Graffiti Artist & Street Art

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Graffiti Artist & Street Art

HAPPY DECAY is a vibrant and colourful street artist, sometimes referred to as a graffiti artist. He doesn’t call himself a graffiti artist but focuses more on as a multidisciplinary street artist.

Graffiti influenced street art

Generally, I can work under any naming convention and can work as a “graffiti artist” or spray paint artist though my art is more focused on character than on letters. In general, you may also find people who do graffiti may not even like the term “graffiti artists” and will focus on the art of writing/letters.

I do love aspects of graffiti art and culture in particular some of the styles and techniques that have influenced the art you will find in the form of murals and street art today. My introduction to graffiti was mainly through the skate/punk and DIY party scenes.

Mural created from a combination of skate graffiti and illustration

Using street art to change the school urban environment

Street art graffiti

Happy monster graffiti loving beast

Graffiti wall in Canberra

Bold spray paint ping pong table

Using traditional art skills for a street art mural

Spray paint artist creating glass graffiti styling

Fun graffiti vibe art in a laneway

Mixing traditional art with graffiti style bird spray paint

Graffiti and street art in Newcastle for a festival

Playful graffiti street art in Cronulla Sydney using some spray paints

Graffiti style Illustration for a mural as part of a street art project

Street art used in an office space in Sydney

It is interesting how the graffiti community has brought art to the public without the need for a gallery, even though this may not be intended.

While at art school I did study typography (concrete poetry) and letterpress so I do find the letterforms of graffiti artists interesting.

Street Artist & Mural Art

Most of my mural work is an extension of the drawings & illustrations that I do. You can see below some of my street art that originated from my drawings.

Some of my art has a play on the funnier influences from the punk/skate graffiti scene.

Graffiti Artist influenced

A hybrid of graffiti and street art in Canberra

large mural using typography in the artwork

Street art brings colour to this corridor

Spray Paint Artist

Sometimes a spray paint artist is what I also get referred to, I don’t mind this and really at the end of the day, it’s just a name. I do love art in general across the board range of mediums and art genres.

Here are some of the murals and illustrations I have created with some graffiti influence.

Using some flavours of graffiti in this street art at a skatepark

Combining graffiti street art vibes in The Gold Coast

If you like you can view all the murals I have painted in the street art section of my showcase page. You can also find my other artwork there too including my illustration work.