The 5 Best Melbourne Street Artists and Where to Find Them — theculturetrip.com

Based right at the heart of Melbourne's street art scene in Fitzroy, Kaff-eine is an established artist whose works have been exhibited in capitals around the world. She is also active in linking street art with social service organisations, raising money for and bringing attention to vulnerable children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Her latest endeavour has been a collaboration with Australian family services charity Berry Street, for whom she created a series of murals around the city of Melbourne, all of which were based on the writings of pupils form the Berry Street school in Melbourne. The whole creative process – alongside the original writings – has been preserved in a beautiful hardcover photo book titled HEARTCORE. Indeed, Kaff-eine is also an accomplished illustrator with several children’s books in her portfolio. Children’s literature comes naturally to the artists style, which is illustrative and mostly freehand with very fine line-work. Kaff-eine's works are usually beautiful depictions of delicate, vulnerable characters that have a hint of darkness or mystery to them. One of the latest symbols that the artist has explored through her artwork has been depicting animal/human hybrids, or more accurately, trophy animals with human bodies. You can see Kaff-eine’s work in several locations around Melbourne, such as Rutledge Lane however curios street art aficionados will find bit and pieces from her around Fitzroy and East Brunswick.

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