As keen observ­ers of the built envir­on­ment we note that Wel­ling­ton has its fair share of graf­fiti and graf­fiti artists.

But someone Wel­ling­ton has that the oth­er homes of massed human­ity does not is Mephisto Jones. You’ve seen his work, even if you haven’t known who was behind those near ubi­quit­ous sten­cil art­works across Te Aro and fur­ther afield. And if you’ve ever wanted to know more about the artist and his work, you are not alone.

Pro­ceed imme­di­ately then to Rex Roy­ale at 106 Cuba Mall, where Mr Jones (oth­er­wise known as Otis Cham­ber­lain) is exhib­it­ing some of his latest works (through to August 11). And a minor mys­tery of your Wel­ling­ton sojourn will start to be resolved.

Fur­ther inform­a­tion on Mr Jones may be obtained here and here and here…

Thanks to Tani­wha a.k.a. Brenda for the photo.