Luke Shirlaw

SAGE, PILFER, BREAK, & PARIS caught up recently in Melbourne to give this historic trackside wall some punishment, MSA style. Chuck some dripping blood on it. The original MSA crew has been around since 86-87. Melbourne Suicidal Assassins came onto the scene and stood out as an ‘outsider crew’ – in the sense that MSA aligned themselves […]

Welcome to a new spot on lak.com called ‘Your favourite writer’s favourite writers’. The concept is super simple – we’re talking to some of the best in the game and asking them to list writers or artists who they consider some of their favourites. This week we get the lowdown from KEMS, a member of the

Rooftop Legends is a graffiti event in New York’s Lower East Side that has been running since 2007. Taking place on the huge city-block-sized rooftop of the New Design High School, the event features heavy-hitters from the graffiti world with a focus on NY-based artists. Our boy MAST (TGE IMOK) was on this year’s line-up,

If you’ve ever spent any time in Brisbane, you’re probably familiar with the coalies – big dirty train carriages that transport coal – and are often blessed with a fresh lick of colour, or black and chrome, by writers from all over. You can’t talk about Brissy graff without acknowledging them, they’re such an iconic

Photo: Dan Bradica Ever since golden era subway graffiti in the USA ‘died’, writers in America have found a rolling alternative in freight trains. From what I’ve noticed, those into freights are really, REALLY into these big metal giants – it’s an obsession. Which is why the current Beyond The Streets exhibition in New York City could

Welcome to a new spot on lak.com called ‘Your favourite writer’s favourite writers’. The concept is super simple – we’re talking to some of the best in the game and asking them to list writers or artists who they consider some of their favourites. We can’t continue this series without talking to the dude who is

Elliott Routledge, aka Numskull, is a busy boy. A contemporary Australian artist hailing from Sydney, and constantly traveling to make work around the world. He switches easily between large scale outdoor murals, and small(er) scale paintings and sculpture, all stamped with his own signature style. His latest project is ‘All in the Front’, a solo

I stumbled upon Priest’s graffiti, probably, about a year ago. He has a really fun style – mixing bold, bright colours with simple, curvy letters, with a few quirky twists. I’m into it. It’s always interesting to me to see how writers take the energy of their graffiti and apply that in a gallery setting.