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A couple of months ago, I was approached by one of the writers for Desktop Magazine concerning my photo of the now destroyed Banksy ‘Little Diver’. The art was located in Melbourne’s Cocker Alley, just off Flinders Lane. It gained notoriety when the building’s owners received permission from the City of Melbourne, to preserve the piece by covering it with a sheet of perspex.
The art was destroyed and I provided Desktop Magazine with a photo and a quote.
Months ago!
I had completely forgotten about it. As I am a subscriber to the magazine, it arrived in the mail about a week or so ago. I still hadn’t opened the envelope until today. As I was flicking through the magazine, I was pleasantly surprised seeing my photo and quote in the article.
Nice way to finish off what has been a pretty crazy week!
Original photo here.
Full resolution here.
A Long Tradition Of Bending Images.
Why would Shepard Fairey, or any other artist, want to copy an image that is already out there and claim it as his own? Why would he think he could get away with it?
A Sociologist’s Look at Graffiti.
Gregory J. Snyder, a Baruch College sociologist, spent years hanging out with graffiti writers, earning their trust and conducting scores of interviews.
Sad but true. After all the media attention this particular Banksy was getting of late due to the City Of Melbourne putting the piece behind plexiglass…. the Cocker Alley Banksy ‘Little Diver’ piece was destroyed overnight.
S’funny, how when no one knew what this piece was or its significance, it stood alone unprotected and untouched in the rat infested Cocker Alley. Now when it had become a bit of a Melbourne treasure… someone has come along and destroyed it.
Just a few weeks ago, another little known ‘Little Diver’ was painted over on Greville Street. Another one in a Prahran alley has also met similar fate.
There are still a few Banksy pieces around Melbourne, most notably the series of stencils at the Revolver nightclub, but it did sadden me to see the Cocker Alley one meet its untimely death…
Shame.
The Age: Melbourne loses treasured Banksy…
Vox Populi