Graffiti
No Order Magazine talks with the artist.
I go by Millerone, M1 M1 M1 M1 four times. I’m a graffiti writer and illustrator from Sydney, Australia.
Do you have a set process when it comes to making work and is there a part of that process that people may find surprising?
I’m very burst of the moment when it comes to making art. I can't really fully explain it, but I’ll just have a vision in my head and do it instantly. I could have months where I'll just hammer out paintings and then I could have months when nothing's happening at all. I have ADD, so it’s just one of those things where it just like burst fires and then I'll just be rung out like a sponge and won't do much for like a month or two. A lot of people would usually have some big, deep meaning to it, but it's something that I love doing and it's like arguably something that I've done for a long time to keep my mind at ease.
How did you get into graffiti?
I got into graffiti originally just coming out of high school in 2009. A whole lot of my friends used to paint and whatnot. I went on a trip to Europe with my parents when I was younger and saw European style graffiti and I got really into that side of graffiti because everywhere else in my area is all like lad style, wildstyle stuff. I was more art inclined - European graffiti is a lot more simpler and less aggressive, fun and playful. I think that's what I gravitated towards more. One of my friends put me onto a website called ecosystem.org, which was a blog at the time, which was submitted graffiti from all around the world. Up until that point in Sydney, you had your standard set of writers and what you saw in your city, but it was really like an eye opener to have this website that had people from South America and Paris etc. It was a massive eye opener for me in developing my style because I think up until that point, it was very localised and you're like, “oh, I can't rip off this guy or you gotta formulate your own style otherwise people are gonna come for you, try and attack you and fight you.” It was an integral part of me finding my own style, looking beyond my circle of where I was living.
Image courtesy of the artist.
What advice do you have for emerging artists?
I would say do it because you love it. I feel like a lot of platforms in this world are treating it in terms of how you can make money. It's all well and good to get your platform out on social media, but I also think you should just be doing it because you love it and I think other people will see that too and gravitate towards you like a magnet.
Read the full interview in Issue 04
Published: 18th July 2025