Meek (born 1981) is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia, and specialising in the sub-genre of Stencil graffiti.
Meek started putting up street art in early 2003 and enjoys the irony of his name in a subject area that is all about bragging and boasting.[citation needed]
He lived in London for some time and was exposed to the work of Banksy. As well as stenciling prolifically, Meek has also hijacked billboards, used wheat paste and stickers.[citation needed]
The book Stencil Graffiti Capital devotes a chapter to Meek.[1] Other books that display his works are Stencil Pirates by Josh McPhee[2], Conform by Saskia Folk[3] and Street art uncut by Matthew Lunn[4]. Meek is also featured in the film RASH, which documents the street art scene of Melbourne, Australia.[5] The film received an award as Best Feature Documentary by The Film Critics Circle of Australia, 2005.
Meek is also well known for a stencil graffito he did on the side of a building's wall which portrayed a homeless man on a sidewalk, with a mendicant's cup, holding a sign which read: "KEEP YOUR COINS. I WANT CHANGE."[6][7]
His work has been exhibited in:
See also
References
- ^ Jake Smallman; Carl Nyman (2005). Stencil graffiti capital : Melbourne. New York: Mark Batty Publisher. ISBN 0976224534.
- ^ Josh MacPhee (2004). Stencil Pirates: A Global Study of the Street Stencil. New York: Soft Skull Press. ISBN 1932360158.
- ^ Saskia Folk (2005). Conform: FoToFolk no.1. Melbourne: Macmillan. ISBN 1876832681.
- ^ Matthew Lunn (2006). Street art uncut. Melbourne: Craftsman House. ISBN 0975768433.
- ^ Rash - Scratch it and it Spreads, 2006. Documentary. TV, ABC (Australia), 2006. April 23. 14:00hrs. (Featured artist)
- ^ Gabriella Coslovich (2005-12-04). "Our colourful underbelly". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/our-colourful-underbelly/2005/12/03/1133422148230.html?page=fullpage.
- ^ Meek. "I want more change". http://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/?p=89.
External links
- Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne
- Stencil revolution (Meek's gallery)
- Remote Control (Video of commissioned mural)
- another Meek site
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