Being inspired by beautiful women and abandoned homes, Rone, one of the headers of the urban art movement in Melbourne, completely changed the look of his city’s historic art nouveau-style theater.
Exhibiting for the first time in 2 years in Australia, the artist is ready to see his creations disappear. “It’s such an amazing send-off for this building, to see it one last time”, said. The historic lyric theater will soon make way for 158 apartments. Take a look!
In his hometown theater, the urban designer shows his new collection “Empty”. Mixing grace, destruction and short-lived art, the designer says “The temporariness is what makes it contemporary, of the moment, and more important or special,” he says. One of the pieces, a 12-meter-high portrait entitled ‘The Star Lyric’, has a moving background. While restoring the wall Rone unexpectedly found an oil artwork from the 20s, adding it to his creation. “It was a pretty amazing experience, spraying it with the sandblaster and seeing more and more of it [the mural] coming out” .
When the first developers visited the exhibition they became amazed. “They walked in and had a bit of a moment and I think they’re going to invite their friends and clients to the exhibition now,” he says.
With a capacity for 1481 people, the exhibition completely sold out even before being open. More than 3000 people enjoyed Rone’s urban art on the first weekend.
Pictures source: designboom
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