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Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed116. The more you know - Giulia "BLocal" RivaOn 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: As Seen on the Streets of Paris. Giulia online: Website: https://www.blocal-travel.com/ Substack: https://giuliablocalblog.substack.com/
2025-01-1255 min
Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed115. Full Circle - EOIN (Ireland)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 physical representations. EOIN online: https://www.instagram.com/e_0_i_n/ https://linktr.ee/e_0_i_n/ Street Art Collector podcast: https://thestreetartcollector.libsyn.com/ ...
2023-11-2626 min
Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed114. No drugs, just art - TRP613 (Canada)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 cool, innovative things to bring some colour to the world. TRP613 online: https://www.instagram.com/trp613/ https://twitter.com/trp613 https://ur...
2023-11-1236 min
Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed110. Two artistic selves - Damien Arena (Australia)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 happy accident, finding graffiti with his high school friends and turning his passion into his profession. Damien Arena online: https://www.instagram.com/da.imagemaker/...
2023-10-0226 min
Splatrs' Street Art Unearthed108. Art school, street style - Frenemy (Malaysia/USA)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 to move from country to country, able to plug in, find opportunities and instantly connect with likeminded people to paint with. Frenemy online: https://www.instagram.com/frenemylife/...
2023-08-2130 min
Splatrs' Street Art UnearthedHeadspace and Overcoming Fear with Styna (Christina Huynh)Styna is a muralist and illustrator who's been painting and illustrating since 2012, taking it full-time in 2017 and absolutely killing it. Christina is down to earth and speaks candidly about her transformation from a young girl who couldn't imagine having the bravery to paint walls, to a successful muralist, illustrator and book author, with open-ended possibilities to do anything she could dream. Styna (Christina Huynh) online: https://christinahuynh.com.au/ https://www.instagram.com/stynabyna/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/splatrs M...
2020-11-1549 min
Splatrs' Street Art UnearthedTravel and Change with Tom GerrardTom Gerrard is a studio and street artist who's been painting walls since the '90s, putting his iconic heads up on walls across the world and more recently edging into the contemporary art world with wide success in the studio. Tom joins Street Art Unearthed for some great yarns about his antics abroad, self-doubt and growth in his art, and what he has his sights on for the future. Tom Gerrard online: https://tom-gerrard.com/ https://www.instagram.com/tom_gerrard_/ http://www.benchtalkpodcast.com/
2020-11-0855 min
Splatrs' Street Art UnearthedExploring Commercial vs Personal Walls with ReubszzReuben Boughtwood, also known as Reubszz, is a studio and street artist who, after almost 15 years painting on canvas, picked up a spray can in 2017 and quickly discovered his calling as a muralist. By 2018, Reubszz had quit his job, become known in the Sydney street art scene and built a career as a muralist. He joins Street Art Unearthed to chat about this shift to painting walls and how to spot a commercial project from a personal wall by Reubszz. Reubszz online: https://www.instagram.com/reubszz/ https://www.facebook.com/reubszz/...
2020-11-0341 min
Splatrs' Street Art UnearthedDedicated to Daily Art with Manda LaneManda Lane is a studio and street artist spreading her love for nature all over the walls of Melbourne through her intricate lined paste-ups of plants. Juggling her art with her corporate career, Manda talks on the benefits of art in her life and how she has gone from daily drawings to street art and exhibitions. Manda Lane online: https://www.facebook.com/mandalaneart https://www.instagram.com/mandalaneart/ https://mandalane.bigcartel.com/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/splatrs Music by: P...
2020-10-2752 min
Splatrs' Street Art UnearthedTaking on Melbourne's Walls with Amanda NewmanAmanda Newman is a prolific artist who has experienced a fascinating breadth of artistic roles, taking her from the US to South Korean and Singapore, and now to Australia. From early days painting theme parks, to boldly painting illegally in broad daylight, Amanda talks to us about what drives her to paint her muses and her attitude on being true to herself. Amanda Newman online: https://www.amandanewmanart.com/ https://www.facebook.com/AmandaNewmanArt https://www.instagram.com/amandanewmanart/ Support us: https://www.patreon.com/spla...
2020-10-1847 min
Splatrs' Street Art UnearthedPainting Slums and Refugee Camps Around the World with Seb ToussaintSeb Toussaint is a street artist who's committed his life to travel to the slums and refugee camps of the world. Through his Share The Word project, members of these communities can select a word that has special meaning for them, and Seb gets to work painting their walls, living in the slums or refugee camps with them, learning their stories and sharing them with the world. On this episode, Seb shares what this experience is like and what it's taught him about humanity and influenced him profoundly. Seb Toussaint online:
2020-10-1149 min
Splatrs' Street Art UnearthedPioneering Street Art in the Philippines with Venazir MartinezVenazir Martinez has made a name for herself as a pioneer for street art in the Philippines, giving the artform appreciation through a series of projects highlighting the diversity of communities that make up Filipino culture, particularly the Indigenous communities. On the podcast, Venazir shares her experience being a female sticking her neck out for street art, climbing insane scaffolding to paint walls, and bringing art and education to the people of her city. Venazir Martinez online: https://www.venazir.com/ https://www.instagram.com/venazirmartinez/ https://www.facebook.com/VenaMartinezOfficial
2020-10-0451 min
Splatrs' Street Art UnearthedOn the Hustle With Helen ProctorHelen Proctor has been in the graffiti and street art scene for more than a decade in Australia. She grew up painting trains, got into the Sydney street art scene as it was on the rise, and then decided to uproot and move with her partner to Amsterdam, where she learned the real tough slog that came with building a name with no connections. On the podcast, Helen talks about how tough, but rewarding it is to rebuild, and gives us some entertaining, frank insights into the struggles of being an artist; from working extra jo...
2020-09-2747 min