Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed

On Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with Guilia Riva, a writer, author and blogger in the urban art scene since 2011.  Today, Giulia's blog 'BLocal' is one of the biggest documenting the urban art scene. She is a frequently commissioned writer for urban art publications like UP magazine and most recently, she has published the first of a series of urban art books, this one:...

On Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with Dublin-based multi-disciplinary artist EOIN, who's been painting professionally for 17 years and is today recognisable for his murals all around the world with his unique twisting style.  In this episode, we discuss his coming full circle to find street art and his move into a new style, merging his digital explorations with his phys...

On Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with TRP613, an Ottawa-based street artist creating murals, stickers, paste-ups, digital art and sick merch of his signature sailor character. Tyler has been painting since the 90s. He is on the board of directors for Ottawa's annual Hip Hop Festival, House of Paint, he's made his own beer label, and he's basically just doing all sorts of...

In this episode, we sit down with Adelaide-based multi-disciplinary artist Dave Court, who is truly stretching far into his multi-disciplines, covering street art, painting, sculpture, installations, and epic immersive events.  Dave Court online:  https://www.davecourt.art/   https://www.instagram.com/dave.court/   https://www.tiktok.com/@dave.court Street Art Collector podcast:  https://thestreet...

In this episode, we sit down with Melbourne-based muralist and painter Hayden Dewar, whose work is absolutely everywhere in this city, instantly recognisable, with his iconic little hooded creatures making appearances on most of his walls.   Hayden Dewar online:  https://www.instagram.com/hayden_dewar_artist/ https://www.haydendewar.com/   Street Art Collector podcast:  https://thestreetartcollect...

In this episode, we sit down with Melbourne-based graffiti artist and professional muralist Dan Wenn, a.k.a. AWES. Dan has been active in graffiti since '86 and has worked professionally painting walls since 2000. If there's anyone who knows what's up from all angles of the graff, street and mural art scenes, it is Mr. Dan Wenn.     Dan "AWES" Wenn online:  https://www.instagram.com/danny_awes/ ht...

On Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with Damien Arena, a.k.a. Da Imagemaker & Repeat 888, a graffiti, street art and mural artist who balances commercial mural success with his need to create and explore his own individual style and expressions.  In this episode, Damien and Steph discuss what it's like to be a commercial mural artist, the other strings in his bow and the ha...

In this episode, we sit down with a Miami-based street and studio artist whose work explores concepts like sacred geometry and time. Even if you didn't pick those up in his work, you will have absolutely noticed the abstract ways he plays with colour and the epic techniques he's developed to bring his walls to life.  We discuss his adventures and the endless inspiration he finds in exploring new t...

On Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed this week, Steph sits down with Frenemy, a graffiti and street artist, illustrator, tattoo artist, author, and world creator who has been painting street art and graffiti for more than 20 years.  For Frenemy, painting graff was his art school. The adventure and competition to push further gave him the foundations to develop as an artist and gave him the community t...

In this episode, we sit down with Seba Cener, an Argentinian muralist, spray painter and artist who's been painting for 13 years. After running amok with spray cans in his hometown, Seba moved to Buenos Aires, built an international street art career, and then returned to Tandil to make his marks again, bringing everyone along for the journey.  Seba Cener online:  https://en.sebacener.com/ https:/...

In this episode, we sit down with multi-disciplinary artist and creator Kyle Confehr, who's been making art in his spare time forever and full-time since 2019. Although Kyle considers himself a muralist rather than a street artist, he is also an avid sticker slapper and has been able to build his career around his unique doodle style, recognised and asked to compliment the late and great Keith Har...

In this episode, we sit down with Kristopher Ho, a Hong Kong-based artist, muralist, and illustrator who has been active in illustration since 2012, after which he began gradually making waves in the street art scene... What I love about Kristopher's work is that it's unlike anything else I've seen on the streets. It's intricate in its messaging and design, and every single line is carefully drawn...

In this episode, we sit down with Brooklyn-based street artist and designer, K-NOR, who's been at it for more than 15 years, exploring the darker side of human nature with vivid creepy creations that grace walls, canvases, toys and merch. Like many New York artists, K-NOR hustles like mad, compelled to put out work that counters the lack of quality he sees on the streets. While there's no shortage...

In this episode, we sit down with King Adz, an author and film director who has been documenting street culture since the 2000s. He was the first to lift the lid of street art, producing a film about Blek le Rat which subsequently brought him to the masses and unveiled the blossoming street art culture of the 2000s. From there, his books and films have captured all elements of street culture, from...

In this episode, we sit down with street and studio artist yonmeister, who's been pounding the streets since 2018 spreading his homies across San Francisco, Venice Beach and beyond.   After a chance meeting at a BBQ ignited his street art excitement, Yon's motivation has been ceaseless. While many artists felt the downturn of COVID, Yon found a unique opportunity to skyrocket his street art practi...

In this episode, we sit down with Fanakapan, a street and sculpture artist who's been active for 25 years, known worldwide for his balloon graff, these iconic inflated goodies that are painted all over the world.   Now firmly established in his career, Fanakapan chats about the path here, his compulsion to create, his penchant for extreme sports and the trip that is making a living from doing the...

In this episode, we sit down with Adrian Dominic, a multi-disciplinary fine artist, painter and tattooer who's been spraying walls since the 90s, creating otherworldly creatures and designs so varied it's not possible to apply just one descriptor to his work. Deeply influenced by his younger years, Adrian shares his early experiences in Phoenix's gang culture, the wild UFO phenomenon normal in his...

In this episode, we sit down with Lucas Geor, a Melbourne-based multi-disciplinary artist and creative who's known for his whole life that art would be his pursuit. In the studio, his work is bold, poppy, and for 80s babies, totally nostalgic. On the street, his walls play with positioning, making his simple character a larger-than-life feature.   Today Lucas does all the things, from street art a...

On this episode, we sit down with artist, skateboarder and musician Chris Haven, who's been painting the streets for decades, first lettering and then the iconic pyramid people that serve as an endless source of inspiration for him in his work both on the streets and off.  His pyramids may be iconic, but Chris is also known for his cityscapes, his merchandise, skateboard projects, gallery work and...

In this episode, we sit down with Los Angeles-based street artist and author: Morley, whose work you've probably seen whether you've been to Los Angeles or not. His are the black and white posters with relatable, optimistic messages that hit you in the feels and leave you a little lighter as you go about your day.   Attracted to the human condition, the experiences that unite us and connect us, Mo...

On this episode, we sit down with street artist and street poet Laser 3.14, who's been spraying messages poignant, thoughtful, sometimes humourous and sometimes confronting on the streets of Amsterdam and beyond. This is a great deep dive into Laser 3.14's background, his absolute love for creating, and an insight into his unbelievably chill approach toward his art and his passions.   Laser 3.14 o...

In this episode, we sit down with muralist and artist Keya Tama, who's been doing shows and painting murals since just 13 years old.  Ever curious about other creative mediums and pushing the boundaries of his practice, Keya has gone through various stages of reinvention and exploration, with a uniquely fresh take on an art medium dating back decades.  Keya Tama online:  https://www.instagram.com/...

On this episode, we sit down with social psychologist and street and studio artist, OCOTE, who started his public art journey as a social psychology project fueled by political angst. Stepping into his artistic self, he has gone on to work across many disciplines, including public art installations, street art, painting, collage, digital illustration and animation. Inspired and influenced by Mexic...

In this episode, we sit down with Texan muralist and artist Scott Tarbox, who has been spraying walls for almost a decade, sharing his vibrant creatures across the US and abroad while also working on several other creative mediums, both in the studio and on the streets.  Discussing the pure bliss of painting walls and the challenges that plague all artists in this space, Scott gives us a good look...

On this episode, we sit down with graffiti and street artist Chris RWK, who started at just 11, crazy about graffiti, both documenting and participating. Running off just a few hours of sleep each night, Chris is insanely prolific. He paints the streets, makes merch and toys, and produces hundreds of pieces over any given year as he dives head-first in gallery shows, forgoing evenings and weekends...