Joe Armao Today, Melbourne is the No.1 city in the world for total street art recorded on the platform, with 3639 masterpieces logged – up from being ranked 43rd in July 2023.

Pedestrians walk past street art in Melbourne’s Hosier Lane, where a priceless street art stencil by British graffiti artist Bansky was painted over by street cleaners.

THE creator of a three storey high piece of street art in Melbourne, featuring naked and writhing bodies, has been told to cover up the bits considered most rude or face having the painting removed.

Their love of street art goes back to meeting Melbourne street artist Rone in 2008. “When I met Rone he didn’t have any artwork on canvas to sell us and I kept at him until he said yes, he’d do his ...