How lucky are we?
This week the RVCA Caravan tour stopped by to say hello to Dakota 501 and to freshen up our side wall with some killer new street art.. did I mention that we are lucky?
The RVCA Caravan rolled down Chapel street and arrived at Dakota around 9:30am, soon after a group of weary travelers tumbled out. These guys were on the back end of a jam-packed tour from Byron, to Sydney and then to Melbourne. The tour exploded with art shows, RVCA skate shows and even the odd gig.
We were the last stop on the tour and the guys were keen to finish it off with a bang.
Headlining the event was Sydney born, New York based artist Dmote. This guy is somewhat of a godfather to the Australian underground graffiti scene. Needless to say we were quaking in our boots as we watched this consummate pro and member of the Australian art scene royalty as he kicked into gear.
Over the course of the day onlookers stopped to take photos, a crowd grew, and Dmote's renowned hot dog man began to take shape. It truly was mesmerizing. Without so much as a sketch on an old supermarket receipt Dmote was laying down the cleanest lines with the precision of a surgeon.
To Dmote's left were renowned Melbourne graffiti artists KID PARIS and BINGE.
To Dmote's left were renowned Melbourne graffiti artists KID PARIS and BINGE.
Kid Paris, for those who don't know, is credited as pioneering Melbourne's graffiti scene. At 16, Paris and his partner in art DJ Peril created one of Melbourne's best known grafs - a towering 5 meter piece on the Swan Street Auctions in Burnley. From that moment on Kid Paris became a prominent part of the Melbourne street art landscape.
The pieces by Paris and Binge (also a much loved Melbourne artist) came up an absolute treat. The pics speak for themselves and we expect these pieces to be proudly sitting on our wall for years to come.
We're putting together a nice little time-lapsed vid of Dmote in action so stay tuned. In the meantime check out these pics or come down and see the goodness with your own two eyes!
A big, big thanks from Dakota 501 to all the guys that helped out on the day and also to those who were involved behind the scenes. We were truly blessed to have these guys stop in and leave us with a such a dope gift!
DMOTE
PARIS
BINGE
