Cnr Malibongwe & Republic Roads

These were also taken on the 10th September 2011, just further up the road on Malibongwe. On the Corner of republic.

Other tags on the same wall:

Republic Road - Sports ground

On the same trip over the weekend I found this container on a sports ground next to the Road Loadge, facing the road.

10 September 2011 – Malibongwe

6:30 am, the sun is still a bright orange ball low on the horizon. I went for a drive while the roads were quiet to a wall on Malibongwe drive, Randburg, that I knew was always brightly coloured and well painted. Almost every wall on the length of this main road is scattered with tags and markings. I wish I could stop for every one. Soon enough I’ll try to capture as many as I can, but for now its the murals which excite me more. On my route back I found many more locations with grafitti, my eyes dart around everywhere I go now. Finding a place to stop the car, not mid-street, is a small problem.

Centre Piece

Credits to these artists

 Below is a Google Maps view of the same road earlier in the year:

Copyrights are Google Maps

Copyrights are Google Maps

4th September (part3) - Main Reef

These are a little more on the grafitti end of the grafitti-meets-art spectrum, but I feel that they need to be included.

Location: Main Reef Road and Chilvers Street. Artist unknown

These three are a few among many against a warehouse alongside the train tracks on Main Reef.

 

When I saw this scrawling under a bridge on Main Reef Road, I had a laugh. I guess if thats your best talent, then its best kept under bridges.

4th September (part2) Joe Slovo

This group of photos were taken on a wall on Joe Slovo drive. Some of the walls are in bad condition and the paint is cracked or faded, so I assume that they have been there for quite some time.



Artist: KDJ



Artist: KDJ

I'm not 100% sure of the artists, In time I'll learn to read and recognise the grafitti styles.
Credits to each artist.

4th September 2011

Today was my first Painted Joburg excursion. I was dropping off a friend then decided to take another route home that I knew was going to take me past some areas where I was sure to find some wall art. When you are looking for grafitti, you notice just how much there actually is. So finding my first photos was alot easier than I anticipated. Advice from a family member who is in the photography industry advised that I dont go alone to certain areas of the city, and dont wear any jewelry or flash any kind of money. I was not expecting, on this trip, to feel afraid but I must say that it was a little unnerving to park my car, get out and walk around with a camera. Next time I will be sure to bring someone along.

I'll start with my best find of the day:

I had parked on a one-way street and had to do an around the block trip to get back on the main road, when I spotted this wall of a Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the republic of Greece office.

Artist Unknown.

Quick as a flash, a group of locals started posing against the wall for me to take their photos. I did, but managed to get these two photos with no added subjects. They asked me how much I was charging and how soon can I get the prints to them.