1800-MADBUTT: Calling Your Next Favourite Artist

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Please note: This episode was recorded in October 2024. Some of the information in this epsiode is not up to date. Please visit his linktree to get up to date information on exhibitions.

About Callum
Callum Francis (B.1995) is an artist based in Brisbane, Australia. Callum explores his connection to the landscape through painting and drawing, a process that is deeply reflective and contemplative. His work is a celebration of his love for the world expressed through painting the feeling of what he sees. 

Callum has exhibited throughout Australia and the United States with his work being placed into collections internationally, including the Montefiore Einstein Collection in New York.

Read his interview with No.Order Magazine here.

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A big thank you to Steen for coming on the podcast. I really appreciate him taking time out of his busy schedule to chat about his journey and thoughts around running an art business.

About Steen Jones:
Steen Jones is an Australian based artist that lives and breathes his work.
Classic and bold designs heavily inspired by the industry he devoted his adolescence to.

His highly sought after tattoo-influenced style and go-getter attitude inspire creativity and confidence in his clients and admiration among his peers while he blurs the lines between the tattoo, commercial and fine art worlds and continues to challenge the status and daring to be great.

Steen's iconic work can be found all over the world, from 13 story murals in Melbourne to 12 car underground garages in private residences in Brisbane, to the streets of New York City, houses in Berlin and shopfronts in London to billboards on the world famous Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles and even covering one of Pablo Escobar abandoned mansions in Columbia.

His work has been featured on some of the world’s largest platforms including Ellen Show, UFC, NCIS, F1, Moto GP and Aus Open and shared by some of the biggest musicians, sport-stars and celebrities of today with Dua Lipa, Venus Williams, Alexander Volkanovski and Wiz Khalifa to name a few.

His forever-growing and impressive list of top tier collaborations and clientele include Coach, Lego, Qantas, Delta, Rolling Stone Magazine, Grey Goose Vodka, Patron and Jack Daniels.

As a firm believer of “The Harder You Work, The Luckier You Get” and an endless supply of inspiration and motivation, Steen has no interest in slowing down - infact, the polar opposite as he marks his 10th year as a freelance artist.

Connect with Steen:
WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK

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Just a heads up, this is the second last episode before I take a month long break over October and start recording again. Please rate the podcast five stars 🌟 I make the podcast with zero financial support and help. It would mean a lot to me!

Keziah is a Naarm-based painter with her own distinct style and narrative. She is also a drag artist with the stage name, Bae b Tooth. Her story is vibrant, brilliant and demonstrates her growth as a person. She has been apart of several different creative avenues; tattooing, animation and painting, where she found her voice!

We talk about her journey into art, her upbringing, sex-positive art, feminism, the male gaze vs female gaze, body image and self-care as we enter our thirties and more.

Keziah grew up in a religious household drawing Disney cartoons and trying to explore live drawing with her siblings. As a teenager, she studied art in high school but didn't have the best experience, which I don't find surprising considering I also had a pretty rough time with tertiary art. As a young adult, she moved to Brisbane and enrolled into TAFE doing an Advanced Diploma in Animation where she ended up finding her people. It was vast contrast of her previous experience - but allowed her to further her exploration of artistry. She moved into tattooing but didn't have the best experience during her apprenticeship. From COVID lockdowns, Kezamine started working on her paintings. From that she is harnessing her skills more.

Kezamine is now living in Naarm, breathing fresh creative energy into her art. She focuses on vibrant and colourful portraiture and expressive poses using the human body through the female gaze. She emphasises the unconventional beauty we all have within us and champions those aspects we may shun.   

About Keziah:
Keziah Gall (Kezamine) is a mixed media artist based in Naarm, Australia (Melbourne). Her practice provokes discussions of gender, sexuality and intimacy, by distorting the perception of the body.

Through the use of a vibrant colour palette and sexually graphic imagery, she welcomes you into her personal world in a way that is inviting, tantalising and stylistically unique to her work. Combining techniques from her studies in animation, comic design and street art, Kezamine’s work is illustrative, bold and unapologetic.

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Drapl is one of Brisbane's most well known street artists. His past roots with spray paint started with graffiti, something that we discuss within this episode. His decision to move away from graffiti and into street art was what opened up creative opportunities for him, and thus lead him to becoming one of Australia's best street artists.

Throughout the whole conversation, Drapl is honest about his feelings and attitudes towards art. His determination to continue his practice when faced with large-scaled works is what makes him such a fantastic painter. Undeniably, this determination has contributed to the melting pot of which Brisbane is becoming. He is an invaluable part of Brisbane culture and throughout the wider Australian communities he visits, both rural, regional and otherwise.

Without artists such as Drapl, we would not be able to advance culturally through the arts. Drapl has demonstrated, not only through his artwork but also through his words, that his abilities are transforming the spaces we live in. These transformations are positively impacting all of us who are able to see them in person and online. I look forward to seeing how his creations inspire future artists and allow growth for Australian communities culturally.

I hope you enjoy the episode, and I am very thankful to Drapl for coming on to discuss his art and journey with us. 

Show Notes - References:
RED HILL MURAL

ABOUT DRAPL:
Travis Vinson, also known as Drapl, (Dr Apple) is a multidisciplinary artist who has been painting in Brisbane and across Australia over the last twenty-seven years. 

Drapl has painted every type of mural imaginable and has been a professional artist for as long as he can remember. He first picked up spray paint when he was fourteen years old and never stopped! 
 
Drapl is known for his abstract energetic portraits that usually include a quote of whatever is inspiring happiness for him that week. For some projects, he teams up with The Zoopkeeper. These are typically large scaled works such as silos and water tower projects around Australia. 

Drapl’s work can be seen all around Brisbane, especially on the many restaurants, cafes, nightclubs and bars. His work always brings a smile to the onlookers eyes.

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In this episode, I chat with KYEL 925 who is a photographer and the founder of No.1 Network. He embraces the underground, the unknown, and the unconventional. This ability combined with his lived experience is what makes him and NO.ONE NETWORK such a success.

I really enjoyed having Kyel around for a tea and a chat about his journey. He has some crazy things coming up and I really look forward to seeing No.1 expand and develop in the future!

About KYEL 925:
KYEL 925’s is a photographer who's work focuses on the art of documentation and journalism, often delivering a unique perspective and love for underground communities. His photography has a life-style approach, often taken through a 35mm film camera he can fit in his pocket, bum bag or hang around his neck.

Through this process, Golly has travelled and actively found artists, youth culture and unique characters that are often under-exposed or misunderstood. His documentation has covered a large network of subjects from general street culture on his travels (overseas and East Australia), too teenage exploration and curiosity for the unknown.

His 35mm Photography Zine releases currently include: ‘Golly Elyk’ (2012) ‘Japan’ (2014) & ‘Them.Dam.Vandals’ (2015) ‘Melbourne’ (2015). In 2017, Kyle released a 4-year photo book named ‘Not Your Ordinary’ covering digital work from 2012-2015. Now his work focuses on sharing the stories and lives of local artists in Brisbane through a collective he established in 2018 called ‘No.One Network’.

About NO.ONE NETWORK:
Established in 2018, NO.ONE NETWORK was formed through a network of creatives being documented from inner-city Brisbane. From street artists and graffiti, to rappers and fashion designers, to beat makers and DJ’s, to guerrilla photographers and everything in-between. Through our work and community, No.1 Network aims to form an ultimate urban nexus of artists amongst Brisbane’s ‘youth culture’ & provide support for the local community. Through a collaboration we would aim to shine light on the company via local artists who have lived and breathed Brisbane’s culture.

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In this episode, I chat with Matt who is the artist behind Granny Prints. He is a social worker and visual artist from Sydney. We connected online as I started exploring lino printmaking. Printmaking is a practice that requires patience, trust and the methodology of trial and error.

Matt is a passionate artist who has dedicated his time to helping others not only through his art, but through his social work. He openly discusses his journey with mental health as a cis-man, something which needs to be more of an open conversation and I appreciate Matt's vulnerability when discussing this.

I look forward to seeing Matt's development as an artist within the next coming years. His ability to generate beautiful art discussing topics which speak true to the current zeitgeist is something I think he should be really proud of.

I hope you enjoy the podcast and I would like to thank Matt for coming on.   

About Granny Prints:
Matt is an emerging artist, primarily focused on printmaking, who is living and creating on the lands of the Gadigal & Wangal people (Sydney, Australia). He is a social worker, amateur weightlifter, and enthusiastic cook. He lives with a neurodiverse brain, chronic illness, and like most folks: experiences challenges with his mental health. Matt uses his creative pursuits to help manage the ups and downs of being a human living through late-stage capitalism.

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Macami is a Brazilian photographer currently based in Sydney, Australia where she is undertaking her Masters degree. She is experimenting with the duality of movement and light with her artworks. They are based around surrealism with a gorgeous essence of dream like notions.

Our discussion was based around how she became a photographer. She is very educated and I appreciate her ability to be able to undertake so much study and still stay on her desired path. I was incredibly excited to talk with her because her works require so much foresight and planning. It was definitely great to hear from someone who expresses themselves through the lense because she absolutely has mastered her abilities with a camera.

This conversation is perfect for those who want to embark on a photography journey, or if they are curious how the arts in Australia is for someone like Macami. Thank you Macami for coming on the podcast I really appreciate your words and the craft you're mastering!

References From Episode:
Elizaveta Porodina
Sarah Moon
Romance Was Born - 2021 Runway
Romance Was Born - 2024 Runway

ABOUT MACAMI:
Macami, a Brazilian photographer based in Australia, launched her professional career in 2021. She quickly garnered recognition through numerous collaborations with high fashion and commercial clients, showcasing her expressive and avant-garde style. Renowned for her imaginative world-building, Macami's photographic works create the illusion of parallel universes, combining technical prowess with innovative set designs.

Currently pursuing a master's degree in Creative Industries, Macami's academic journey has fuelled her burgeoning fine arts career, further enriching her artistic vision and approach.

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Aki Yaguchi is an artist based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia. She creates these gorgeous murals and artworks with a figure as the main focus. I have been wanting to have her on my podcast for quite some time now! I think the work she makes is gorgeous and I have been really curious about who that figure is and what inspired it.

We discuss her journey into art and her works, how she has found running an art business, what her self-care routine is like, and what the future holds for her.  It was a really lovely conversation, and I feel like even though Aki is going through a period of change - her new works after this period will be amazing and have that level of soul she's looking for.

ABOUT AKI:
Aki Yaguchi is a Japanese/Australian artist and illustrator based in Melbourne, Australia. Her art explores the interplay between her heritage and femininity, and is often centred around “Tobu Hime”, or ‘floating girls’; they are the visual representation of Aki’s imagination, a vehicle for her creativity, a mascot for her identity, and a friendly companion. The Tobu-Hime are a sign of good fortune and safety to all those who come across them. Her work spans across multiple mediums, including paintings, drawings, large scale murals, digital works, sculptures, installations, and apparel.

CONNECT WITH AKI:
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Disclaimer: The podcast episode contains discussions about criminal activities involving graffiti and other crimes. Any references to illegal activities are provided for educational purposes only and should not be construed as condoning or promoting such behaviour. We do not endorse or encourage any unlawful actions. We encourage listeners to form their own opinions. For legal advice or information, please consult a qualified lawyer.

In this episode, Cax One shares his art journey - legal and illegal. While pursuing formal education, Cax found himself caught up in the world of graffiti, charged with over 200 graffiti offences and facing a lengthy jail sentence. We discuss this turbulent period of his life, the challenges he faced, and Cax shares the valuable lessons he learnt during that period. We discuss life after graffiti, he shares the incredible breakthrough moments that helped to propel him into the commercial spotlight.  He also offers advice for aspiring artists,shares the wisdom he would impart to his younger self.

About Cax One:
With over 20 years experience, self-taught artist Cax One has taken lessons learned from his own graffiti and street art practice and applied these skills, styles, and techniques for applications in galleries, festivals, workshops, and events across the country. His style is an accumulation of references from character design, illustration, graffiti type, and cartoons, with bright, bold colours, sharp, gestural lines, and explosive movement. 

Cax has many accolades and well known clients under his belt, including a record opening attendance at Ballarat’s Red Brick Gallery, painting live murals at Falls Festival, reinterpreting a character for Sesame Street, and producing work as part of a national campaign for Telstra. Cax has also lent his dynamic style of illustrative graffiti to adorn the walls of Melbourne’s largest Street Art Festival: Can’t Do Tomorrow, and for Just Another Agency’s Augmented Mural Trail as well as a fun anamorphic installation for The Art Maze: Under the Sea.

The evolution of Cax’s practice has been documented in a short film by Mitch Nivalis which featured on ABC Open, and his works have also gained recognition with features in ‘Street Art: Australia’ and ‘Inside Street Art’, two publications chronicling Australia’s most influential street artists. Despite boasting a full portfolio of diverse and large-scale events and work, Cax continues to dedicate significant time to mentoring young artists and at-risk youth in both Ballarat and Melbourne.

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In this episode, I speak with Brisbane based artist Emmauel Moore. A key focus in this discussion is how  moving away from your roots, taking on feedback and critiques can help you within an arts practice and ultimately help you flourish into a better artist.

Emmanuel's deep love for art is evident through his journey from graffiti to fine art. Although Emmanuel didn't finish high school, he applied himself through his tertiary education, finishing his BFA at University of Canberra. His knowledge with art history is incredible, and we had a great conversation about Dali and his influences. There is so much to this conversation, that I can't describe in the introduction. Have a listen and let me know what you think!

I look forward to seeing the art the Emmanuel creates for his solo exhibition - details pending, make sure to follow his Instagram to stay in the loop.

Learn about Giorgio Morandi, the still life artist Emmanuel talked about.

About Emmanuel Moore:
Emmanuel Moore is an Australian painter based in Brisbane. He is best known for is public and canvas works depicting inanimate objects and nature such as trains and flowers, though now focuses on still life and observational painting. He predominantly uses acrylic and spray paint and explores a variety of illustration and traditional techniques to produce his work. Since finishing a bachelor degree in visual art at the University of Canberra (2019), he has exhibited paintings at the Caloundra Regional Gallery, as well been apart of a variety of group exhibitions throughout Australia.

Connect w. Emmanuel Moore:
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