ASKEW has been spending a bit of time back in New Zealand recently. As part of his return home he participated in Boon Festival in Hamilton – a city in the Waikato region of New Zealand’s North Island. At Boon, he painted this mural – the centre piece a portrait of Te Ata. Here’s some […]
The PangeaSeed Foundation brought ‘Sea Walls: Artists for Oceans’ back to Napier, in the Hawke’s Bay region of New Zealand between March 19 and 26, 2017. With a fresh line up of 25 extraordinary contemporary international muralists the festival focussed on creating thought-provoking public murals aimed at shedding light on New Zealand’s pressing marine environmental
“I want to see people being themselves, and maybe it’s the internet. Maybe it’s me getting older but I feel like a part of graffiti is kind of dead, or dying, and maybe it’s people trying to be sponsored or professional or something like this. Maybe I’m responsible in a way of trying to live
The boys from across the pond, coming through with Sugar Artists’ Acrylic fresh flavours – Sherbert and Spearmint fill with Swizzle, Brain Freeze and Slushie in the background. Follow SHAKE and STRAY on Instagram: @modernclassic & @strayim wwww.sugarartistsacrylic.com
SEVENTEEN is a short film that explores the mind of a young graffiti artist. Based in Auckland, New Zealand – the writer tells his story of how he became involved in the graffiti scene. SEVENTEEN pieces together the artist’s narrative and experience in Encounter; a graffiti battle held at Corban Estate Art Centre. The video
‘The Giant Walls’ – a project created in Massey High School, located on the northern boundary of west Auckland. Sarah Candler, the schools Behaviour support staff contacted Bobby about creating an opportunity for students to participate in a creative project. The project involved nine artists from the world renowned TMD Crew and 16 junior students
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BERST and ASKEW went to work on this box truck in Auckland, New Zealand. Shot/Cut: Siobhan Nathan. ASKEW: Website Facebook Instagram BERST: Instagram
BERST & ASKEW – Mad Society Kings x The Most Dedicated Read More »
BERST threw a graffiti battle at Corban Estate Art Centre recently to promote awareness about suicide prevention. The battle featured local artists from Auckland, NZ painting key words and phrases in competition! Shot/cut: Danae Ripley BERST: Instagram
ASKEW painted this Maersk container over the weekend on the Auckland Port. It’s going to travel around for the next year like a giant postcard so keep an eye out for it. The other side was painted by TRUSTME. More info: askewone.tumblr.com
Here’s the next round of images from KAPUT and SALUT getting down with Ironlak Family member BERST while they were in New Zealand recently.
On the first of November The Biz Dojo in Auckland saw the artistic forces of BERST, KAPUT, FECKS and HASER combine for the aptly titled ‘North East South West’ Exhibition. Here’s a look at some of the works that were on display. Keep an eye on the blog over the coming days; let’s just say
