Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed (Stephanie O'Brien)
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| 28 Apr 2021 | 40. Bringing on the feels with Tori-Jay Mordey | 01:01:45 | |
Tori-Jay Mordey is a contemporary Indigenous Illustrator and mural artist who has been professionally illustrating since high school. Landing her first gig thanks to an encouraging auntie, Tori-Jay has been riding the art journey ever since. Balancing her work between illustrating books and painting murals, Tori-Jay is thriving, producing gorgeous, highly emotive work, made light by her characters, allowing her to hit the big feels without packing too heavy a punch. On the podcast, Tori-Jay talks us through what it was like growing up as a professional artist, her coolest projects and what she has planned for BSAF 2021. Tori-Jay Mordey online: Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 16 Apr 2023 | 92. Radical integrity - Chris RWK (USA) | 00:44:11 | |
On this episode, we sit down with graffiti and street artist Chris RWK, who started at just 11, crazy about graffiti, both documenting and participating. Running off just a few hours of sleep each night, Chris is insanely prolific. He paints the streets, makes merch and toys, and produces hundreds of pieces over any given year as he dives head-first in gallery shows, forgoing evenings and weekends to capitalise on life while he’s living. Chris RWK online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 01 Feb 2022 | 49. Taking to the Blockchain - Jodee Knowles (Australia) | 00:57:08 | |
Jodee has been at her craft for some 15 years. Playing on the streets, in the studio and soon on the blockchain, Jodee is an ever-evolving artist continually exploring new mediums, materials and concepts. On the podcast, we discuss the ups and downs of self-employment, mental health, how she got started, the emotional content of her work, her love for collaborating with others and the epic upcoming projects for 2022. Jodee Knowles online:
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| 16 Oct 2022 | 71. Mapping Melbourne's golden graffiti history - Bailer (Australia) | 01:25:45 | |
Bailer is a multi-disciplinary artist who's been creating for 24 years. He's deeply involved and still active in Melbourne's graffiti culture, and he produces studio work, runs a gallery and, most recently, has launched a thick-ass book 13 years in the making, documenting Melbourne's monumental graffiti history. Over his 24 years, Bailer has never deviated from his graffiti roots. While he's expanded his artistic expressions, it's graffiti that he always leans back on, and he's still out regularly painting walls today. So passionate about the scene, he spends a good portion of his time elevating it as much as possible. Let's Pretend Gallery has been a hub for other artists, and Wallstories is almost like a love letter to the culture. Today, Bailer tells wild stories about his experiences and the unbelievable serendipity that led to the production of his momentous new book. Bailer online: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 28 May 2023 | 98. Chasing joy - Chris Haven (USA) | 00:33:04 | |
On this episode, we sit down with artist, skateboarder and musician Chris Haven, who’s been painting the streets for decades, first lettering and then the iconic pyramid people that serve as an endless source of inspiration for him in his work both on the streets and off. His pyramids may be iconic, but Chris is also known for his cityscapes, his merchandise, skateboard projects, gallery work and music production. What may be most interesting, though, is his super mellow approach to his creative endeavours. As though channelled, he just follows what feels good and has made a killer career in the process. Chris Haven online:
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| 05 Jun 2022 | 55. Two decades of murals, innumerable inspiring animals and general badassness - Nina Valkhoff (Netherlands) | 00:52:52 | |
Nina Valkhoff has been painting murals since long before street art started taking over our cities. During her 20 years, she has seen her passion transform into a fast-paced field attracting obsessed creatives - in all the best ways. On the podcast, Nina chats about the attitudes that prevail among muralists, the insane drive they all have to push themselves to paint mammoth walls, and the bullshit of treating women in street art as though they're different and need the help. Nina Valkhoff online:
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| 21 Jan 2021 | 28. Unpacking a Decade of Artistic Creation With Jordache | 01:13:40 | |
Jordache has been painting for more than a decade, making a living as a muralist and more recently stepping into the studio to produce fine abstract artworks that honour his graffiti background. Experienced in both commercial muralism and abstract work, Jordache describes the balance between the two, the different energies for community work vs personal work, and the rebellious spirit that has given us great art for decades. Jordache online: Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 23 Oct 2022 | 72. Empowering the “scenius” in the creative scene - Fikaris (Australia) | 01:01:36 | |
Fikaris is an Australian painter, illustrator, comic book creator and street artist who's enjoyed a lifelong career as a creative, exploring mediums and fostering the creative community with collaborative projects that focus on the collective rather than the individual. A big believer in the concept of the "scenius", the genius collective, Fikaris's Silent Army project brings together artists across the world for anthologies ranging in themes, connecting cultures and providing interesting commentary on the world. On this episode, we discuss the different spaces he plays within, the stories of his path in the arts and his thoughts on art as a philosophy and what he is communicating through his work. Fikaris online:
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| 19 Feb 2023 | 84. Levelling up - Chris Dyer (Peru/Canada) | 01:03:40 | |
On this episode of Street Art Unearthed, Steph sits down with Chris Dyer, an artist who is instantly recognisable with his psychedelic style artworks. Artistic his entire life, Chris shares great stories of his hand-drawn newsletters, building a brand before social media and being authentic to himself and the world. Chris Dyer online:
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Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 14 May 2023 | 96. Hooked on poetry - Laser 3.14 (Netherlands) | 00:30:07 | |
On this episode, we sit down with street artist and street poet Laser 3.14, who’s been spraying messages poignant, thoughtful, sometimes humourous and sometimes confronting on the streets of Amsterdam and beyond. This is a great deep dive into Laser 3.14’s background, his absolute love for creating, and an insight into his unbelievably chill approach toward his art and his passions. Laser 3.14 online:
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Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 08 Nov 2020 | 25. Travel and Change with Tom Gerrard | 00:55:56 | |
Tom Gerrard is a studio and street artist who's been painting walls since the '90s, putting his iconic heads up on walls across the world and more recently edging into the contemporary art world with wide success in the studio.
Tom joins Street Art Unearthed for some great yarns about his antics abroad, self-doubt and growth in his art, and what he has his sights on for the future.
Tom Gerrard online: https://tom-gerrard.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tom_gerrard_/ http://www.benchtalkpodcast.com/ https://www.instagram.com/bench_talk/
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Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 18 Dec 2022 | 78. Graffiti should be illegal and free - Yesca (Canada/Japan) | 00:48:29 | |
Although he's painted those five letters for 29 years, Yesca has never mixed his graffiti with his commercial endeavours, despite a loyal following who desperately wishes he would. Here we talk about why: his philosophy about graffiti and how he feels about his gallery work honouring his graffiti aesthetic without selling what he believes should be free. On this episode, we have a great chat about his punk political graffiti roots and have a good bitch about the commercialisation of murals and the limits on artists when creating for a crust. He also shares a lot of wisdom gathered from his graffiti OG influences over the years. Yesca online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 30 Mar 2022 | 51. Living the Promise Paved by NFTs - KIWIE (Latvia) | 01:26:44 | |
Travelling the world painting his monsters, KIWIE is an example of the NFT promise for street artists. Combining physical work with digital assets, he crafts NFT projects worldwide, mints them and commercialises his craft through their sale. On the podcast, he chats about how he reached this point and the life lessons that keep him driving ahead. KIWIE online:
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| 05 May 2021 | 41. Creative transformations with Wellborn | 01:04:23 | |
Wellborn is an artist from Meajin (Brisbane) who has blasted into the visual arts scene just a few years ago, after more than 15 years in music and performing arts.
A lifelong creative, Wellborn has an instinct for art and a knack for following his inspiration wherever it may take him, whatever time of day or night.
On the podcast, Wellborn shares his experiences moving his creative energy into visual arts, what he produces and what he has planned for the Brisbane Street Art Festival 2021.
Wellborn online: https://wellbornart.com/ https://www.instagram.com/_well_born_/
Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 30 Apr 2023 | 94. Fire starter - OCOTE (Mexico) | 00:38:53 | |
On this episode, we sit down with social psychologist and street and studio artist, OCOTE, who started his public art journey as a social psychology project fueled by political angst. Stepping into his artistic self, he has gone on to work across many disciplines, including public art installations, street art, painting, collage, digital illustration and animation. Inspired and influenced by Mexico’s ancient history, as well as contemporary social issues and internet culture, OCOTE’s work is a diverse reflection of the world he comes from and the world he sees around him today. OCOTE online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 05 Mar 2023 | 86. Why street art needs its own NFT marketplace - Totemo (Japan) | 00:54:54 | |
On this episode, I have the brains behind the Totemo brand... All Co-Founders: Marty Roberts, CEO; Minami Kobayashi, Head of Sales and Marketing; Elena Calderon Alaez, Head of Curation and Ally Ogilvie, CTO. Now launched, featuring artists such as Kuua, Baki Baki, Robots Will Kill, Jodee Knowles, Shiro and La Mano Fria, the team talk through how the marketplace came together and why the world needs an NFT marketplace with a specific street art focus. Totemo online:
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Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 11 Oct 2020 | 21. Painting Slums and Refugee Camps Around the World with Seb Toussaint | 00:49:28 | |
Seb Toussaint is a street artist who's committed his life to travel to the slums and refugee camps of the world. Through his Share The Word project, members of these communities can select a word that has special meaning for them, and Seb gets to work painting their walls, living in the slums or refugee camps with them, learning their stories and sharing them with the world.
On this episode, Seb shares what this experience is like and what it's taught him about humanity and influenced him profoundly.
Seb Toussaint online: https://sebtoussaint.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sebtoussaint.art https://www.instagram.com/sebtoussaint/
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Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 16 Jul 2023 | 103. Street art imploded - King Adz (UK) | 00:49:21 | |
In this episode, we sit down with King Adz, an author and film director who has been documenting street culture since the 2000s. He was the first to lift the lid of street art, producing a film about Blek le Rat which subsequently brought him to the masses and unveiled the blossoming street art culture of the 2000s. From there, his books and films have captured all elements of street culture, from fashion and food to street art and youth-grown subcultures. According to King Adz, street art imploded in the 2010s. What’s interesting now is what’s happening outside of the mainstream. King Adz online: KingAdz further research recommendations: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 22 May 2022 | 54. Street art activism and the consumption of conscious art - Yescka (Mexico) | 00:56:42 | |
Developing his street practice in response to civil unrest, Yescka became a renowned artist at just 20 and has spent his life creating political art to address social issues around the world. On the podcast, we discuss the catalyst that saw him take his art to the streets in protest and how he has approached his craft with consciousness, encouraging others also to be conscious about the art they consume. Yescka online:
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| 20 Sep 2020 | 18. Starting Strong With Jasmine Crisp | 00:39:31 | |
Jasmine Crisp is a young painter, not long out of University, who's already completed residencies around Europe, had her first solo show and painted one of the biggest buildings in Adelaide's CBD. It's fair to say that she is on an upward trajectory that even COVID can't slow.
On the podcast, Jasmine talks us through this journey: How a chance encounter with Peter Drew encouraged her into art school, and the difference between the freedom of canvas work and the parameters required in muralism.
Jasmine Crisp online: https://www.jasminelcrisp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_crisp/
Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 28 Jan 2021 | 29. Breaking into Melbourne's Street Art Scene With Pablo el Tigre | 01:27:46 | |
Pablo el Tigre is an artist from Colombia who stepped away from a vibrant Bogota street art scene to head down under, learn a new language, and work in a job he hated so that he could spend every cent and every spare second on painting and hustling to earn the respect of the Melbourne street art scene. Pablo oozes love and respect for his craft, and he tells some damn funny stories about the wild journey he had through it all. Pablo el Tigre online: Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 12 Nov 2023 | 114. No drugs, just art - TRP613 (Canada) | 00:36:20 | |
On Splatrs’ Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with TRP613, an Ottawa-based street artist creating murals, stickers, paste-ups, digital art and sick merch of his signature sailor character. Tyler has been painting since the 90s. He is on the board of directors for Ottawa's annual Hip Hop Festival, House of Paint, he's made his own beer label, and he's basically just doing all sorts of cool, innovative things to bring some colour to the world. TRP613 online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 04 Oct 2020 | 20. Pioneering Street Art in the Philippines with Venazir Martinez | 00:51:12 | |
Venazir Martinez has made a name for herself as a pioneer for street art in the Philippines, giving the artform appreciation through a series of projects highlighting the diversity of communities that make up Filipino culture, particularly the Indigenous communities. On the podcast, Venazir shares her experience being a female sticking her neck out for street art, climbing insane scaffolding to paint walls, and bringing art and education to the people of her city. Venazir Martinez online: Support us: https://www.patreon.com/splatrs Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 27 Sep 2020 | 19. On the Hustle With Helen Proctor | 00:47:40 | |
Helen Proctor has been in the graffiti and street art scene for more than a decade in Australia. She grew up painting trains, got into the Sydney street art scene as it was on the rise, and then decided to uproot and move with her partner to Amsterdam, where she learned the real tough slog that came with building a name with no connections.
On the podcast, Helen talks about how tough, but rewarding it is to rebuild, and gives us some entertaining, frank insights into the struggles of being an artist; from working extra jobs, to suffering weirdos and having nowhere to pee when you're painting.
Helen Proctor online: http://www.helenproctor.com/ https://www.instagram.com/helen__proctor/
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Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 17 Feb 2021 | 32. Exploring the Culture of Graffiti with RJ Williams | 01:26:04 | |
RJ Williams is a Sydney based graffiti artist and multidisciplinary creative who has been illustrating and painting walls for decades. With graffiti as his number one passion, we wanted to chat about the scene and hear from RJ what graffiti culture is really about, beyond illegal painting.
RJ Williams online: https://www.instagram.com/anamelessforce/ http://www.anamelessforce.com/ https://helloyouknowthename.com/ https://www.acidflwrs.com/
Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 12 Feb 2023 | 83. Winning walls - Sahil Roy (Australia) | 00:38:49 | |
On the podcast today, I sit down with abstract expressionist muralist, artist and designer Sahil Roy, who began painting graffiti at just 13 years old, forming a compulsion that would follow him to this day. Holding onto his love of painting walls long after his friends threw it in, Sahil explored his style in the studio, transforming his graffiti into an abstract expressionist studio and mural practice. Today he wins murals commissioned solely for his unique abstract style, but he remembers the tough slog to build up that reputation and shares with us many great tips to build a name and win paid walls. On this episode, Sahil shares the background of his evolution and invaluable advice to make it as a muralist. Sahil Roy online:
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Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 10 Feb 2021 | 31. Crafting Tiny Street Art Installations with Tinky Sonntag | 01:15:35 | |
Tinky Sonntag installed her first tiny scene in a Melbourne laneway just five years ago. She did it for a laugh, and within a week she had fans demanding an encore. Five years later and she's got fans in fine art, street art, and even the mainstream.
On the podcast, Tinky shares lots of laughs about how the pursuit of generating her own giggles ended up reaching far beyond.
Tinky Sonntag online: https://www.theblenderstudios.com/tinky https://www.facebook.com/tinkyville https://www.instagram.com/tinkysonntag/
Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 12 Jun 2022 | 56. Graffiti, tattoos and reality TV - Jesse Smith (USA) | 01:11:15 | |
Jesse Smith is a multi-dimensional artist who has had a fascinating artistic career, including a few stints on the reality TV series Ink Master, where he built an international reputation for his tattooing skills and his iconic characters; creatures from a fictional continent with an epic backstory that makes every piece totally unique and enchanting. Obsessively pouring his energy into NFTs, Jesse has become a huge fountain of knowledge. This is an excellent interview to help paint a real-world picture of what NFTs mean for artists and the reshaping of ownership and authentication beyond just art. Jesse Smith online:
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| 21 Apr 2021 | 39. Making Space With Kaff-eine | 01:01:32 | |
Kaff-eine is an artist and filmmaker combining art and social impact to capture attention and share stories of those who don't have the platform to speak for themselves. Involved in any number of projects at any one time, she is forever on the go, sharing her energy with others, spotting injustice and batting it down immediately, making safe spaces for anyone that needs them.
On the podcast, Kaff-eine talks to us about her entry into street art, how her work intersects with social impact and what she has in the works for a new mural at The Wickham in Brisbane.
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Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 27 Aug 2023 | 109. Discovering new techniques - HoxxoH (USA) | 00:26:59 | |
In this episode, we sit down with a Miami-based street and studio artist whose work explores concepts like sacred geometry and time. Even if you didn't pick those up in his work, you will have absolutely noticed the abstract ways he plays with colour and the epic techniques he's developed to bring his walls to life. We discuss his adventures and the endless inspiration he finds in exploring new techniques through which to create. HoxxoH online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 26 Feb 2023 | 85. Art to become a better person - Terry Urban (USA) | 00:28:37 | |
On this episode, we sit down with multi-talented artist Terry Urban, who's been painting surfaces of all kinds for decades. After a long career as a DJ/Producer, Terry reconnected with his art. The last six years have seen him cement his name in the art game, successfully selling canvases, winning walls and recently producing NFTs (more about that over on Street Art Collector). Here we chat in depth about this wild ride and his endless love for his art form. Terry Urban online:
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Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 06 Nov 2022 | 74. Paint and the path will come - Bilos (Greece/Bulgaria) | 00:40:20 | |
Bilos is a Greek illustrator and street artist who's been painting walls from just 12 years old. It's always been with him. Alongside high school and university, he persisted, eventually doing commissions on the side as he studied. His ethos seems to have always been to do good work that he loves himself, and the opportunities will follow. Naturally, he's also been aware of how social media plays a role in the documentation of street art and the slippery slope between painting for yourself and painting for your audience. Today we discuss his career to date and reminisce on the good old days of social media with niche spaces just for peers and less pressure to perform for likes and follows. Bilos online:
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| 08 Oct 2023 | 111. Graffiti never dies - Dan “AWES” Wenn (Australia) | 00:54:08 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Melbourne-based graffiti artist and professional muralist Dan Wenn, a.k.a. AWES. Dan has been active in graffiti since '86 and has worked professionally painting walls since 2000. If there's anyone who knows what's up from all angles of the graff, street and mural art scenes, it is Mr. Dan Wenn.
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| 24 Mar 2021 | 36. Identity, Productivity and Mental Health - Shan Primrose | 01:03:31 | |
Shan Primrose is a Melbourne based Visual Artist and Designer who, from a young age, has found herself against the norm. Developing her love for painting in high school, Shan discusses the process of finding her identity as she's found her artistic voice and learning to live with mental illness and develop her practice around it.
Shan Primrose online: Shanprimroseart.com FestyFitz.com https://www.facebook.com/shanprimroseart/ https://www.instagram.com/shanprimroseart/
Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 02 Apr 2023 | 90. Life between worlds - George Rose (Australia) | 00:41:15 | |
On this episode, we sit down with amazingly talented and super lovely multi-disciplinary artist and muralist George Rose, who has spent the last eight or so years pouring her passion into murals, travelling non-stop, and living a split life between home and the road. George Rose online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 13 Sep 2020 | 17. Pig Farming to Fine Art With Kyle Torney | 00:38:58 | |
Kyle Torney is a humble Central Victoria-based artist who has been building a name for himself in the street art scene, painting his fine artworks on walls around town, as well as recently completing silos.
Kyle joins us to chat about how he managed to go from pig farming, to industrial design studies, to mixed martial arts teacher and gym owner, to finally adding artist to the repertoire. He talks us through his early morning routine, his process for painting massive walls and his appreciation for telling stories through visual art.
Kyle Torney online: https://www.instagram.com/ktorneyart/
Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 18 Oct 2020 | 22. Taking on Melbourne's Walls with Amanda Newman | 00:47:34 | |
Amanda Newman is a prolific artist who has experienced a fascinating breadth of artistic roles, taking her from the US to South Korean and Singapore, and now to Australia. From early days painting theme parks, to boldly painting illegally in broad daylight, Amanda talks to us about what drives her to paint her muses and her attitude on being true to herself.
Amanda Newman online: https://www.amandanewmanart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AmandaNewmanArt https://www.instagram.com/amandanewmanart/
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Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 22 Oct 2023 | 112. Guardians of nature - Hayden Dewar (Australia) | 00:42:39 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Melbourne-based muralist and painter Hayden Dewar, whose work is absolutely everywhere in this city, instantly recognisable, with his iconic little hooded creatures making appearances on most of his walls. Hayden Dewar online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 18 Sep 2022 | 69. Painting murals that pop - Alex Maksiov (Ukraine) | 00:45:32 | |
On the podcast today, we sit down with Ukrainian street artist Alex Maksiov, who began painting insane 3D artworks in 2010, gaining worldwide attention and ushering in an international mural career as his work began blowing up online. Coming from Ukraine, where street art prevailed but mural commissions were few, Alex experienced the full power of the internet. When one mural went viral online, so too did the offers to paint at international events. Although his anamorphic murals brought him to fame, Alex's work spans styles and subjects so diverse, always exploring the many artistic expressions that interest him. Alex Maksiov online: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 15 Jan 2023 | 80. Hustle and change - ELLE Street Art (USA) | 00:38:59 | |
On the podcast today, I sit down with US street artist and muralist, ELLE, to chat about her life of endless travels and tracing her career back to her early graffiti days with no thought of commercial success to now being a household name, painting murals all around the world. Not one to sit still or become complacent, ELLE is always on the move and always pushing her art into new forms and expressions. Beyond her walls, we talk about her passion for stained glass, sculpture and a near-disastrous event with a chainsaw and a tree in her backyard. ELLE online:
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| 04 Sep 2022 | 67. Inspiring equality and connection - BellaPhame (Brazil/USA) | 00:52:44 | |
Made up by wife and husband artists Bella and Justin, BellaPhame is a collaboration dedicated to communicating messages of equality and connection. Hailing from Rio and Brooklyn, respectively, Bella and Justin and acutely aware of the beauty in blending cultures and recognising the commonalities between all people who inhabit this weird and wonderful planet. This appreciation for unity and equality is evident in their work, with symbolism worked throughout to reflect the coming together of different people. Through their distinctly different but perfectly balanced colours and their clever, locally crafted word searches, Bella and Justin bring warmth to the places they visit. On the podcast, they share what it's like working together as wife and husband and how they've built their professional career sharing good vibes and painting every day. BellaPhame online:
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| 23 Dec 2021 | 45. iZZY iVNE (Moldova) | 00:44:12 | |
iZZY iZVNE talks with us about her inspiration from hip hop culture, her entry into the scene as a rapper and the beautifully woven steps that led her to graffiti and subsequently to the style she has today. She also shares many stories about her other passions, her zest for life and her ideas about space and other dimensions.
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| 05 Feb 2023 | 82. Discipline is freedom - Alex Senna (Brazil) | 00:39:28 | |
On this episode of Street Art Unearthed, Steph sits down with Alex Senna, who hails from Brazil and is known around the world for his massive murals with large monochromatic characters that stir up the hearts and minds of observers. Alex Senna online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay | |||
| 19 Jun 2022 | 57. Decade-long deep in LA street art - James Shen & Teachr (USA) | 00:51:41 | |
James and Teachr have hosted almost 200 podcasts through Paint the Town Podcast. Their guest list is a who's who of the most famous street artists of our time. Teachr is a street artist himself, and James is a music producer who's spent 10 years documenting LA's street art scene through the LA Street Art Gallery website. On the show, we got to chat about how they came to be involved in these projects and what they love most about the street art scene. PTTP online:
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| 26 Jun 2022 | 58. South African graffiti history and obsessions turned purpose - Falko (South Africa) | 00:59:56 | |
Falko was one of just a few to watch the birth of graffiti and hip hop in South Africa and he's since become an icon acknowledged for his role in the movement. He's prone to obsession and tells great stories about the links that led him to where he is today. On the podcast, Falko talks about his history in the graffiti movement, his music obsessions, favourite TV shows and how he found the elephant that would become his life's work. Falko online:
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| 13 Aug 2023 | 107. Taking over Tandil - Seba Cener (Argentina) | 00:40:08 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Seba Cener, an Argentinian muralist, spray painter and artist who's been painting for 13 years. After running amok with spray cans in his hometown, Seba moved to Buenos Aires, built an international street art career, and then returned to Tandil to make his marks again, bringing everyone along for the journey. Seba Cener online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 11 Sep 2022 | 68. The ultimate example of fluidity - TWOONE (Japan/Italy) | 00:53:39 | |
On the podcast today, we sit down with Japanese multi-disciplinary artist TWO ONE, who started painting on the streets some 17 years ago, just out of high school, new to Melbourne, speaking little of the language and finding community among other enthusiastic street artists. With an exhibition success early in his public painting days, TWOONE realised he was on the path to his artistic dreams and hasn't stopped since. After a decade in Melbourne, he moved to Berlin, establishing himself in the European scene and building a career as an iconic street and studio painter and sculptor. Today, from his new home in Italy, TWOONE and I discuss the journey up to now. How he found the motifs prevalent in his work and the amazing fluidity he has had all through those 17 years. If you had to put a face to the ideal of following one's bliss, it would have to be Hiroyasu. TWOONE online:
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| 20 Nov 2022 | 75. Hooked on the feeling - Dscreet (Australia) | 00:30:18 | |
Dscreet is an Australian artist and filmmaker who's been painting the streets for some 30 years, thriving in both his professions producing everything from music videos, documentaries and feature films alongside an active graffiti practice, street art commissions and canvases and various other creative outlets. On this episode, we reminisce on the early days of uncovering the Urbex movement, how he got hooked on graffiti and the path that led from a curious tagging teen to an internationally renowned street artist and filmmaker. Dscreet online:
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| 10 Mar 2021 | 35. Exploring Landscapes with Beastman (Bradley Eastman) | 01:09:05 | |
Brad Eastman, a.k.a. Beastman, is a Sydney-based studio and street artist who has been painting walls for more than a decade, bringing geometric landscapes into our cityscapes.
With almost 20 years of making art under his belt, Brad Eastman has the mellow self-confidence of a master and shares fun chats about how he got started, how he pushes himself to grow and how he gives zero fucks about what people think of his work.
Brad Eastman online: https://beastman.com.au/ https://www.wearetheimagemakers.com/ https://easteditions.com/
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| 31 Mar 2021 | 37. Connecting to authentic vibes with Bohie | 01:08:53 | |
Bohie is a multidisciplinary artist, muralist and typographer who's been in the game since 2013, doing creative commissions, exhibitions, and commercial briefs.
Bohie has had wild success, but she's also battled with mental health challenges and the anxiety of finding her own authenticity in a world where she has had to fight to find her voice. Through this experience, however, she's become somewhat of a self-care master, identifying the characters within herself and using them in her art to better understand herself and the world.
Bohie online: https://bohie.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/bohie/
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| 27 Oct 2021 | 43. DeyaaOne (Saudi Arabia) | 00:56:15 | |
Founder of the one and only graffiti supply store in Saudi Arabia, Deyaa is a passionate advocate for graffiti and public art in Saudi, joining us to chat about how he stumbled into this world, what that journey has been like and what he's doing to ensure artists in Saudi are nurtured to step up with the best of their peers across the globe. Deyaa online: https://www.instagram.com/deyaaone/ https://www.instagram.com/dhadstore/ https://dhadstore.com/ Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 26 Mar 2023 | 89. Poetic creative exchange - MOTS (Portugal) | 00:56:11 | |
On this episode, we sit down with the stunningly talented Artist duo MOTS, a.k.a. Jagoda Cierniak and Diogo Ruas, who collectively bring their skills in photography, painting, illustration, and visual arts to their collaborative murals. If you don't know them already, these two are painting massive, guache-like textured walls with incredible abstract, slash surrealist style paintings that kind of tease the realist boundaries. Together they develop the concepts and build the style before each takes on different facets of the project to bring together their masterpiece. This is a fun one learning about life as an artist duo and the many adventures on the street art festival trail. MOTS online:
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| 01 Oct 2023 | 110. Two artistic selves - Damien Arena (Australia) | 00:26:02 | |
On Splatrs’ Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with Damien Arena, a.k.a. Da Imagemaker & Repeat 888, a graffiti, street art and mural artist who balances commercial mural success with his need to create and explore his own individual style and expressions. In this episode, Damien and Steph discuss what it's like to be a commercial mural artist, the other strings in his bow and the happy accident, finding graffiti with his high school friends and turning his passion into his profession. Damien Arena online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 06 Aug 2023 | 106. Complimenting Keith Haring - Kyle Confehr (USA) | 00:36:35 | |
In this episode, we sit down with multi-disciplinary artist and creator Kyle Confehr, who's been making art in his spare time forever and full-time since 2019. Although Kyle considers himself a muralist rather than a street artist, he is also an avid sticker slapper and has been able to build his career around his unique doodle style, recognised and asked to compliment the late and great Keith Haring. From a chance chat at a gallery to a star feature at the Michener Art Museum, Kyle shares the wild ride to being an artist with all the highs, lows and nuances that come with it. Kyle Confehr online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 01 Jul 2022 | 59. Activism, paste-ups and a street art career on the rise - The Velvet Bandit (United States) | 00:51:16 | |
The Velvet Bandit is a mother, lunch lady, artist and activist moved by the social turmoil of the last few years to pick up her paintbrushes, take to the streets and distribute thousands of street art pieces to highlight the issues she's seeing in her country and around the world. From vaccinations to voting, shouting for equality and pushing back against the threat of rights removed, The Velvet Bandit captures her messages in pop-art style with clever accompanying copy, hitting a solid target that happens to also inspire a smile. The Velvet Bandit online:
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| 24 Feb 2021 | 33. A Case For Not Policing Urban Art - JESWRI | 01:33:13 | |
JESWRI is an illustrator, studio artist and street artist who comes from a graffiti writing background. He has straddled the many urban art worlds, and he firmly believes that if the streets were left to police themselves, the insects would be pushed out, and writers and artists would take it upon themselves to look after their community spaces.
JESWRI online: https://www.jeswri.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jeswri/ https://www.facebook.com/JESWRI/
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| 29 Jul 2022 | 62. Staying true to self and style - Morano (Spain/Melbourne) | 00:39:42 | |
Known back in Barcelona as Poseidon, who, from 13 years old, was heavily involved in graffiti, Morano spent years gracing graffiti mags, building up a reputation in the 90s and 2000s. As his style developed and he wanted to put his true self forward, his move to Melbourne marked the perfect opportunity to produce work under his own name and start fresh, building his authentic style. After wrapping up a solo show and getting back to painting some walls, Morano sat down with me to talk about what it’s like to rebuild, continually develop and keep grounded about what he wants to get out of his painting practice. Morano online:
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| 03 Nov 2020 | 24. Exploring Commercial vs Personal Walls with Reubszz | 00:41:06 | |
Reuben Boughtwood, also known as Reubszz, is a studio and street artist who, after almost 15 years painting on canvas, picked up a spray can in 2017 and quickly discovered his calling as a muralist. By 2018, Reubszz had quit his job, become known in the Sydney street art scene and built a career as a muralist. He joins Street Art Unearthed to chat about this shift to painting walls and how to spot a commercial project from a personal wall by Reubszz. Reubszz online: Support us: https://www.patreon.com/splatrs Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 24 Feb 2022 | 50. Pondering the Vision of Artistic Success - Jason Tetlak (USA) | 00:54:48 | |
Jason has been a full-time muralist for 5 years and an artist his whole life. Over his years he has kept ahead of new concepts and integrated optical illusions and hidden messages to push the boundaries of what he can say in his work. On the podcast, we discuss the balance, the compromises and the overall grit it takes to be an artist and how he has worked to push against this and make a mark in his city of Jacksonville. Jason Tetlak online: YouTube documentary - "Here for the Free Wine" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyDYmlr2JXc | |||
| 23 Apr 2023 | 93. Spray life - Scott Tarbox (USA) | 00:58:12 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Texan muralist and artist Scott Tarbox, who has been spraying walls for almost a decade, sharing his vibrant creatures across the US and abroad while also working on several other creative mediums, both in the studio and on the streets. Discussing the pure bliss of painting walls and the challenges that plague all artists in this space, Scott gives us a good look into the give and take of professional life in this industry. Scott Tarbox online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 19 Mar 2023 | 88. From one artist to another - Danielle Weber (Australia) | 00:40:42 | |
On this episode, we sit down with muralist, studio artist and entrepreneur Danielle Weber, who's been building her business for 12 years, learning by trial and error but continually conscious of how to pay her lessons forward. Already actively mentoring other artists, everything Danielle does goes back to her community. This is an episode filled with tips and in-depth chats about the beauty and challenges of the artist's life. For the NFT interested, Danielle and I have another episode over on Street Art Collector, where you can hear all about what she's doing in that space. Danielle Weber online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 05 Nov 2023 | 113. Art is a Safe Space - Dave Court (Australia) | 00:42:58 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Adelaide-based multi-disciplinary artist Dave Court, who is truly stretching far into his multi-disciplines, covering street art, painting, sculpture, installations, and epic immersive events. Dave Court online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 22 Nov 2020 | 27. Graffiti to the Core with Ling ID | 00:36:46 | |
Ling is a muralist and graffiti writer, proud of his graffiti roots and the importance it still holds for him today. Although street art pays his bills, both forms of painting hold equal value attention in his life.
While we didn't intentionally set out to talk about the influence of graffiti, it subtly became the thread throughout the conversation. If there was no graffiti, there would be no Ling. If there was no graffiti, there would be no street art. Even when we talk about anxiety, it is the graffiti culture of getting in and out, pushing through fear, that helps him to keep moving forward.
Ling online: https://www.linger.id/ https://www.instagram.com/lingerid/
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| 30 Aug 2020 | 16. Designing Kudoglyphs and Unpacking Symbols with Alloyius McIlwaine | 00:45:45 | |
Alloyius McIlwaine is a street and studio artist who's travelled the world painting bright, optimistic murals which elevate the days of passers-by. Alloyius has mastered gently sharing deeper thoughts in his paintings, introducing symbols and words about justice, peace, and equality to inspire viewers to think a little deeper about the social issues currently affecting their fellow citizens.
On the podcast, Alloyius talks in-depth about the power of symbols... How they are to blame for toxic ideologies and how they can be used to spread powerful messages of hope.
Alloyius McIlwaine online: http://www.alloyiusmcilwaineart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/alloyiusmcilwaineart https://www.instagram.com/culturesclothing/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6_ZcVUrp1G9ejD1goqiD_A
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| 21 May 2023 | 97. It’s About Connection - Morley (USA) | 00:57:28 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Los Angeles-based street artist and author: Morley, whose work you've probably seen whether you've been to Los Angeles or not. His are the black and white posters with relatable, optimistic messages that hit you in the feels and leave you a little lighter as you go about your day. Attracted to the human condition, the experiences that unite us and connect us, Morley talks about his motivations, his work and the wisdom he seeks to learn and share about how to navigate this life. Morley online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 11 Dec 2022 | 77. Building muralist success and paying it forward - YESSIOW (Indonesia) | 00:43:46 | |
YESSIOW is a Bali-based mural artist and illustrator who's recently catapulted herself into the street art scene, winning commissions and recognition worldwide. And this is entirely by design. Initially shy to put herself out there, YESSIOW worked hard to get out of her comfort zone and has built the confidence to put her hat in the ring every time. To that end, she's dedicated hours to tracking international open calls for festivals and has built a social media page sharing all her findings with other artists. On this episode, we discuss her humble mural beginnings, painting in her friend's bedrooms to winning worldwide commissions and recently being invited to participate in a group show in Indonesia's national museum with the country's most reputable street artists. YESSIOW online: Street Art Open Calls:
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| 30 Oct 2022 | 73. Romancing the streets - Alice Pasquini (Italy) | 00:38:46 | |
Alice Pasquini is a street artist, painter and illustrator who studied classical art while at the same time exploring the interaction she could have with people through her art on the streets. Today Alice is an internationally renowned street artist, still adding beautifully placed street art pieces wherever she travels while being commissioned for murals all over the world. On this episode, we discuss the romance of how street art interacts with people, the city, the artist and the elements and the private moments she paints in the public space which reflects the intricate lives of her subjects in between the happy and sad, painting them as they are in the middle of the moment. Alice Pasquini online:
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| 07 Aug 2022 | 63. In the name of fun - Julien Migwel (France) | 00:52:45 | |
In the graffiti scene for some 15 years, Migwel fell in love with public art and works day and night, pursuing a career of creativity doing graphic design, digital art, murals and NFTs. Easily recognisable by his playful-looking artworks, Migwel's characters are pure joy, with extra layers hidden under the surface for those who care to look deeper. On this episode, we discuss his exploration across the mediums and the oddities of how digital art is perceived against physical walls and canvas. Migwel online:
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| 28 Aug 2022 | 66. Disturbing context and immersing viewers in VR - Vermibus (Spain/Berlin) | 00:56:50 | |
Vermibus has spent the last 11 years producing powerful artworks that poke at consumerism and beauty standards, taking ads in bustling pedestrian locations and swapping them out with distorted replacements, provoking passers-by to ponder more deeply the images they pass every day along their journeys. Vermibus online: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 13 Oct 2021 | 42. AGÜD (Colombia) | 00:41:25 | |
Hailing from Medellin, AGÜD is an international artist who's painted walls all around the America's, blending fine art with street style.
On the podcast, he chats about his concept "Seguimos Siendo Niños", translating to "We are still Children", and how his travels abroad led to a chain reaction ushering him to his life as an artist. AGÜD online: https://www.instagram.com/agud95/ http://www.agud95.com/ Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 26 Nov 2023 | 115. Full Circle - EOIN (Ireland) | 00:26:04 | |
On Splatrs’ Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with Dublin-based multi-disciplinary artist EOIN, who's been painting professionally for 17 years and is today recognisable for his murals all around the world with his unique twisting style. In this episode, we discuss his coming full circle to find street art and his move into a new style, merging his digital explorations with his physical representations. EOIN online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 30 Jul 2023 | 105. Painting walls in pen - Kristopher Ho (Hong Kong) | 00:39:27 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Kristopher Ho, a Hong Kong-based artist, muralist, and illustrator who has been active in illustration since 2012, after which he began gradually making waves in the street art scene... What I love about Kristopher's work is that it's unlike anything else I've seen on the streets. It's intricate in its messaging and design, and every single line is carefully drawn with pen! Kristopher Ho online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 01 Jan 2023 | 79. Street art history hits the masses - Street Art Alive x Artflow NFT (Australia) | 00:57:28 | |
Creative Director, Ben Crook, is the man behind the epic immersive visual installation Street Art Alive, which has recently debuted in Los Angles and is set to travel the world. Head of Business Development at Artflow NFT, Nicole Crivelli, is then the woman behind the initiative to incorporate NFTs into the exhibition, creating a new way for attendees and existing fans to purchase a piece of the experience while also presenting a new way for contributing artists to get paid for their participation. On this episode, we chat in detail about the Street Art Alive immersive experience, the immense undertaking of pulling together artworks from more than 200 artists and how they have managed to trace the history of the movement from its roots in NY all the way through to now. If you've listened to this episode over on Street Art Collector, this one is the same, brought to Street Art Unearthed to share the beautiful insight into what the team have learned about the street art movement and the artists involved. If you want to see this experience reach your city, contact Grande Experiences via grande-experiences.com and let them know demand exists in your city. Nicole and Ben online: Grande Experiences: Street Art Alive: Artflow NFT: Street Art Unearthed podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 12 Mar 2023 | 87. Riding the wave - Finsta (Sweden) | 00:47:33 | |
On this episode, I sit down with multi-disciplinary Swedish artist, Finsta, who has a history in graffiti, an education in graphic design and an extremely successful and full artistic career spanning 25 years or 30 if you go back to his early graffiti days. Finsta's artistic path is unlike any I've ever heard before. Ambitious, encouraged and industrious, Finsta's graffiti and public art career took off in his teen years, and he's been working hard in the scene ever since. After recently closing an exhibition of his life as an artist, The Return of Finsta, at the Skissernas Museum in his hometown, we had the great chance to reflect on how he rode the waves pursuing whatever felt good and watched it culminate into a flourishing career and a life beautifully lived. Finsta online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 09 Oct 2022 | 70. Ripping sh1t up and challenging standards - Mysterious Al (UK/Australia) | 00:53:30 | |
On the podcast today, Steph sits down with Melbourne-based British urban contemporary artist Mysterious Al, one of the artists active during the UK's early street art wave, gaining fame from his work and the epic illegal street exhibitions he put on with some of today's most famous street artists. Famous since the 2000s for his street art, Al sat on the artistic extremes. A street art practice that suited only the streets and a professional illustration career polished and far from the art he dreamt of creating. In recent years, Al kicked his corporate career to the curb and worked to create his own unique style, rejecting the perfect lines, and typical practises of artists to instead strip it all back, ripping paper to shreds and finding inspiration with the pieces on the floor, creating collages that would turn into artworks, discovering a process to build his own artistic language that's unmistakably Mysterious Al. Today, we talk about that journey, the exhilarating process of messing shit up to find the art in the pieces and his insane exhibition, Spookhouse, which almost cost him his house deposit and literally gave him a hernia. Mysterious Al online:
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| 24 Jul 2022 | 61. The truth of time, decay and human progress - TONA (Germany) | 00:50:36 | |
Producing graffiti since 1999 and turning to stencils, Linocut and Screen Printing in the 2000s, TONA has spent decades examining the place of art in the urban environment, how people respond and the way the piece can evolve under the eye of time. On the podcast, TONA talks about the beauty of decay, the authenticity of children, and the beautiful moments street art presents for artists, travelling to different places and bonding with communities. TONA online:
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| 27 Oct 2020 | 23. Dedicated to Daily Art with Manda Lane | 00:52:56 | |
Manda Lane is a studio and street artist spreading her love for nature all over the walls of Melbourne through her intricate lined paste-ups of plants. Juggling her art with her corporate career, Manda talks on the benefits of art in her life and how she has gone from daily drawings to street art and exhibitions.
Manda Lane online: https://www.facebook.com/mandalaneart https://www.instagram.com/mandalaneart/ https://mandalane.bigcartel.com/
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| 04 Dec 2022 | 76. 18 years in the making - Vidam (Germany) | 00:42:50 | |
Vidam is a Berlin-based visual artist and illustrator who's been painting walls for some 18 years, starting in abandoned buildings with Berlin's graffiti writers to the present day, where he paints his own style on massive walls around Europe. Naturally, those 18 years have been a winding road of creative avenues to get him to the point his at today, focusing exclusively on his own unique characters and the sharp angles and straight lines he's known for today. On this episode, we discuss that path, leading from graphic design to graffiti characters to founding a design agency and finally to going it alone. We also have a good whine about the early promise of social media and its present-day failures. Vidam online:
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| 29 Jan 2023 | 81. Making the most of micro-moments - Steve Leadbeater (Australia) | 01:01:40 | |
On the podcast today, I sit down with Australian artist, dad and full-time agency man Steve Leadbeater, who's graced gallery spaces since the 90s but chosen to balance his practice with a full-time job where his art life can be a sacred escape rather than a daily grind. Steve is an inspiration to many aspiring artists who don't believe they have the time or money to pursue their passion. A master of utilising micro-moments, Steve sees every space in his day as an opportunity to create, and he rejects the idea that art must be made on $300 canvases. On this episode, Steve walks us through his philosophy and shares how he has built a successful art career alongside a typical suburban life doing all the things we other normies tend to do. Steve Leadbeater online:
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| 25 Jun 2023 | 100. Art is survival - Adrian Dominic (Australia/USA) | 00:48:07 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Adrian Dominic, a multi-disciplinary fine artist, painter and tattooer who's been spraying walls since the 90s, creating otherworldly creatures and designs so varied it’s not possible to apply just one descriptor to his work. Deeply influenced by his younger years, Adrian shares his early experiences in Phoenix’s gang culture, the wild UFO phenomenon normal in his city and the values he has developed around his life and art. Adrian Dominic online:
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| 09 Jul 2022 | 60. Arcade games, digital graff and bombing the metaverse - Diego Bergia (Canada) | 00:46:18 | |
Producing graffiti and street art on the streets as well as in the digital realm, Diego Bergia is doing graf work you've probably never imagined existed. If you've played Tony Hawk's latest video game, you'll see Diego's graffiti all over the game. Serendipitously, he's become the guy that people go to to place graffiti into digital spaces. On this episode, Diego talks about how natural his career has been and how his lifelong love of animation, graffiti and arcade games merged together into the most NFT perfect project before NFTs even came into his consciousness. Diego Bergia online:
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| 09 Apr 2023 | 91. Dissecting fetish - Anne Bengard (Germany) | 00:44:45 | |
On this episode, we sit down with figurative artist and muralist Anne Bengard, whose oil paintings and drawings explore themes around intimacy, connection and fetishisation. While on walls, naturally, her subjects are more broad, informed by location and community. Here we discuss how she got started and what drew her to her subject. Anne Bengard online: Exhibition and workshops from April to August at: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 02 Jul 2023 | 101. Balloon graff master - Fanakapan (UK) | 00:39:32 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Fanakapan, a street and sculpture artist who's been active for 25 years, known worldwide for his balloon graff, these iconic inflated goodies that are painted all over the world. Now firmly established in his career, Fanakapan chats about the path here, his compulsion to create, his penchant for extreme sports and the trip that is making a living from doing the thing he loves most. Fanakapan online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 15 May 2022 | 53. Documenting graffiti history and bombing the city with characters - RTMONE (Greece) | 00:56:57 | |
RTMONE has been painting graffiti for decades, fascinated by the artform itself and the creators that bring these artworks to life. His character is an iconic face on the streets of Athens, and he is somewhat of a graffiti historian, or perhaps just a groupie. Through his zine and publishing house, he documents the character-graffiti scene, reflecting the art across the globe and capturing the unheard stories of its artists. On the podcast, we talk about graffiti history and the beautiful accidents that led RTM to develop the character he is known for today. RTMONE online:
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| 09 Jul 2023 | 102. Getting up - yonmeister (USA) | 00:41:48 | |
In this episode, we sit down with street and studio artist yonmeister, who’s been pounding the streets since 2018 spreading his homies across San Francisco, Venice Beach and beyond. After a chance meeting at a BBQ ignited his street art excitement, Yon’s motivation has been ceaseless. While many artists felt the downturn of COVID, Yon found a unique opportunity to skyrocket his street art practice, winning walls and turning his personal passion into a thriving full-time career. Yon Meister online:
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| 03 Mar 2021 | 34. Street Art Through the Sociological Lens - Faith Kerehona | 01:02:30 | |
Faith Kerehona, a.k.a. Faithsprays, is a Canberra based street artist who has been painting walls since 15, juggling school, homework, and now uni alongside a blossoming street art career for which she is an established name. Unaware at 15 that the act of painting big walls in a dress was seen as a power move for feminism, she became more conscious of social issues and committed herself to understanding these issues and using street art as a medium to communicate them and engage audiences. Faith online: Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 15 Nov 2020 | 26. Headspace and Overcoming Fear with Styna (Christina Huynh) | 00:49:03 | |
Styna is a muralist and illustrator who's been painting and illustrating since 2012, taking it full-time in 2017 and absolutely killing it.
Christina is down to earth and speaks candidly about her transformation from a young girl who couldn't imagine having the bravery to paint walls, to a successful muralist, illustrator and book author, with open-ended possibilities to do anything she could dream.
Styna (Christina Huynh) online: https://christinahuynh.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/stynabyna/
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| 04 Feb 2021 | 30. Environmentally and Economically Smarter Painting with Askew One | 01:16:44 | |
Askew One has painted since the 90s using whatever spray cans he could get his hands on, with no concerns about his respiratory health or environmental footprint, until a thunderclap headache knocked him down and set him on course to consider the impacts of the products he was using.
He discusses economically smarter ways to paint, as well as how artists, paint manufacturers and festival curators can take a more environmentally conscious approach to beautifying our world.
Askew One online: https://www.askew1.com/ https://www.instagram.com/askewone/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/askewone https://www.facebook.com/askewonetmd
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| 14 Apr 2021 | 38. Tapping into Nostalgia with N2O | 00:46:27 | |
N2O is a fixture in the Melbourne urban art scene, working with stencils to share stories of childhood fun and invoke a sense of nostalgia in passers-by.
Starting her street art career in her 40s, N2O is a huge advocate for prioritising fun and pursuing your passions, no matter your age and life stage.
On the podcast, we discuss how she got started, the layers of meaning behind her work and how she filters through her ceaseless flow of ideas to find the ones that stick.
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| 20 Jan 2022 | 47. Living a Life Crazy About Creation - Nicky Nailed It (USA) | 00:41:58 | |
Avid skateboarder and artist, Nick has travelled the world, slapping his young face all over the streets to encourage passers-by to tune into their younger selves and remember to have some fun. From his stickers to his epic wooden benches and swings that he leaves so graciously for the public, Nick talks about his projects and some of the interesting avenues he's exploring in the future. Nicky Nailed It: totemo: | |||
| 07 May 2023 | 95. Fresh Take - Keya Tama (South Africa/USA) | 00:42:52 | |
In this episode, we sit down with muralist and artist Keya Tama, who's been doing shows and painting murals since just 13 years old. Ever curious about other creative mediums and pushing the boundaries of his practice, Keya has gone through various stages of reinvention and exploration, with a uniquely fresh take on an art medium dating back decades. Keya Tama online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 18 Jun 2023 | 99. The sweet spot - Lucas Geor (Australia) | 00:54:27 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Lucas Geor, a Melbourne-based multi-disciplinary artist and creative who's known for his whole life that art would be his pursuit. In the studio, his work is bold, poppy, and for 80s babies, totally nostalgic. On the street, his walls play with positioning, making his simple character a larger-than-life feature. Today Lucas does all the things, from street art and murals to fine art and creative direction. Here we chat about his various mediums and aimlessly brainstorm how street artists could band together for better pay and conditions. Lucas Geor online: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 24 Nov 2021 | 44. Kenji Chai (Malaysia) | 00:51:06 | |
Malaysian graffiti artist, Kenji Chai chats about his drive to create, the pursuit of the flow state, and what it's taken to build a brand around himself and his art that lets him work with massive brands, with zero compromises on style and projects that bring him joy. He tells us all about the pivotal moment that ushered in his street art career and the record-breaking 25-floor building he painted, which he also got stuck hanging from in the middle of a torrential downpour. Kenji Chai online: https://www.instagram.com/mr_kenjichai/ https://discord.gg/FwrmZFpDUB Music by: Purple Planet Music | |||
| 23 Jul 2023 | 104. Opposing the lack - K-NOR (USA) | 00:32:26 | |
In this episode, we sit down with Brooklyn-based street artist and designer, K-NOR, who's been at it for more than 15 years, exploring the darker side of human nature with vivid creepy creations that grace walls, canvases, toys and merch. Like many New York artists, K-NOR hustles like mad, compelled to put out work that counters the lack of quality he sees on the streets. While there's no shortage of paint on the walls, he's endlessly inspired to put up something better, more challenging, poignant and captivating. K-NOR online: Stay Inside Band Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links:
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| 04 May 2022 | 52. Phone Free in the Digital Art Ecosystem - La Mano Fria | 00:39:46 | |
La Mano Fria has been involved in music and art for decades. He formed his roots in New York's graffiti scene, developed into silk screening and has enjoyed a career in the underground arts scene creating music and art that speaks to social issues, making the unknown known. In addition to his varied background and entertaining stories, La Mano Fria is a guy with a solid sense of self. He lives in the digital age exactly as he wants to live, without a phone and without a worry. La Mano Fria online: | |||
| 26 Jan 2022 | 48. Founding the World's First Street Art NFT Marketplace - Marty x TOTEMO (Japan) | 00:47:41 | |
A successful entrepreneur based out of Tokyo, Marty Roberts is launching the world's first NFT marketplace that exclusively works in the graffiti and street art space. Through TOTEMO his team collaborates with, curates for, and complements the work of street and graffiti artists, helping them to earn money simply by doing what they do - sharing their art with the streets. On the podcast, Marty helps to unpack what an NFT actually is, the opportunities it presents for street and graffiti artists and what they're doing to contribute to the space. Marty & TOTEMO online: | |||
| 21 Aug 2022 | 65. Challenging cognitive dissonance - AFK (Norway) | 00:45:30 | |
AFK is a Norwegian artist who's spent 10 years producing art on the street that directly faces social issues and challenges the views of his audience. In his street art career, he has advocated heavily for freedom of speech, climate action, freedom of the press and other issues in need of a voice. On the podcast today, we talk about where he gets his inspiration and how it is to put art into the world that has to both attract viewers and also challenge their views. Raising political topics naturally results in some interesting dialogue, and AFK is not short on stories about the impact of and reactions to his street art. AFK online:
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| 15 Aug 2022 | 64. What a decentralised NFT platform means for street artists - Sébastien Rouby (Streetlab.io) | 00:56:37 | |
Streetlab.io launched back in May with Mexican street artist Yescka as the lead artist producing the genesis collection for the platform. Not a marketplace, promotor or management company, Streetlab is a decentralised platform that supports street artists entering the NFT scene with a suite of tools, a huge community and a specialised focus on street art. This is not our usual street artist interview, but it's one interview worth listening to learn the interesting implications NFTs and decentralised organisations can have on future street art projects. This conversation has a lot of really informative, meaty content that should help novices and enthusiasts alike to get a better understanding of decentralisation and the street art NFT movement in general. Streetlab.io online:
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| 20 Aug 2023 | 108. Art school, street style - Frenemy (Malaysia/USA) | 00:30:51 | |
On Splatrs’ Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with Frenemy, a graffiti and street artist, illustrator, tattoo artist, author, and world creator who has been painting street art and graffiti for more than 20 years. For Frenemy, painting graff was his art school. The adventure and competition to push further gave him the foundations to develop as an artist and gave him the community to move from country to country, able to plug in, find opportunities and instantly connect with likeminded people to paint with. Frenemy online: Imaginarium game: Street Art Collector podcast: Podcast producer and sponsor links: Also, check out: Music by RomanBelov from Pixabay. | |||
| 12 Jan 2022 | 46. Lifting Women Locally - Laila Ajjawi (Jordan) | 00:55:38 | |
Laila Ajjawi is a physicist, mum, and artist challenging her community by shifting the narrative on what women in the Middle East see about themselves locally and in the West. Through her paintings, Laila depicts strong, confident women, and through actions, Laila embodies this strength and gives inspiration to women not just in Jordan but all around the world. Laila Ajjawi online:
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