One of my favourite Christchurch things is mad good street art. The Spectrum Street Art Festival is on now, and that means a new bunch of big walls to spot in the city. There is also a T-shirt exhibition at Canterbury Museum and the Spectrum YMCA exhibition which I reckon is even better than last year.
It's hard to pick favourites, but here's a few I am particularly enamoured of:
Art by Dcypher, Welles Street. Flickr 2015-02-13-IMG_5169
Bold, typographical, and with a nod to our buildings. This piece by ex-local DCypher looks particularly striking against a blue, blue Christchurch sky. And is lent a certain melancholy by a gloomy backdrop.
Art by Sofles, 163 St Asaph Street. Flickr 2015-03-02-IMG_5706
This bright, bold, and curvy piece by Sofles is an eyecatcher in a pretty drab spot.
Art by DTR Crew - Spectrum Street Art Festival - YMCA. Flickr 2015-02-05-IMG_6049
This is a whole room of magic done by Christchurch's own DTR crew.
Sofles Quicksilver - Art by Sofles - Spectrum Street Art Festival - YMCA. Flickr 2015-02-05-IMG_6035
This installation has great music, and light effect, all playing against the art. I could spend a while in here, it is truly beautiful.
What's your fave? Join the conversation.
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