Spencer St Mural by Adnate for Mural Monday

 

Adnate, a well-known Australian street artist celebrated for his large-scale portraiture.

Adnate, whose real name is Matt Last, hails from Melbourne and has gained international recognition for his powerful and emotive murals that often portray Indigenous Australians, elders, and youth with dignity and strength. His work typically blends realism with street art techniques, using spray paint to capture striking expressions and profound cultural narratives.

In this image, Adnate's signature style is clear—deeply human faces with intense, expressive eyes, rendered with photorealistic detail against a more abstract or symbolic background. The mural’s subjects—likely community members or individuals of personal or cultural significance—are depicted with great reverence, a hallmark of Adnate's work.

You can find his other murals in cities around the world, but many of his most iconic pieces are right in Melbourne, on the walls of buildings just like this one, often contributing to broader dialogues about identity, history, and resilience.

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