Walls / Murals
Dino Bikes
Dinosaurs on bikes make the world go round…..thanks to Velo Cycles on Nicholson st for this job,
Mistery Sydney
This is with Sydney old school legend Mistery
NEW YORK NEW YORK
I lived in New York more or less for 4 years from 2000 onwards , here’s some artwork etc from this awesome city
For 2 years I went to an college to study Fine Art, and the rest of the time I mostly worked as a bike messenger. It was my dream to travel the world painting and working as a messenger, and being based in NY for years made it happen, due to making easy money, getting cheap flights, and hanging with some good friends (+girlfriend) there who helped me out. I have my issues with USA but I miss NYC… I’ll be back soon enough.
I was also living pretty close to the WTC’s when they were hit. A lot has been said about this day and its ramifications, and it was pretty intense to be right there. People ask me about the sound, which I cant really remember, but I took these fotos with a disposable camera. Half way through I guessed the explosion would be at my feet in 10-15 seconds, so I grabbed my friend Zach and rode north, snapping a few behind my head as we rode up the west side highway. People were screaming everywhere and I remember this feeling of smelling a wall of death, and thinking I just saw 1000 people get crushed to their deaths. RIP.
My first thoughts were USA has done so many wrongs in their past to do with international policy, its lead to so much hatred for them that people will take their lives in protest and terrorism to make their point, and to take some revenge. I also remember thinking that the arrogance of USA will mean quick revenge and the amount of lives in that revenge will be 10 fold… which is more or less how it has panned out.
This is a book made by my friend Fast Eddy, which is a good memory of a few years working on the bike there.
Perth Carpark
I happened to be in Perth when Reka had a show there, so we hooked up with Kid Zoom and some other friends to paint in a carpark in the city. I think the building owners worked out it was cheaper to buy a ton of spray paint than to employ tradesmen painters.
Collingwood Hollywood
This mural was inspired by this image above, I usually dont dig adaptations of existing logos for my own art, but this was dedicated to Marcsta, he had a similar idea.
I also made some Tshirts for free to anyone with a connection to this suburb. I’ll make some more with the photoshop image if I get at least 10 people to buy one…. contact me.
Thanks to the City of Yarra residents + council for their support, and the Rwurundjeri people. (this is an alternative spelling too given by an elder)
BRAZIL
Late 2009 I was in Brazil for a few months, a pretty wild place, and I painted in about 5 or 6 cities,
here is a slide show of walls.
Thanks to all the people I met, stayed with, painted with, drank with, partied with and travelled with. The most fun for me was in the favelas, (and on the islands) , even though many people have very little, Brazilians are some of the happiest people, and the streets are full of life, music and art.
Dino Beak Bird Egg
One for the Sea Shepard
This was painted by a few people one evening, headed by English artist Mau Mau in response to the Japanese whaling efforts in Australian waters.
You might recognise it in a blog post later on…….
Ganges River, Varanasi India 2007
I painted this monkey in Varanasi ,India, along the Ganges River. Painted with a few small brushes, enamel paint onto a rough wall. I was in no rush and was sick of tourist traps. An amazing country which I recommend everyone to get to at some stage. (Thanks to Judith Duddle from Flickr)
I painted this at Dirty Shirlows, a rockin band underground venue in Marrickville, Sydney, back in 2007-ish
Sohne Comigo, Mays Lane Sydney
This zebra painted about 2005 or so