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Welcome to ‘Get to Know’ where we interview both established and emerging artists from across the globe and take a moment to go deeper and learn about their thoughts, processes, experience, and creative approach. Today we feature AWFUL CBS. I met AWFUL from CBS Crew Fame in the Nevada desert last year. I was stuck in […]

You may have caught our Get To Know interview with Mr. Mars Studios in May last year. We just came across this introduction video featuring toy customizer, Marshall ‘Mr. Mars’ Ballantyne, in his studio.Going by the name Mr. Mars, Marshall has been creating designer toys for about six years. As an airbrush artist, he often works with discarded

Our final Ironlak BBQ Burners event for 2019 was in good-old Sydney town. We love Sydney, so it’s always good to show love to Sydney. BBQ Burners is about getting a handful of writers together for a chill day of painting, with beers on ice, and food on the barbie, and Sydney was no different. Our

Welcome to SPOTLIGHT where we shine some light on artists who consistently bring fire to surfaces of all kinds. Today we feature TUKE ONE. Hey Tuke, how did you get into graffiti? When I graduated high school in the early 90s I came to Denver to go to art school, up until that point I had

Wonderwalls Festival has just announced its return to Port Adelaide in South Australia for 2020. Official dates are locked for 6 – 8 March 2020, and this will be the fourth installment of the three-day festival in Port Adelaide. While live mural painting will be central to the festivities, this year’s event will also feature

Welcome to a spot on ironlak.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. After a hat-tip from KEMS in his YFWFW, this week we pass the baton

The main mang SOFLES sent across a few tings he’s been doing, so we thought we’d bless you with a Sofles Sunday stash. First up is an insane tech lebel mural that he completed recently in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, plus we have a couple of handstyle-based experimental graffiti pieces, and a two of his illustrative

Last year, we shared parts one and two of DOES’ journey to the Mojave Desert for Mural Oasis, which featured the first three of four murals that the Dutch graffiti artist completed during his 12 day stay in Nevada. Now, we present video three, which shows his fourth and final wall of the project.   DOES visited Mural Oasis for

This is hands down one of my favourite graffiti videos that we’ve ever published. In late-2013, with the talented Selina Miles on the cameras and the cut, a handful of writers jammed into a couple pick-up trucks, packed a shitload of spray paint in the trunk, and hit the road with one thing in mind: putting paint

Late last year, SIRUM from Melbourne spent a week in Darwin for the 2019 edition of Darwin Street Art Festival. DEM189 and AKUZE were along for the ride, and together they got up to some extracurricular activities. We’ve already posted part one of the flicks, today we’re giving you part two – and we pass the mic

Happy New Year! Thanks for your support in 2019. We’re excited to be in 2020 and ready to have a kick-arse year. Before moving forward, it’s always nice to have a quick look back over your shoulder. Here’s a bunch of highlights from 2019. Nuff said. Ironlak.com Highlights: Watch: KGBOOGIE x BELGIUM Get To Know: Mr

Wild burgers, Rap music, Phil Collins, and depressed smiley faces. – The End – Painted at Ze Pickle, Noosa Heads (Sunshine Coast, QLD, Australia) Shot/ Cut: Jaden Marc Artist: Joel Birch Music: Rich Brian – ‘The Sailor’ Visit: joelfcbirch.com