Visitors to Langs Lane (at Little Bourke) are greeted by a very large blue insect thanks to artist Louis Moore.

Langs Lane is a short alley that ends in a very narrow passage as it approaches Bourke Street.

At the narrowing of the alley there is a pink angel with curly black hair and red wings.

There is another blue painting here by Louis Moore – an image of a fish. Or more correctly, part of a fish as the fleshy part of its middle is missing.  Just the spine and bones of the center section are still intact.

A man in a cap seems to survey the alley

This poor flower was trying to say something but someone had the audacity to rip her face.

There are a few other remnants of artwork on paper that had been on display here.  From what I can tell, there was a series of photographic works titled “Phobias”.  It was presented by the Stills Co-op back in 2018 and featured works depicting some of our deepest fears. Unfortunately, very little remains but of course that is what happens when art is left to the elements.  It takes on a life of its own, beyond our control.  Until someone comes along and paints or papers over the old – you may have noticed some of the Phobia papers behind Louis Moore’s blue fish.

Sometimes the resulting fragments that are still visible can catch our attention.

It was an interesting, and quite extensive, exhibit.   Like many art exhibits, the originals live on the internet.  See the video at Gavin John Photoography

Some of the other graffiti in Lang Lane is cartoonish.  Some with known cartoon, or animated, characters such as Marge Simpson

… or Odie the dog from ‘Garfield’ (with more paper fragments behind).