Bench Talk

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