I found this piece of street art on the side of a building, down a side street in Melbourne’s suburb of Windsor not too long ago. I wasn’t able to find out who the art was dedicated to until now so I thought I would do a post about it.
I tried to search the persons name in Google but I wasn’t sure of the spelling, until I found this article- Spray it with love: R.I.P. street art. Here it talks about Adam Bonnici, who tragically lost his brother Simon Bonnici in a bike accident in Bali in 2013, the date shown on the wall. Simon was 30 at the time. The name and dates match this, and a motorbike can also be seen in the mural. Along with the bike, Simon’s beloved pet dog Raffy is also seen.
According to the article the artist wishes to remain anonymous, which was the reason it took a little longer to identify the person in the art. The art really stood out for me as Simon’s face is the standout feature of the piece, closest to the pavement.
It is a reminder that life is fragile, and that we should always respect others as we don’t know what they are going through and who they have lost. I am pleased I was finally able to find out a little more about this and the person it was dedicated to.
Rest in peace to Simon.
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Oh this is a find! The mural itself is stunning, but the story behind it makes the images come alive. Thanks for posting about this. I hope the artist found a measure of peace in creating this beautiful piece for his brother.
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As do I, I believe the mural is on the side of Simon’s brothers workplace so it is something he will see everyday. I agree it is a great piece of art and a lovely memorial for his brother.
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🙂
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There’s always a story of some sort, & some are very sad.
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Agreed, very sad indeed but a lovely mural for the sad loss.
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Cool Art and nice tribute.
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It really is 🙂
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Great memorial for someone taken too soon! Thanks for sharing!
Regards, Teresa
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Way too soon! No problem, I am glad I was able to show this to the blogging community.
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Everything you have here in this story is beautiful. I love this. Thank you for sharing your curiosity. The world NEEDS to see more signs of love.
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No problem, thank you for stopping by my blog. I felt it was a lovely mural worth sharing with a loving message behind it.
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A lovely tribute to a life sadly taken early ❤️
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Very early sadly. But thankfully art like this can be a lovely tribute and will be seen by many.
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Very Sweet – RIP Simon
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Very sad story however a lovely tribute. Thank you for commenting here.
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A beautiful tribute, thank you for sharing.
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No problem, I am glad I was able to share this with the online community 🙂
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I wish this kind of art would replace all the mindless graffiti.
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Same, art with effort and meaning. Much nicer to look at and often can spread some kind of message or awareness.
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That’s a beautiful memorial.
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I agree Athena, it really stands out for the right reasons. A lovely tribute.
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“life is fragile, and we should always respect others as we don’t know what they are going through and who they have lost.”
Another beautiful one, Sam. I could literally spend hours on your blog. Soulful stuff.
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Thank you Victor, I truly appreciate your kind words here and it really helps me to keep going 🙂
I hope you had a great weekend.
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Love street art. I take pictures of it for instragram, I used to put on block but run out of free photo storage. Heard Melbourne great for street art.
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Nice! Insta is a great platform to use for street art with it’s focus on photographs and Melbourne is a great city for street art. Definitely one to recommend!
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These are so cool. I just traveled to Little Rock, Arkansas and they had some really cool street art and art installations. Check out my most recent blog to see what I posted about it!
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Nice! I will take a look.
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