be an astronaut. Once upon a time there were a few more details visible in the helmet. This ‘Space Travel’ was made by Seileise aka Tim Ossege.

graffiti art, child wearing only orange shorts, seated, also wearing astronaut helmet, arm reaching out with fingers pointed

below: Everyone’s painting these days!

a framed poster describing part of the history of kiefernstrasse beside graffiti stencil of a young girl wearing a covid mask, with a large paint brush in her hand
Another poster tells the story of the first Streetfest here in 1982 where the greengrocer’s shop was turned into a cafe with a borrowed sound system.
part of larger mural, person with a red hat and a pacifier in his or her mouth

below: It almost looks like a giant crossword puzzle.

house painted in black and white squares like a crossword puzzle

below: Neptune swims upside down

urban art painting of neptune, the god, upside down, with trident in his hand, a dolphin swims nearby

below:The Reds are reaching out, wanting to run? looking for something?

painting on a door, in reds, 4 people reaching

below: He doesn’t look very happy.

man, dressed in green with blue shoes and blue cap, sitting on the ground, seems to be yelling

below: Jesus carries a goat

old railway car sits beside sidewalk, covered with street art including an image of Jesus carrying a goat

below: On an upper wall, a golden Buddha sits and meditates.

Buddha in seated meditation pose, gold, mural on wall in kiefernstraase

below: “Love will tear us apart” more than once.

little pieces of graffiti on a wall beside a large mural with orange faces, two stickers that say love will tear us apart,

below: Together in one place, four little pieces by JoinyStreetArt (round white face), sm111le, Karl Heinz Swaggert (hairy fellow on the left), and Metraeda (pink cat). If you have been following this blog, you will probably recognize some of the names and their corresponding styles.

black wall, graffiti, 4 small pieces, by JoinyStreetArt (round white face), sm111le (smiling radish), Karl Heinz Swaggert (hairy fellow on the left), and Metraeda (pink cat)

graffiti, 3D caterpillar in white, blue, pink, and yellow, glued to a wall

addition of a long red tongue to fake stonework on the front of a building, on a face with big nose and square eyes

below: Bad Goat, with a strand of green vine and a third eye

bad goat graffiti, a white goat head with black horns and three eyes, graffiti

below: “Nothing else matters” actually refers to a football club.

graffiti
graffiti stickers and paste ups

Photos taken October 2025

Shalom Habibi, and other things seen in Nippes

Nippes is a neighbourhood in Cologne Germany.

sticker with a cat wearing a Turkish red hat, with text Shalom Habibi

below: Nippes has it’s own mural complete with city skyline on a red background – painted by Robin Von Gestern.

cars parked in front of a mural painted on a metal garage door, red background, the word nippes in calligraphy in blue and yellow by Robin Von Gestern

below: These little Kölner Heinzelmännchen can be seen on the side of a residential building. These helpful gnomes appear in German legends and folklore; they are rarely seen because they do their work at night and in secret.

little gnomes in pointy red caps in a mural

Goodlack Art has painted them falling down the stairs – Ooops, not so quiet tonight!

little gnomes in pointy red caps in a mural by Goodlack Arts

below: As part of Cologne’s City Leaks street art festival, this mural was painted by Danjer Mola.

large mural in Nippes Cologne, by Danjer Mola, of a female astronaut with either bare legs or brown skin tight leggings,

large mural in Nippes Cologne, by Danjer Mola, of a female astronaut with either bare legs or brown skin tight leggings

below: This mural is Okik Momoe’s little bird on a branch… in a fishbowl?

 mural by artist Okik Momoe of a little bird on a branch.

below: Preparing to paint a new mural by a community garden.

artist with ladder preparing a wall for mural painting, lines drawn on wall, a painting of a bird already exists beside the spot

below: Immediately above the new painting (above) is a large mural depicting daily life in years gone by.

part of a larger mural depicting daily life in the previous century, in Wilhelmplatz in Nippes

large mural in Nippes depicting daily life, making things, hauling, selling

below: In fact, there is a matching mural on the other side of the garden lot.

gable mural, large mural in Nippes depicting daily life, making things, hauling, selling

white chair sits in front of a colourful mural, street art, outdoors,

below: Another gable mural, this one by Sat One.

gable mural, this one by Sat One, abstract

below: A closer look at part of the mural

A closer look at part of mural by Sat One on a gable in Nippes Cologne

below: This cow, painted by The Kuhl Kid, is a common sight around Cologne. Here it is behind a fence

urban art on a brick wall, behind chainlink fence, one is a black and white cow by the kuhl kid

below: Even though most of the cow is missing, it is still recognizable as being the same as the one above. A little red heart glued into a jar lid seems perfectly placed between the cow’s ears.

remains of face of cow, with red heart in jar lid above its head, and a torn red poster over one eye

below: Cars, pipes, and other accessories on a brick wall

below: Cars and flames. Why are flames so often associated with fast cars?

mural of a car crashing through the wall of a building
street art mural
mural with calligraphy and text
“Wo immer ich bin
vernehme ich deine stimme ihr sinn
Schwingt durch raum + zeit
in sussem einklang
Verbringen wir jede stunde”.
Translation: Wherever I am, I hear your voice, it’s meaning, it resonates through space and time In sweet harmony we spend every hour.

below: Joiny

paper paste up by Joiny of a woman saying Alaaf You, wearing a dress wth green and yellow flowers on it, peace sign nacklace

below: It’s now a little red and blue abstract painting.

small street art painting on the end of a concrete wall beside a garden

below: A much more complex image than the one above, mechanical yet anatomical. Obviously a face but obviously not a living person.

graffiti, of a face but with mechanical or robotic parts

below: Remnants of a 2010 painting on a long low concrete fence.

concrete fence, low, with metal bars above, autumn leaves, old painting from 2010 on the concrete, red background,

below: Tags on the other side of the fence.

construction of new buildings behind a vacant lot, some graffiti tags on the wall

below: Two faced jester? Or two, back to back?

small painting on metal box cover, column or pillar with two jesters' heads on the top, back to back, graffiti

below: Graffiti stickers on metal poles.

Three graffiti stickers on metal poles, all three are monochromatic black and white

below: More graffiti sticker on a pole. Is that a lobster? or a monstrous creature?

sticker on a pole that seems to say dey hummey des schrecken but that doesn't translate into english

below: Owl on a box

drawings and paintings on a sidewalk electrical box, a little owl

Photos taken October 2025

Hochstadenring

… is a street in Bonn that ends in a dead end (for traffic). There are buildings only on one side of the street because the other side is a concrete wall that helps support Guido-Westerwelle-Brucke as it rises to form a bridge over the railway tracks.

below: Little long-nosed knee pads for someone with big feet.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany - lower part of a mural, big feet with white socks and laced shoes, yellow knee pads that look like faces with long noses.  Urban art by Falko.

below: Cheap Art (& Factorie 45) are located here. Also, there is body (of sorts) above those big feet. “Legs Alien” was painted by Falko.

pale blue electric scooter parked in front of street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, two murals, one is a tall alien character and the other is an abstract with a realistic brown animal face, poster for Cheap art

below: Books coming together to form a bridge – this is “World Construction” by Anthony Dipaola and Adolfo Torrico. There are 17 books in the stack and each one represents a Sustainability Goal such as No Poverty, Zero Hunger, Gender Equality, and Affordable Energy, etc. It is painted on the side of Kult 41 cultural center (and beside Bonn’s Central Mosque).

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, mural on the side of building, blue sky and water background, books numbered 1 through 17, forming a curve that leads into a bridge that a child is walking on

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, mural by Marie Hesse, blue tropical birds surrounded by lots of greenery and trees

below: This mural by Marie Hesse is a recent addition to the neighbourhood. It is a tribute to Expressionist painter August Macke (1887-1914) and is her interpretation of a Macke painting “Mädchen mit Blauen Vogeln (Girl with Blue Bird) (the museum, August Macke Haus is nearby).

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany,  mural by Marie Hesse, blue tropical birds surrounded by lots of greenery and trees, on a street with lots of red and white construction barricades

below: Big brown eyes, with a tack in the bottom corner of one.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, large pink face of a brown eyed man, lower part s covered with orange and yellow paint

below: Smile!

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, with the word smile beside it

below: Another Smile! This one looks like weather – there’s lightning, and raindrops, and clouds.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, another smile face

below: I almost missed it – This Petit Astronaute by Seileise (aka Tim Ossege) was hiding behind some very heavy pieces of metal.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, black and white stencil of an astronaut and three chickadees by Sieleise

below: Because I was trying to balance the metal pieces while holding my camera, the photo is not at the best angle.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany,black and white stencil of an astronaut and three chickadees by Sieleise

below: Purple lines, like purple crayon drawings.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, purple line drawing of a face

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, blue circle with flowers

below: Mahala

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany

below: A big toothy grin, popsicle by NanE

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, y Nan E, a popsicle with a face, two big white teeth

below: The south end of Hochstadenring – vacant lot on one side, concrete wall on the other.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany

below: Turn around, and look back where you came from.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany

below: An alien life form and lots of scribbles.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany

below: From the end of Hochstadenring you can see the next street over, Heerstrasse, and two faded older mural dating from 2015.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, two large murals painted in 2015

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany

below: A closer look at the one on the left shows this scene

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany

below: There was a flowing grid of different colours on the mural on the right but most of it has been covered with tags.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany

below: Street art of a slightly different sort – the next two photos are large whimsical sculptures that were probably made from found objects. They add some fun to the courtyard of Kult 41.

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, sculpture of a big mouthed fish made from found objects

below: It would mooooo if it could……

street art on Hochstadenring in Bonn Germany, sculpture of a cow made from found objects

street art in Bonn Germany, on the wall under a bridge

Photos taken 31 October 2025

Higson Lane, downtown Melbourne

….Yet another lane in the Central Business District in Melbourne that has street art on its walls.

below: Two bald men, two pink robots.

street art urban art in Higson Lane, two bald men's heads with two square pink robot heads

below: Two different men. On the right, Julian Assange, of WikiLeaks fame, is painted on a roller door. On the left is a portrait of a different man, Ethan Joker, by Lushsux.

muralsin an alley, On the right, Julian Assange, of WikiLeaks fame, is painted on a roller door. On the left is a portrait of a different man, Ethan Joker, by Lushsux

below: Bob Marley

Black and white stencil graffiti of Bob  Marley, with cursive text of some of his lyrics "You say you love rain But you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun But you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind But when it comes you close your windows. That's why I'm scared when you say you love me."
“You say you love rain But you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun But you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind But when it comes you close your windows. That’s why I’m scared when you say you love me.”

below: A mix of different paste-ups and stencils including an astronaut’s proclamation that “We are the Chosen Few” and a UFO with an enormous brain.

Graffiti in Higson Lane

below: A closer look at “We are the Chosen Few”

paper paste up in alley, We are the chosen few, UFO with a very big brain in the dome of the top

below: Catwoman on the run with a blue bag from DeliveryBunny.

graffiti in Higson Lane, blue catwoman, boy jumping with arms reaching upwards, purr lust,

below: Bad Habits – Riots not diets!

sticker graffiti, with text bad habits, plus cursive writing riots not diets

below: The Breaking Bad LEGO guys are in Higson Lane too. There is also a little Robbo-T guy with crossed wrenches – a skull and crossbones motif!

graffiti, two LEGO men from Breaking Bad in yellow jumpshuits, torn paste ups, a person with very large oopen mouth is about to eat  with cup and saucer in her hand

below: More little stickers and paste-ups.

stickers and paste ups on a grey metal surface in Higson Lane, one is a girl with a black and white cow dress on a bright pink background

below: She has funny ears, perhaps elfin ears.

street art in melbourne

below: “Classic” graffiti

graffiti that looks like ancient greek or roman art, people in togas, man with laurel wreath

below: One end of Higson Lane

Higson Lane in downtown Melbourne, with urban art

below: Chimp One painted this portrait

portrait street art

below: Painting in shades of pink by Louis Moore

painting of a man, street art mural, in pink hues, by Louis Moore

below: Cute penguins and a big fuzzy penguin, by Lukas Kasper

Cute penguins and a big brown fuzzy penguin, a mural by Lukas Kasper

below: On the left, another Lukas Kasper painting – this time a lizard. On the right, a brilliantly coloured falcon’s head by Silly Sully

 2 street art murals, On the left, a Lukas Kasper painting of a lizard.  On the right, a brilliantly coloured falcon's head by Silly Sully

below: Melbourne Moments

football mural

below: Revolution on the Television Head, or something like that. A women’s revolution? It’s the work of Salvo, aka Matthew Domenic Salvo.

graffiti, woman's body, head is a television with the word revolution on it

below: “It’s okay to change your mind” written on orange beside a Tinkerstrumpf paste-up of a young woman and her guns. She has appeared in London and Cologne as well here in Melbourne.

paste-up of a young woman and her guns by Tinkerstumpf

below: On the right, a sort of portrait of a woman, or at least the skull of one.. with sunglasses.. and then overlaid with yellow, orange, and red stripes (by v-Is_4_vasso) The one in the middle is either a restaurant menu or an artwork meant to look like a menu – whichever the case, she has a red octopus on her head. Last, the very pink face on the left looks a lot like Princess Leia.

3 paper paste ups graffiti pieces, one is red, orange and yellow portrait of a long haired skull with sunglasses on by v is 4 vasso.

below: Ronald McDonald is saving a seat for you.

graffiti, ronald mcdonald sitting on a wood bench

below: Robbo-T has ripped his heart out but the two young ladies haven’t noticed.

paste up graffiti, one is Robbo-T sitting on ground with his heart in his hand, the other is two young women, one dress in black boots and black outfit, the other is wearing nothing,  Sitting with their knees bent in front of them.

below: Black and white photos of somewhere in Melbourne.

black and white photo wheatpaste on grey wall, river scene, palm trees,

below: XUF with Wednesday Addams about to spray.

graffiti by XUF, shades of grey, image of Wednesday Addams from TV show, holding spray paint can in each hand

below: Cax One created it, but what an ugly face!

Ugly face, graffiti, big eyes, big teeth, green and blue face, by Cax One,

below: It’s a beautiful day to respect other people’s pronouns. It also seems to be a good day for dancing.

paper pasteups on a grey surface in Higson Lane, one is  a black and white photo of a young woman with long curly hair, she is smiling.  The other is gold disc with text that says It's a beautiful day to respect other people's pronouns.

below: Little fish swimming on the concrete – like a fish out of water

small three D fish graffiti on a wall, beside a painted yellow heart with happy face on it

below: Born in the spotlight, under surveillance from the beginning. POW! Or Prisoners of War?

stencil street art of a surveillance camera by a bird's nest, also 3 D red letters spelling POW

poster paste up street art, portrait of a young woman  with short black hair and a very orange hat. brown eyes, blue background with some flowers,

Photos taken February 2025

along Kolnstrasse, Bonn

part of mural by Shaleen Faussner of woman in oversized forest

Walls of Vision, “Wald” by Shaleen Faussner. This was the winning image in a competition for young artists. One of the requirements was that the piece had to be a modern Interpretation of the historical artwork. Faussner chose “Woman Walking in an Exotic Forest” by Henri Rousseau. The artist duo innerfields (aka Holger Weissflog and Jakob Bardou) helped translate the winning image into the much larger size that was needed.

mural by Shaleen Faussner of woman in oversized forest

below: “Schöner leben ohne macker” = Better life without machos. (These are available as stickers from Etsy where they have the translation as “Live better without a bloke” – similar yet very different).

small paste-up, seahorse in rainbow colours with words schoner leben ohne macker

below: This stencil of girl reading a book titled “Tactics” is by seiLeise (aka Tim Ossege)

printed photo paste up of a young girl with long hair and glasses, reading a book with title Tactics.  She has three other books, Technology, Doctrine, and Analyses.

below: Ludwig von Beethoven’s image is all over Bonn. Here, it’s mostly just his eyes that you can see.

long skinny mural of Ludwig von Beethoven's face, mostly just his eyes

below: Helicopters bring relief that many (half?) of you will relate to.

on red background, graffiti of three helicopterd in flight, each carrying something, all feminine hyguene products, tampons, a rolled up pad, and a menstrual cup.

below: Parakeet on a pink heart – as an aside, there are noisy parakeets in the nearby cemetery.

pink heart painted on grey wall, with image of parakeet in the middle

below: Du bist schön = You are beautiful

paste up graffiti, a red headed woman in a blue skirt is spray painting on a wall

below: Smoochies with a very pink, and very happy, flamingo

black and white printed image of a woman in a dress, crouching down to kiss a pink flamingo

below: Many little pieces

collection of small graffiti pieces on a wall, red hearts, a photo of two children in glasses, a photo of a person singing,

below: Birds on a wire – but one just has to be different.

below: Homeless astronaut

paper paste up, printed image of astronaut sitting on the ground with a sign in front of him that says homeless.
paper paste up, printed image of astronaut sitting on the ground with a sign in front of him that says homeless, beside two other paste ups that look like pez candy dispensers.  one has head of a floppy eared dog and other has head of Wednesday from the Addams family.

below: PEZ dispensers, one with a red floppy eared dog and the other is Wednesday Addams. PEZ candies (actually officially known as Pfefferminz), in their special dispensers were invented in Austria back in 1911.

 two other paste ups that look like pez candy dispensers.  one has head of a floppy eared dog and other has head of Wednesday from the Addams family.

below: Another PEZ dispenser – I think that he came from Star Trek? He’s accompanied by a few other paste ups.

four paper paste ups in a corner of a wall in an alley

paper paste up, line drawing of young girl

below: Rainbows and Arab men.

sticker, rainbow, with an Arab man's head on it

alley in Bonn Germany, with graffiti on the walls

Photos taken late October 2025

Carson Place

Another Melbourne alley with lots of street art.

below: A royal looking lion painted by Michael Che Romero. This Lion King mural was painted back in 2019 and was sponsored by Vivache Designs (note, Romero is/was their Creative Director).

mural on a brick wall in Carson Place, a lion's head, wearing a crown, painted by Michael Che Romero

below: Like most of the black and white stencils on this page, this is the work of King of the Clowder.

street art in Carson Place, an alley in central Melbourne, stencil by King of Clowder, and a vertical row of black and white photos of Melbourne

below: A closer look at two of the photos by monomelbourne that are seen in the vertical column in the above picture. On the bottom – Looking from Alexandra Gardens, across the river to St. Pauls Cathedral.

two black and white photos my monomelbourne, of melbourne scenes, as posters on exterior wall in alley

below: Joined together under a ring of thorns or barbed wire.

street art in Carson Place, an alley in central Melbourne

below: Many Melbournes with 3 posters with slightly twisted humour. Top – “What’s yours is mine”, Middle – “Mortgage Stress? Sell your kids (& mum), Bottom: “Last Christmas I gave you my heart, Give it back!”

street art in Carson Place, an alley in central Melbourne

below: Disease, but upside down

street art in Carson Place, an alley in central Melbourne

below: Dating from at least 2019, another King of the Clowder artwork that looks very Freddie Mercury-ish

street art in Carson Place, an alley in central Melbourne
street art in Carson Place, an alley in central Melbourne

below: The original King of the Clowder piece of the headless hoodie has been added to and now has a scowling face on a big fat head. A can of “squirt black” is still adding to his features.

street art in Carson Place, an alley in central Melbourne

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several graffiti pieces on an alley wall

below: “Anyone can be any gender”… whether or not you agree, the world goes on.

street art in Carson Place, an alley in central Melbourne

below: Tintin, with something red in his hand, makes an appearance here too.

graffiti paper art featuring image of Tintin, the character from the French book

below: Tweety bird and his More Magikal Alphabets including Persian Hieroglyphics from Tweet (tweet_streetart)

small paper poster graffiti, with tweety bird cartoon character holding a balloon, on the paper is a listing of 3 different alphabets

below: Multiples

King of the clowder stencil graffiti

below: A weird and wacky green creature by Lukas Kasper

mural in a Melbourne alley, by Lukas Kasper, of a large green insect like creature with wings

below: Am I my own actions and intentions, or others perspectives? An interesting question posed by Current Remains.

small graffiti, cartoon drawing by current remains which asks the question, Am I my own actions and intentions, or others perspectives?

below: Skateboard art – Putting an old skateboard to good use!

graffiti on an old skateboard mounted on a wall in an alley

below: Stay weird!

sticker on a pole, black on white, image of woman with four eyes, also two blackbirds, one on either side of her head, with text that says stay weird

Photos taken March 2025

rue Candie eye candy

below: by David Selor, a sorry fox you might say

a man in a blue winter coat walks past a wall with a painted street art fox on it, fox is standing upright and wearing and blue and white t shirt and a red pair of pants.  It was painted by David Selor in Paris

below: Two copies of Frieda Kahlo on what looks like Mexican export stamps

paper wheatpaste graffiti on a wall in Paris, looks like picture is printed on background of Mexican export stamps, or Mexican postage stamps.  Frieda Kahlo
s portrait, 2 copies, radially symmetrical, in grey tones, smiling, hair tied back

below: At number 1 rue Candie there is a small collection of paper pieces.

many wheatpaste paper graffiti pieces on a wall at number 1 rue Candie

below: Riding with the butterfly and swinging along side are the little people. These are some of the “petit peuple de l’ombre” created by wall.lilo

below: Nevoul Art wants you to know that this little astronaut says Vive 2022!

paper wheatpaste of a small astronaut holding a card that says vive 2022.  wearing a white space suit and helmet, smiling

below: More butterflies! A beautiful blue butterfly made with leaves on blue photosensitive paper as well as another wall.lilo butterfly

two small butterflies, paper graffiti, one was made with blue photosensitive paper with leaf patterns on it, and the other is a black and white drawing by wall lilo

below: La geule du bois becomes The hangover when translated into English even though a more literal version might be the mouth of wood.

wheatpaste street art on a wall, a person with long dark hair, blue sleevelss shirt, a tattoo on shoulder, white head band and white hat strapped to head.  the hat has words la geule de bois

below: “Je t’aime un peu partout” or “I love you everywhere” (Nevoul Art)

Photos taken March 2023

London Police in Hollywood

As part of the Downtown Hollywood Mural Project (in Florida) there is a playful mural by The London Police, painted in 2014.

full mural by The London Police on a wall beside a parking lot in Hollywood Florida

The main character is one large smiley face astronaut and the supporting cast consists of numerous miniature astronauts.

close up of big smiling astronaut face looking at a tiny astronaut, in a mural by The London Police

in a mural in Hollywood Florida, five small astronaut characters with ropes as they try to climb up

a pipe comes out of a wall, painted on a mural, small astronaut characters are coming out of the pipe

in a mural, a large black wrench that syas adjust on it T L P signature on mural, 2014, Hollywood FLorida

The above photos were taken in July 2017 .

some Fitzroy murals

below: Adnate’s woman in blue near Johnston and Brunswick.

mural of two women, three stories high,

mural of two women, three stories high,

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below:  Astronaut surfing Hokusai’s Great Wave at Napier and St. David streets

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below: Praying mantis

street art of a praying mantis on the side of a wall

below: Suited up lion on safari with his bunny beside him.

mural of lion (person's body, lion's head) holding a machine gun and standing beside a person with a white rabbit head and pink ears

below: Face among the grasses.

in an alley, mural of a person's face, looking over his/her shoulder at the street

below: Dog and men

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mural of two men's faces in grey tones, with tags on the bottom portion

below: Harlem Globetrotters, right and left sections of the same mural.

mural of the Harlem globetrotters basketball team bouncing basketballs

mural of Harlem globetrotters basketball team crowded into a red, white and blue bus.