Category Archives: worst public art

Save Our Blank Walls

Posted on April 29, 2022 by AHC McDonald

Perth wall muzak has reached such a low point that it now has a system default font and clip art. Plonked – apparently without irony, next to what I think is the city’s only piece of political graff. I hope … Continue reading →

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Six Questions to ask Yourself Before not Commissioning a Mural in Western Australia

Posted on February 3, 2022 by AHC McDonald

As Western Australia’s bankrupt “street art” scene staggers on, (I was in York the other day, hoping that the mural being painted in the main street wasn’t going to have a black cockatoo or be terrible. And of course it … Continue reading →

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The Brown is Coming Down, 2008 to 2021 are youse vibrant yet?

Posted on February 2, 2021 by AHC McDonald

When The Worst of Perth started in 2007, did we expect that things would be better a decade and a half later? Did we even think about it, or did we just live and make love in the moment, shoving … Continue reading →

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Love. Hate. Purchase.

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Bento

TLA is wintering in the TWOP dacha in Camillo, and is now quite literally phoning it in.  Did he expect me to prepare this post whne I’m 6 bourbons deep? Did he fuck.  Or maybe he did, in the same … Continue reading →

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Visual Muzak 

Posted on October 20, 2016 by AHC McDonald

Poor bastards in Albany got Stormie Millzd. Not every silence is improved by Muzak. Not every blank wall is improved by painted crap.  

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Thalidomide Wrap

Posted on October 3, 2016 by AHC McDonald

The appallingly awful insult to John Curtin statue has finally been transformed, possibly by Christo himself into something a little more interesting. One of Perth’s most inept bronzes, kind of looks OK wrapped. Thanks to SW for the pic. It … Continue reading →

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Dozy

Posted on August 31, 2016 by AHC McDonald

Bento claims this North Perth effort is Perth’s shittiest wall mural! Strong words, and a strong field in which to make them. Have you not been to Curtin recently Bento? *shudder*. No, this is well down the field. There’s no … Continue reading →

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So played it isn’t 

Posted on July 28, 2016 by AHC McDonald

Your bike is a time machine in Leedy Tafe. It was suggested to me that Leederville is so tired and “over” that it’s actually back and unplayed to the max. And then you see this wall mural. Everything, EVERYTHING that’s … Continue reading →

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Walk of tugs

Posted on June 21, 2016 by AHC McDonald

Stirling Council is proposing a walk of “fame” from the Astor right up into the rub and tug precinct of Inglewood. Plaques and states celeberating prominent West Australians. Possibly prominent WA willies that have been tugged. Why don’t they just … Continue reading →

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Please let me paint dudes with tree beards

Posted on May 23, 2016 by AHC McDonald

Seriously now, this wall mural madness has got to stop. I mean it. Wasn’t I just saying that wall murals were so boring and the most uninteresting idea you could ever have that even SUBI would be doing it soon. … Continue reading →

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