Graffiti
No Order Magazine talks with the artist.
I write MILE, I also write MILESTONE sometimes. I am from Newcastle.
How did your career begin?
A friend of mine, TCUP TGW moved from Sydney to where I was living at the time in Port Stephens, I'd seen graff around but they sort of explained to me what graff was. We went and got some paint and started doing pieces. I would have been 14 at the time.
Do you have a set process when it comes to making work?
No not really, the process is so varied with doing graff - there are sort of hundreds of things that could change or go wrong. I’ll see a spot but then I need to think about what time I could go there and all these other variables. Like if it’s on a residential building, I maybe need to go after everyone is asleep, or if it’s close to a main road, I need to think about activity on the main road. The process is very much a response to the variables and the environment around me while I am painting. The artwork is purely a result of everything.
Is your graffiti personal to you?
Yeah, I think so. I think it’s very personal. I’m my writing nickname or whatever.
What are some of the biggest influences on your art and practice?
The biggest influence on my graff would be my own mood. Graff can be a response to the world and it comes with a lot of emotion - it’s a very physical thing to do. I feel very fixated and involved when I'm painting. The work can reflect that! Another influence that comes to mind, I have the quote by the American conceptual artist John Boldessari “I Will Not Make Anymore Boring Art” stuck in my head, also he burnt all of his paintings he did from 1953-66 denouncing his formal painting education. I’m also tryna burn and do something like that.
Image Credit: Liv Bridge.
Were there any significant life experiences that changed the way you navigate your creativity?
A starting point for my creativity would have been during school, learning about fine art and how to begin a practice. From there I guess it would just be travelling. I wasn’t bringing a whole kit of paint to the wall, I began to start bombing more. It was a lot more stripped back and resourceful but that was more creative to me. It was more about the whole picture rather than one singular piece.
What advice do you have for emerging writers?
Have fun, don’t do boring graff. Look after yourself. It’s a really hectic subculture to get into…but I ain’t spending any time on it because in the meantime every three months, a person is torn to pieces by a crocodile in far North Queensland.
Read the full interview in Issue 04
Published: 18th July 2025