Bakehouse Quarter Markets...

This time I made it happen. I took my racing bike and had a look around the Bakehouse Quarter Markets in North Strathfield and as you can see there was plenty to explore. I actually do like the streetart stuff the most but don't want to hide anything and decided to put everything up what I could find. And so I let you judge what you think about the scene here...

Let me start with the current adicolor campaign as it is very streetart related and I don't know if you have the same in Europe. So actually what they do is that they have already posters where the 'authentic' three stripes are cut out and they kind of 'cross' all the other posters and use them as a accidental filling for their stripes. So I guess all the other poster guys are a little bit pissed of about that as half of their Ad's are blocked out. Quiet rough game which is adidas playing here...




This typo on the bridge is really massive and quiet old already. In fact the biscuit factory in North Strathfield is already closed since long time. But as we see the letters last longer ;)

I put my bike their so that you guys get a feeling of the size of this f*cking massive stencils.

Despite their size these stencils still have some dope details like these drips.

You definitely know what his most favourite meal is ;)

This guy is quiet all over the place with different styles and spellings.







I guess here I have to explain something. So most of the graff stuff I photographed in this massive empty 'river' system which seem to be endless. If the concrete wouldn't be so difficult to paint this could become the longest hall of fame in the world. Imagine hundreds of kilometers covered with paint. And during the dry season you can use them as raceway too. I enjoyed my bike ride there, imagine how much fun it would be to do this with a Quad or Motorbike, yeah!!!

Story to be continued... If you are from Sydney and know some hidden gems and places just contact me via andreas@cromatics.co.uk By the way we will offer over the next weeks a special discount on all our sticker range when you include a small credit of us as your supplier. So don't miss out on this one and hurry, just visit WWW.CROMATICS.CO.UK See you next time around.

Happy Easter...

Happy Easter everyone! Soon I will get some new pictures as a special suburbs feature. But for the time being I just want to give you an impression about the current situation and some mixed pics from the last days. I hope you enjoy them as usual. Let's start with the Graffiti Statistic's from the Sydney Council:

During 2003, the City removed 33,191 incidents of graffiti from the Local Government Area. This graffiti covered an area of almost 200,000m2.

During 2004, the City removed 161,094 incidents of graffiti from the Local Government Area. This graffiti covered an area of almost 115,226m2. This is equivalent to almost 441 tennis courts.

During 2005, the City removed 210,405 incidents of graffiti from the Local Government Area. This graffiti covered an are of almost 135,327m2.

So as you can see, Graffiti is getting more and more popular in down under as well. Of course you can imagine that such an increase is definitely a "problem" for the authorities. So of course there are now really hard laws in place. The latest action of the authorities was to ban Marc Ecko's brand new game 'Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure' which is of course ridiculous. But just read the story for yourself:

"Multimillionaire US fashion designer Marc Ecko has slammed the decision to ban the sale of his video game in Australia.

The Classification Review Board on Wednesday refused to classify the game, Marc Ecko’s Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure, meaning it cannot be sold, demonstrated, hired or imported.

The decision was endorsed last night by the Federal Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, who had asked the board to review of the game's MA15+ classification after concerns were voiced that the game would promote graffiti.

Australia is the only country in the world to ban the game.

"I am extremely disappointed in the Australian Government Classification Review Board’s move to ban my video game ... based solely on a perceived notion that it somehow will promote the crime of graffiti," Mr Ecko wrote in an email in response to a request for comment by smh.com.au."

Let's be honest this advert is more than yummi. I really like the slogans and the graphical approach to make this fat-monsters looking cute ;)



Yo and that's the 'Sensemann' (lord death himself) who will take care of all the unfinished community business, so better watch out for him if you plan your next session.



It can't get more HipHop than that? Check the DJ and his wicked Breakdance cap!



This image is really cool. I mean just check the colors and typo.



This guy works in town behind the KFC counter. Cool dude, aiy and before I forget: "Respect to the man in the ice cream van!"



Another nice Typo which could be look nice on steel as well ;)



And if you make it big in business you can even tag your name into the sky where you should get lots of spectators to look at your name. Imagine doing this way one-liners and throw ups, yeah massive ;)



And I mean this cool dudes are just the one you wanted to hang out with since you are kid.



And again a nice graffiti'esque font for an advert.

Spotted by coincedence in Kings Cross.

Empty streets at night...

I am sure everyone knows to appreciate the mood of the night time in the city. It's just different and makes you feel lonely in a normally crowded place. It creates space for ideas and art. I hope you enjoy the pictures and imagine your own spots in them.

Some street art from Sydney...

So here we go. The first edition of cromatics.blogspot.com brings you an inside on the streets of Sydney. Actually I thought already quiet a long time about doing something like this. As you will see the whole site is really like Cromatics, everything goes in what is related to streetart or even not. Our days typography is all over the place and so it pays to pay attention to all aspects of street life. I hope you do enjoy my first release and you can look forward to get some more stuff pretty soon...