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ASKEW, BERST, PHAT1, Christchurch, ironlak

Ironlak Family Tour – New Zealand (Day one)

I’m super hyped to be back in New Zealand for this whirlwind Ironlak Family tour with VANS the OMEGA from Adelaide and Kiwi Lak Fam; ASKEW, BERST and PHAT1. We rolled into Christchurch yesterday, linked up with local champs FREAK and IKARUS and got straight into some pre-game painting. I feel really lucky to have […]

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ASKEW, BERST, LUKE SHIRLAW, New Zealand, graffiti, Ironlak

FROM THE GROUND UP Christchurch | Final photos.

Last Friday I posted some of my photographs of ‘From The Ground Up’ in Christchurch, New Zealand. Here come the finals. The artists featured include: ASKEW, BERST, PHAT1, BENJAMIN WORK, DEUS, KOST, MARK, MISERY, OCHE, FLURO, LADY DIVA, LEEYA, FAT CREW, DTR, JONNY 4HIGHER, GARY SILIPA, BMD, DRYPNZ, DEVOS, VANS the OMEGA, QUENCH, SULK, RITA

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FROM THE GROUND UP Christchurch | Photos by Luke Shirlaw.

“December last year I arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand just in time to catch the tail end of ‘From The Ground Up’ festival. Almost immediately I could feel this really special vibe in Christchurch. After the quakes, the local people have really come together in the spirit of rebuilding the city and a lot of

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FROM THE GROUND UP Christchurch | Photos by Brendan Kitto.

Last week Christchurch city walls started a second life thanks to the local art project ‘From the Ground Up’. Some of the Ironlak Family members rocked up to turn it on for the event, namely ASKEW, BERST and PHAT1 along with BENJAMIN WORK, ELLIOT FRANCIS STEWART, KOST, MARK, MISERY, OCHE and some of the finest

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RISE | A celebration of street art.

Presented in collaboration with Oi YOU! RISE, a celebration of street art, will open next Friday 20 December at the Canterbury Museum just in time for the summer tourist season. Featuring Ironlak Family member ASKEW along with ANTHONY LISTER, ROA, IAN ‘KID ZOOM’ STANGE and a collection from BANKSY, this is not to be missed.

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‘From The Ground Up’ | Christchurch, New Zealand.

‘From the Ground Up’ is a local public art project that is focused on revitalising Christchurch city walls with large-scale artworks. Starting next Saturday, the event will house some of the finest talent from New Zealand. The line-up features Ironlak Family members ASKEW, BERST and PHAT1 along with BENJAMIN WORK, ELLIOT FRANCIS STEWART, KOST, MARK,

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DOES | “Aftershock 6.4” – Acrylic on Canvas.

Aftershock 6.4Acrylic on canvas | 50cm x 100cm “Named my last canvas after a 6.4 aftershock experience in Christchurch, New Zealand. “I stayed at Cherry’s and Richard’s home that luckily survived the big earthquake. Their home had a wooden structure, which is apparently most ‘earthquake proof” as it sways while the earth moves. I sure

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ASKEW and SCRIBE for Christchurch, New Zealand (Video).

“I just directed this video recently (‘making of’ posted above) – it was my first real hard out commercial job which was really interesting. BNZ commissioned a new version of Scribes track Not Many and sent us down to Christchurch to shoot portraits of people that have endured so much through the last year and

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