Monday, June 14, 2010

Street Art of Sydney's Inner West - Author Melinda Vassallo

Street Art of Sydney’s Inner West

Author Melinda Vassallo

Graffiti or Street Art is often seen as the defacing of public property. So who would have thought that the clandestine inscription, "Eternity", by a local graffiti artist would become a celebrated symbol to welcome in the new Millennium.

Sydney’s inner west is uniquely rich in street art and has some of the best examples in Australia. This is despite the fact that many landmark pieces have disappeared due to high-density housing construction and increased renovation of buildings.

Street Art of Sydney’s Inner West a pictorial reference book is a celebration of 30 years of street art and the artists who create it.

Meet the artists and their crews in their own words and art.

The book can be found in the Art Gallery NSW, Museum of Sydney, MCA and Museum of Sydney along with major Sydney bookshops such as Dead, Berkelouw Books Newtown + Gleebooks.  Also available online at: Fineline Design
About Melinda Vassallo
Melinda Vassallo is a qualified Graphic Designer and Art Director with more than 20 years in the industry. Her experience ranges from traditional typography, design and advertising through to the new digital media.

These last 10 years Melinda has been working under the company name of Fineline Type & Design and during these years has held contracts for the design and production of several hi-profile companies.

Melinda has lived in the inner city for most of her life and has always found inspiration for her design on the streets. Over the past few years she has been photographing graffiti and other street art forms found in the streets of Sydney, developing a passion for the ever-changing movement of Street Art.

In 2008 Melinda won an arts grant to produce a pictorial reference book on the Street Art of the Inner West.

More recently, Melinda Vassallo is the author of the published book Street Art of Sydney's Inner West. Fineline Type & Design was the publisher and promoter of the book.

She has given talks about the growing subculture of Street Art at The Powerhouse Museum and helped organise Street Art and HipHop events about Sydney.

Fineline Type & Design

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