Bench Talk: Recent Episodes
Tom Gerrard
Conversations with creatives to unlock the secrets to creativity, the road to success and breaking down the mental barriers experienced along the way.
This week I sit catch up with Claire Bradshaw from the Art Career Academy. We discuss my transition from graffiti writer and graphic designer to full time artist and unpack the tricks I incorporated into my art practise to sustain my career. Find out more about Claire over at artcareeracademy.com
This week I catch up with Swedish artist Finsta. We discuss graffiti and illustration through to monumental retrospective museum exhibitions.
Episode #166 - Tom Gerrard sits down with Melbourne based artist Daniel O'Toole to discuss his transition from street art to fine art. Daniel opens up about the mental and emotional game of changing his artist name, style, medium and image.
Tom Gerrard sits down with Claire Bradshaw from the Art Career Academy for the fourth part of this series on furthering your art career. This episode they focus on evolving your art. A subject that many artists find themselves stuck with. Claire and Tom break down techniques and tips on how to evolve your art and continue to build your art career. For more info on ACA head to artcareeracademy.com
Episode #164 - Tom Sits down with Melbourne based artists Nathalia Suizu. They discuss Nathalia's bold use of colour, mythical narratives and how she was guided towards the arts by taking plant based medicine.
Scott Marsh is back for Episode 163. He discusses what he's been up to over the last 3 years having become an Archibald finalist, working on his vaccine injury project and his up and coming exhibition at Oshi gallery in Melbourne.
Episode 162 - Tom Gerrard sits down with Tasmanian artist Jonny Scholes. They discuss Jonny's Varied career within the arts, his latest exhibition 'Interpreted' and his role as a co-founder of Vibrance.
Episode 160 features Tasmanian based painter, sculptor and animator Tom O'Hern. He discusses his journey from education straight to full time art and making complex animations from a hospital bed.
For episode 158 Tom Gerrard sits down with Queensland based, El Salvadorian artist Carlos Barrios. They discuss Carlos' art career, galleries and the late great John Olsen.
Tom Gerrard sits down with Claire Bradshaw from the Art Career Academy for the third part of this three part series on furthering your art career. This episode they focus on techniques on how to develop your vocabulary when talking about your art. For more info on ACA head to artcareeracademy.com
Tom Gerrard sits down with Claire Bradshaw from the Art Career Academy for the second part of this three part series on furthering your art career. This episode they focus on forming a clear vision to achieve your creative goals. For more info on ACA head to artcareeracademy.com
This episode I sit down with Adelaide based painter and digital artist Dave Court. We discuss his large scale installations, murals and NFTs.
Episode #151. Tom Gerrard catches up with American artist Matt Gondek to discuss establishing yourself as an artist in a new city, his career and the NFT market.
Episode #148 Tom Gerrard discusses his findings after 5 months of searching out online art education resources via youtube and other online platforms.
Episode #147 Tom Gerrard sits down with Danish artist Rune Christensen to discuss his paintings, technique and art career.
Episode #146 - Tom Gerrard sits down with UK based Greek artist Bilos. They discuss Bilos' graffiti, art and digital daydreams.
Tom Gerrard sits down with Amsterdam based German artist Wayne Horse. They discuss painting blindfolded and Wayne's painting and video work.
Episode #144 I catch up with British artist and illustrator French. We discuss the work he's done in the skateboarding industry, working with clients and sleeping on gallery floors across the world.
Episode #143 I sit down with Bristol based artists Richt. We discuss his art career, life in Bristol and the role of an artist in the current global situation.
This episode I catch up with Sydney based artist Scott Marsh. We discuss his graffiti roots, his controversial murals and exhibitions on trains.
This week I catch up with Perth based artist Kyle Hughes Odgers. We discuss his style, colour palette and painting silos.
This week I catch up with Australian film maker Selina Miles. We discuss her career documenting graffiti and street art and her new film 'Martha a Picture Story' which is out now in cinemas.
This week I catch up with New York based artist Mark Chu to discuss his multidisciplinary life as an artist. A special thanks to our sponsor ironlak.com for supporting the show.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Mike Makatron. We discuss his time spent living in NYC as a bike messenger, his art career and travels. A special thanks to our sponsor ironlak.com for supporting the show
This week I catch up with New Zealand artist Haser. We discuss his art practice and life in London.
This week I catch up with Australian artist Dmote to talk about his graffiti roots in Sydney and his transition to life in New York.
This week I catch up with Adelaide based artist Matthew Fortrose. We discuss his graffiti roots and his art practice.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based photographer Shannyn Higgins. We discuss her photography career and her current exhibition Duality.
This week I catch up with Claire Bradshaw to discuss overcoming creative hurdles in order to get the work done.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Neryl Walker. We discuss Neryl's career and dividing her time between art and illustration.
This week I catch up with Nicole Reed and James Scullin to discuss their recent trip to North Korea where they documented hotels for their new book titled 'Hotels of North Korea'.
This week I catch up with Byron Bay based artist Paul McNeil. We discuss his roots in design, his art career and the many projects he's done within the surf and music scenes.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Suzie Blake. We discuss her photography career and her current exhibition at Grau Projekt.
This week I catch up with British artist Mysterious Al to discuss his up an coming exhibition in Collingwood and adjusting to life as a full time artist and Dad.
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist and designer Darren Henderson. We discuss his art career, design career and his experiences with running Autopsy Gallery.
This week I catch up with Sydney based artist Nadia Hernandez to discuss her Venezuelan roots and how it links with her art.
This week I catch up with British artist D*Face. We discuss his role in the birth of street art, his career and running his gallery Stolen Space.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Minna Leunig. We discuss her development in art and her link with nature.
This week I catch up with Brisbane based artist Leans. We discuss his creative development and turning iPad mockups into real paintings.
This week I catch up with Sydney based artist Georgia Hill to find out about the many amazing projects she's worked on over the last year.
This week I catch up with Melbourne graffiti writer Duet. We chat about his experiences growing up during the 80s and 90s in Melbourne.
This week I catch up with Newcastle based artist Ellie Hannon. We discuss the art scene in Newcastle and her time spent traveling and painting.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Rone to discuss his new exhibition Empire. With this exhibition Rone took over a whole mansion in the Dandenong Ranges outside of Melbourne.
Bench Talk is back. This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Shawn Lu. We discuss the highly detailed work Shawn creates and his work with Q Bank Gallery.
This week I catch up with American artist Lauren YS. We discuss her art career, the travel she does for her art and her recent exhibition in Melbourne.
This week I catch up with American artist Thomas Campbell. We discuss the many different mediums he works with and coming up in the art world along side artists such as Barry McGee and Ed Templeton.
This week I catch up with American artist Elle. We discuss her introduction to graffiti and streetart, her move to Australia and her up and coming Melbourne exhibition.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Tom Adair. We discuss how he approaches his art from a commercial view and how quitting his job to go full time with his art has changed his life.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Heesco. We discuss his Mongolian heritage and how it plays into his up and coming exhibition.
This week I catch up with American artist Lisa Congdon. We discuss the benefits of starting an art career after having several careers and having self belief.
This week I catch up with Sydney based multi disciplinary artist Andrew Dennis. We discuss juggling an art career alongside a job and a family, colour palettes and setting boundaries with clients.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist George Rose. We discuss her art career, painting large walls, typography and the role of a female artist in this day and age.
This week I catch up with South African artist Resoborg. We discuss life as an artist living in South Africa, his mural work and digital illustration.
The Jaunt is a Danish based project run by Jeroen Smeets. The Jaunt sends artist around the world to seek creative inspiration the go on to create artist prints. I catch up with Jeroen to discuss the Jaunt and creative exploration.
Bench Talk is back after a two month break. Thanks for being patient. This week I catch up with one of Australia's top chef Ben Shewry. We discuss his career and the creativity it takes to get to his level.
This week I catch up with Australian artist Fintan Magee. We discuss Fintan's transition from graffiti artist to fine artist, how he gets so much work and his balance between the mural world and the gallery world.
This week I catch up with Sydney based collage artist Stephen Tierney. We discuss his art career, his graphic design career and basing himself in different countries.
This week I catch up with Deams. We discuss his upbringing in a creative family, his mural work and his abstract gallery work.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Adnate. We discuss his transition from graffiti to painting large scale portraits, his indigenous subjects and his technique.
This week I'm talking about a topic that I touched on in episode #7, Daily Drawing. I've been drawing on a daily basis for over 4 years and I cover the tricks, tips and results I've found from doing so.
For my 100th episode I have a real cracker for you. I catch up with American artist Michael Reeder. If you're not familiar with him, check out his art on instagram @reederone - We discuss his art career, style and technique.
This week I catch up with the handyman and lady or the art world GT and Jane from Arterior. We discuss the projects they have worked on within the art world and their new studio and gallery in Melbourne named VS.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based fine artist Sam Octigan. We discuss how he balances his art career with his career as an illustrator and his exhibition 'Regal' that opens at RVCA gallery in Melbourne on June 15.
This week I catch up with old school Melbourne graffiti writer New 2. We discuss his life in graffiti, ceramics and living in a teepee.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based comic artist, independent publisher and artist Fikaris. We discuss independent publishing, painting jungles and his art career.
This week I sit down with Martin McIntosh from Outre Gallery. We discuss the origins of Outre Gallery, the artists they've exhibited and their 21st birthday exhibition that is currently on.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based tape artist Buff Diss. We discuss owning your own style of art and dealing with imitators.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist and printmaker Tom Civil. We discuss his art career, his love of printmaking and his storytelling within his artwork.
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist Kirpy. We discuss his complex and highly detailed stencils of street scenes, his time spent in Berlin and his up and coming Melbourne exhibition.
This week I catch up with British artist Ben Eine. We discuss his introduction to art through graffiti and how he got his art in the White House.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Steve Leadbeater. We discuss what he got out of his 365 days of Leadbeater instagram challenge and his up and coming exhibition Within Us.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Kaff Eine. We discuss her career path prior to becoming an artist, her use of photo realism and stripping back her colour palette.
This week I catch up with Sydney based artist Georgia Hill. We discuss her graphical paintings, greyscale colour palette and living as an artist with Synesthesia.
This week the tables are turned and Tom Gerrard is interviewed by Chris Em for his School of Struggle podcast. They discuss Tom's career path that lead him to become an artist, tips to achieve your goals and getting your day off on the right foot.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Loretta Lizzio. We discuss selling in a concept when being commissioned to create art and how being hit by a bus kickstarted her art career.
This week I catch up with American author and host of the Accidental Creative podcast Todd Henry. Todd helps people and organisations generate brilliant ideas. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he is a sought-after speaker on creativity, productivity, leadership, and passion for work.
This week I catch up with Danish artist and graffiti writer CMP One. We discuss his involvement with the 80s Danish hip hop scene. His graffiti career and his paintings of urban scenes featuring b-boy characters.
Callum Preston and Tom Gerrard discuss their up and coming exhibitions at Benalla Gallery. Callum is showing his Milk Bar and Tom is showing a new body of work called Dead Set Legends: An Anthology of Individuals.
This weeks guest is San Diego based artist Dave Persue. We discuss the many brands he's helped craft within the skateboarding and streetwear industries, his rise within the graffiti world and what he has created for himself with Bunny Kitty.
This week I catch up with Toowoomba based artist and sign writer Ian McCallum. We discuss the relevance of hand painted signage in the modern age and how it plays a role in his artwork.
This week I catch up with business coach, podcaster and entrepreneur Chris Em. We discuss the business side of being an artist, his sketch a day May project and his podcast 'School of Struggle'.
This week I catch up with London based artist Pref. We discuss his technique of overlaying and bending words within his art and his creative life. To see more of his art, find him on instagram @pref_id
This week I sit down with Woolongong based artist and designer Claire Foxton. We discuss her self taught technique to learning how to paint large scale murals, her work and self branding. To see more of Claire's work, go to clairefoxton.com.au
This week I catch up with Newcastle based Australian artist Lucas Grogan. We discuss his career, colour palette and how he built up his name in the contemporary art space. To See Lucas' art, find him on instagram at @xlucasgrogan
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Cam Scale. We discuss his large scale portraits and developing a recognisable style.
This week I sit down with three indigenous artists from the Larrakia tribe, Halfleg, Tony and Jason. We discuss their indigenous culture and how it relates to their art.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Dvate. We discuss the adventure of painting graffiti, painting photo realism and mastering spray paint.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based illustrator and muralist Justine McAllister. We discuss her move to Melbourne, her career and her art tram that is currently rolling through Melbourne.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based film maker Chris Middlebrook. We discuss his career working within the skateboard industry, making music videos and working with the olympic committee.
This week I catch up with Cleon Peterson. We discuss his transition from part time artist to full time artist, his subject matter and some of the great projects he's been working on. To see more of Cleon's work, go to cleonpeterson.com
This week the tables are turned and Tom Gerrard is interviewed by the new Twitch show Invertion. They discuss painting while traveling, developing an art style and Bench Talk podcast.
This weeks podcast I sit down with Los Angeles based artist Shepard Fairey. We discuss his recent large mural in Sydney, how he got his start in art and his art career. To see more of Shepard Fairey's work, go to obeygiant.com
This week I catch up with 11 year old artist Yung Lenox and his artist/copywriter dad Skip Class. We discuss the classic hip hop album covers Yung Lenox has illustrated and how Skip Class developed a copywriting career from his blog SDTW.
This week I catchup with Sydney based artist Elliott Routledge. We discuss his art career, changing your name as an artist and and the ins and outs of working as an artist. To see more of Elliott's work. Go to funskull.com or find him on instagram @funskull
This week I sit down with my wife Claire Bradshaw to discuss our recent working holiday to Bali. We talk about the intentions we set prior to leaving and what we got out of our working holiday.
This week I catch up with Bali based Ukrainian artist Kuro Neko. We discuss the many creative mediums he works in and find out about his tattoo career.
This week I catch up with a classic Melbourne graffiti icon, Hugh Dunit. We discuss his graffiti career spanning from the mid 80s to mid 90s, his approach and his technique.
This week I catch up with Adelaide based Australian artist James Dodd. We discuss his art career and his love for making painting machines.
This week I catch up with Brad Eastman. We discuss managing his art career from living in Bali, his style development and the tools he works with to create his art.
This week I talk with Julien from All Caps in Bali. We discuss what All Caps does for the local art community in Canggu, the Tropica Festival, and the many international artists who continue to visit the island.
This week I catch up with Finland based English illustrator Hannah Alice. We discuss generating clients, working from abroad and her current projects.
This week I sit down with Spanish based artist Felipe Pantone. We discuss his graffiti roots, kinetic art and some of the big projects he's worked on.
This week I catch up with American artist, film maker and artists assistant Rob Zagula. Rob is currently one of Shepard Fairey's assistants but has also assisted other well known American artists on large scale projects. We discuss his life in art, how he got his start and his up and coming movie 'Clint Eastweed and Chilly the kid'.
This week I sit down with Edward Woodley from China Heights gallery in Sydney. We discuss the history of the gallery, what they look for in an artist and nurturing art careers. To dine out more about China Heights, go to chinaheights.com
This week I catch up with Sydney based artist Phibs. Phibs has had a long history with the Sydney and Melbourne graffiti, street art and fine art scenes. I chat to him about the many roles he's played throughout his art career.
This week I sit down with 3 Melbourne based artists who are making environmentally friendly art products. Mike and Oli from Lousy Ink and Roger from Dodgy Paper. They are all making their products out of discarded materials and working to make the world a better place.
This week I catch up with multi disciplinary Melbourne based artist Silk Roy. We discuss his abstract paintings, working as a graphic designer and his up and coming exhibition.
This week I catch up with legendary skateboard graphic artist, Marc McKee. Marc got his start designing graphics for World Industries in the early 90s where he he didn't hold back from controversy and stepping on toes. You can see more of Marc's art at marcmckee.com
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Mitch Walder. We discuss his up and coming exhibition at Bside gallery and his art career. To see more of Mitch Walders work, find him on Instagram @mitchwalder
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist, tattoo artist and graffiti writer Steve Cross. We discuss his Perth Roots, working in many different mediums and travel.
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist Heesco to chat about the business of public art. Many artists are being asked to paint public murals and they don't know how to handle the business side of the work. We discuss a handful of points that may come in handy if you're doing this type of work.
This week I catch up with UK based animator RUFFMERCY. He's worked with an extensive list of musicians such as Lilly Allen, Blu, DJ Shadow, Nas, J Dilla, Danny Brown, Run The Jewels, Schoolboy Q and many more. To check out his work go to ruffmercy.com
This week I sit down with Melbourne based painter and sculptor Mic Porter. We talk about his street art roots and his love of sculpture. You can see more if Mic's work in instagram @micporterart
This week I catch up with American photo journalist and artist KC Ortiz. We discuss his Chicago roots, his art career and life as a photo journalist. To see more of KC's work find him on instagram @kc1one
This week I sit down with Gold Coast based artist John Kaye. We discuss painting in isolation, his up and coming exhibition in Sydney and travel. To see more of his art find him on instagram @johnkayeart
This week I sit down with artist Mitch Walder to discuss the elements and thought process that goes into putting on an art exhibition. Mitch is working on an exhibition and I have just wrapped one up, so we thought it would be a great time to sit down and chat about it. To see more of Mitch Walder's art, find him on instagram @mitchwalder
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist Chehehe. We discuss his artwork, planed Chehehe and art pong. To see more of his work find him on instagram at @stayingcheative
This week I catch up with Austrian artist Nychos. We discuss his recent trip to Australia, his work ethic and his graffiti roots.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist Melissa Grisancich. We discuss her introduction to art, her art practise and her up and coming exhibition in San francisco. To see more go Melissa's art. Follow her on Instagram @melgrisa
This week the tables are turned. Rone takes the place of interviewer and interviews Tom Gerrard & Aeon. We discuss being one person exhibiting as two different artists, dangerous travel experiences and his up and coming exhibition at RVCA gallery.
This week I catch up with Tant and Unga of the Broken Fingaz crew. We discuss building an international art career from Israel, working as a crew and their individual art careers. To find out more about Broken Fingaz, go to brokenfingaz.com
This week I catch up with Perth based Dutch artist Amok Island. We chat about his move to Australia, his love of nature and his work with painting and sculpture. To see more of Amok Island's work go to amokisland.com
This week I catch up with LA based Australian artists Dabs and Myla. We discuss their career, setting up life in LA and turning your exhibitions into more than just a few paintings hung on a wall. To see more of their art go to dabsmyla.com
Bench Talk is back. The first guest for 2017 is Melbourne based musician and producer Plutonic Lab. We discuss his career, living off making music and the wide variety of projects he's worked on. To find out more about Plutonic Lab, go to http://www.plutoniclab.com
This week I catch up with Melbourne based artist and illustrator, Sean Morris. We discuss his art career, generating clients as an illustrator and life as a creative. To see more of Sean's work go to sean-morris.net
This week I catch up with UK based artist 45RPM. We discuss his recent trip to Australia, life in Bristol and his art career. You can see more of his art at https://www.instagram.com/45rpmwhat/
This week I sit down with Melbourne based artist and graphic designer Steve Leadbeater. We talk about his latest project '365 days of Leadbeater' where he is creating a piece of art each day for 365 days and posting it on instagram. Follow him @leadbeater to see what he's been up to.
This weeks podcast I catch up with one of the founders of Wonderwalls mural festival, Simon Grant. We discuss the origins of the festival and what it takes to put on something this large.
This week I catch up with Melbourne based illustrator Andy Murphy. Andy has done a lot of work in the skateboarding and music industries and his art often includes wordplay and humour. We discuss his career, living with epilepsy and making money as an illustrator. See more of Andy's work on instagram at @salvadorgnarly
This week I catch up with Martin Ander AKA Mander. He's a Swedish illustrator and designer who has had a great career within the skateboarding, publication and music industries. We discuss his career, his illustration technique and life as an illustrator. To see more of Mander's work go to mander.nu or follow him on instagram @manderoid
This week I sit down with co-founder of Backwoods Gallery, Alex Mitchell. We discuss his life as an entrepreneur in the art scene, how to get involved with a gallery and living overseas.
This week I sit down with Melbourne based stencil artist Ha Ha (Regan Tamanui). We discuss his career as a stencil artist, moving his life to Melbourne and conspiracy theories. To see more of his artwork, find him on instagram @regantamanui
This episode I sit down with Rob Donat. Rob is a Melbourne based photographer who has a job that sees him travel around the the suburbs of Melbourne. During his travels he documents the decaying architecture of suburbia. To see some of Rob's work follow him on Instagram @robski3333
This week I sit down with London's Mysterious Al. We discuss coming up in the London Street art scene in the early 2000's, putting on illegal art exhibitions and the direction he's taken his art. To see more of Mysterious Al's art, find him on instagram @mysteriousal
This episode I sit down with my good friend, film maker and photographer Michael Danischewski. We discuss his career to date, travel, tips for getting a great photo and his up and coming exhibition at RVCA gallery in Melbourne. To view some of Michael's work, go to michaeldanischewski.com
This weeks podcast I catch up with my old friend Anthony Lister. Lister is a contemporary artist from Australia who has exhibited all over the world and also made a name for himself with public murals and also within the street art scene. We discuss his career, exhibiting overseas and going to jail for art. For more info on Anthony lister, visit anthonylister.com
This episode I sit down with Mik Shida to discuss his painting technique, home made equipment and his art career. mikshida.com
This episode I catch up with San Fransisco based artist Jason Jagel. We discuss his art career, working with Madlib and MF Doom and living as an artist. You can see his work at www.jasonjagel.com
This episode I catch up with UK based artist Sickboy. We discuss the origins of his art, growing up in the Bristol graffiti scene and how he developed his art career by putting on his own exhibitions. To see more of his work, visit www.thesickboy.com
This episode I catch up with Melbourne based photographer Nicole Reed. We discuss her life, career and photography tips.
Sutu uses art and technology in new ways to tell stories. He is an illustrator, interactive designer and writer. He is best known for Nawlz, a 24 episode interactive cyberpunk comic book series created for web and iPad. He is also working on a new Augmented Reality art book called Prosthetic Reality. During this episode Sutu delves into his techniques for getting government art grants. It's something he's done many time and he tells all his tricks and tips.
This episode I take a break from the usual interview format to talk about something that I've put into practice over the last several years. That's taking time out from your day to day life to give you some space to cultivate some new ideas. Your brain gets stimulated from new or different surroundings. Putting yourself in these situations id the perfect way to come up with new creative ideas.
This episode I catch up with the Danish artist HuskMitNavn. We discuss his art practice, style and his path so success as a fine artist, street artist and graffiti writer.
This episode I chat to Sandra and Andrew AKA Sandrew about collecting art, the importance of street art and working with artists.
This episode I chat to Peter Drew. Peter is most known for his iconic 'Aussie' posters that can be seen throughout the cities of Australia. I chat to Peter about the meaning of his posters and find out a bit more about Monga Khan. You can find out more about Peter Drew at www.peterdrewarts.com
This episode I catch up with Eamon Donnelly. Eamon is an illustrator and photographer who has a passion for retro Australiana culture. He is working on a book documenting the disappearing Milk Bars of Australia and also runs the awesome islandcontinent.com.au Also check out his great work at www.eamondonnelly.com and www.milkbarsbook.com
This episode I catch up with Sam Davy. Sam is a graphic designer from the UK who had had a very interesting career starting out working in London in the 90s, then working for Apple in California along side Steve Jobs. He then moved to Australia where he worked for Crumpler and now runs his own company Park Social Soccer Co. www.parkssc.com We discuss his career, the developments he saw while working at Apple and find out his plans for Park.
This episode I catch up with Rone of the Everfresh crew. Rone is known globally for his iconic large scale murals of female faces. I talk to him about his secrets of getting the proportion right, growing up in the country and local gratitude for painting in random places.
This episode I catch up with New Zealand's Askew. Askew's roots are embedded in graffiti but these days he's really making waves in the art world with large murals and exhibitions popping up in cities all over the world. I chat to him about his graffiti career and the meanings behind the portraits he is becoming so well known for.
This episode I catch up with David Booth aka Ghostpatrol to chat about transitioning through a name change, what qualifies as street art and the importance of being represented by a gallery.
This episode I switch up the usual format and I discuss the daily routine of sketching and its benefits on creativity in all areas of your life.
This episode I catch up wit Matt Sewell. Matt is a UK based artist and illustrator who is well knows for his watercolours of birds, public murals and commercial work. Some of his work can be seen at mattsewell.co.uk
This episode I catch up with Callum Preston. Callum is a member of the Everfresh crew, an artist, a graphic designer, a musician, a builder and a restaurant owner. He's pretty much a guy who gets things done. I chat to him about all these different areas of his life, how he came to be a man of many skills and how he makes a living off them.
For this episode I catch up with Max Rippon. Max is an artist originally from New York but has been based in Barcelona for the past decade. I discuss establishing himself as an artist outside of his own cities, the use of typography in his work and uprooting his life.
For this episode, I catch up with Japanese artist Twoone to discuss growing up in Japan, his art career, adjusting to living in Melbourne and moving to Berlin. For more information on Twoone go to hiroyasutsuri-twoone.tumblr.com or his instagram @t_w_o_o_n_e