A hotel named after a former graffiti artist
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (331988)
Rockingham, Australia
April 2, 2024 3:51am CST
I put up a photo of a gigantic mural in Perth, capital of Western Australia. I discovered it was painted by the same guy that did another wonderful mural near our son’s house in Collingwood, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria.
His name is Matt Last but he now trades as Matt Adnate or simply Adnate. He began as a graffiti artist but now receives commissions from all over the world. He feels a connection towards indigenous people of whatever land, and has travelled to many countries painting murals, feeling particularly drawn to the first nation peoples of each country, and their feelings of displacement.
For the Collingwood and Perth murals, Adnate choose to portray individuals who are from the immediate area. The photo is of the Collingwood mural. Some of you would have seen it before. The Perth mural is on a hotel which has been named The Adnate. That seems quite a big compliment to the artist.
I’m reusing the same photo of a mural as I did a day or two ago but it’s worth a second viewing.
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@BarBaraPrz (46175)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
2 Apr
The word adnate means joined by having grown together.
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@BarBaraPrz (46175)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Apr
@JudyEv Probably why he chose it.
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@RasmaSandra (76340)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Apr
He is a very talented artist, Good for him getting a hotel named after him,
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@JESSY3236 (19393)
• United States
2 Apr
He's very talented. That mural is beautiful.
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@RebeccasFarm (87335)
• United States
3 Apr
Now that is good I really think he deserves it being named after him too.
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@LindaOHio (166289)
• United States
2 Apr
The murals are amazing. Thank you for the back story. Have a good day.
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@mildredtabitha (16104)
• Nairobi, Kenya
2 Apr
It's a beautiful painting. I'm glad to learn about Matt. He is an inspiration and his work is excellent.
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