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Mike Makatron is this week’s guest on Tom Gerrard’s Benchtalk Podcast. Originally from Adelaide, Makatron is a Melbourne-based artist who has travelled and painted all over the world including a major stint in New York City. In this episode of the show, they discuss Makatron’s history as a lacrosse player, his beginnings and evolution as […]

Last week we shared the first wall from DOES’ trip to Primm, Nevada for Mural Oasis. As one of 16 artists on the Nevada/ Cali border, he got to work painting four murals in 12 days – covering 140+ square metres of surface. In video two, we see DOES create walls two and three from the project.

Danni Simpson is a 26-year-old commercial and street artist from Australia who is currently creating on the other side of the globe. Danni has a natural passion and talent for art that has opened doors to a large number of projects and provided many opportunities to travel. We posed a coupla Q’s to Danni over the gram. Hey Danni, you’re originally from Australia, right? A Gold Coast local, but currently

Today marks ten years since the talented Selina Miles published her first video to the Ironlak YouTube account. The video was ‘SOFLES – Hustlin’’ and was the beginning of a decade of filmmaking adventures for Selina. Since that day ten years ago, Selina has been involved in the production of at least 100 Lak videos

As we continue with our coverage of the Ironlak BBQ Burners series, we hog-tie TUES and MEKS, and head deep-north to, what was actually, our first BBQ destination of the year – Townsville, North Queensland. It’s a small scene in TSV and we had a fun one linking with the locals to spruce up the

Dusty Rich the artist, South African spawned and currently living and creating in West End, Brisbane, Australia is soon to launch his first solo show Pest Control at the Pink Hotel Coolangatta. Dusty is versed in multiple art disciplines but prefers the speed and noxious fumes of aerosol creating pieces that are sharp, loud, and vibrant – just like

Italian Good Boy MR. WANY sent across this recent wall which has surely put him one step closer to the Good Place. Running at 170 square metres, WANY’s latest mural was commissioned by the Missioni Don Bosco to honour the life of Don Bosco. A revered historical figure in Italy, Don Bosco was a priest

SKARY is a graffiti writer and tattooer from the east coast of Australia. He’s lived all over and currently calls Sydney city home. Recently he was in Brisbane visiting friends and doing a guest spot at Seventh Circle Tattoo in Woolloongabba. We rode shotgun to give you a little insight into his process. Here’s a

We couldn’t do our Ironlak BBQ Burners events this year without showing some love to the city we call home – Brizzy. In fact, The River City was our second stop on this year’s BBQ Burners jaunt. Let’s face it, throwing a shindig in your own backyard is the easiest, right? Right?? We dusted off the barbeque,

Barry McGee has been described as a cult figure and an artist for everybody – an artist for the world. He is respected for his street presence, loved for his handstyles and characters, revered for his formal transitions, and admired as a prominent figure of the Mission School art movement in his home city of

There’s a saying in Australia, ‘never let the truth get in the way of a good yarn’. It basically means, that in the heat of telling a good story, it’s semi-acceptable to embellish the truth a little bit to make the story a bit more exciting. Truth is, we love a good conversation, and if

Georgie Forbes aka Lordy Dordie launches her new fashion range at Montana Art Project in Brisbane’s West End this Sunday the 3rd of November. We bounced a few questions to Georgie to get the low down. Hey Georgie, what can you tell us about your launch? I am a Brisbane artist and illustrator who is stepping away from the brushes and is dabbling in fashion.