OUR ARTISTS

EARS Ears To The Ground (AUS)Daniel O’Tool, aka Ears, is a Sydney born painter, skater, street artists, musician and regular human. Ears portraiture is bright and playful while encapsulating the frailty of the inner city human condition. Daniel only discovered his emotive art had value selling scribbles on the back of old cardboard boxes at Newtown station and he hasn’t stopped working since. He was pivotal at Oh Really Gallery, a Magazine, is developing FreeTheBeats.com and still finds time to exhibit and paint with internationally renowned artists… and COLAB of course. http://earstotheground.net/ Check out exclusive tracks from his upcoming free the beats release here.

LISTER Anthony Lister (US/AUS) an Australian born painter turned Brooklyn based superhero. His work can be seen on both the street and gallery walls of London, NYC and Australia. Anthony explores the iconography of modern society. These icons take the form of cartoons and superheroes engrained in our youth by television and pop culture. Mr Lister’s work questions the reality and value of these modern gods and goddesses. There’s one thing for sure, Anthony Lister’s super power is the Midas touch. www.anythonylister.com

JONATHAN CALUGI Jonathan Calugi (Italy) is a graphic designer from Pistoia, Italy. Despite no formal training Jonathan has worked with international heavy weights such as Nike, Sony and Delonghi, utilising a combination of raw talent, enthusiasm and a tongue in his cheek. We have created shades for the twighlight sun on the seas of a Lego Timbuctu City. http://www.happyloverstown.eu/wordpress/

TIMBA SMITS Timba is a Melbourne born graphic designer, artist, illustrator, independent publisher, self confessed magazine whore, wannabe Olympic ping-pong player and has a proper love of all things vintage. Now based in London it would be safe to call Timba’s work ‘varied’ as much as it is nostalgic and hand-crafted. Founding ‘Wooden Toy Quarterly’, the worlds only quarterly ‘boogazine’ that comes out once a year…

HAL After just 5 years in the game this collective from the other windy city have already conquered collaborations with New Balance and Reebok, and now they have their sights set on their own Colab frame with an homage to early nineties hip hop icons. Drawing from the Coogee sweater, Versace shade era that Brooklyn’s Finest brought to the spotlight, Their shades are a throwback to the unlikely union between the street urchins and high fashion houses that made the 90′s such a memorable time for hip-hop and fashion in general. Sunnies for the dice shakers and investment bankers alike. www.highsandlows.net.au

DEANNE CHEUK A favourite amongst Art Directors, magazine collectors and mushroom lovers the world over, Deanne Cheuk is the greatest Australian art export to NYC since…well, ever. She’s a hit in the biz, and raked in more awards than can possibly fit here or any mantelpiece, but think “Young Guns” by the Art Directors Club of NY to “The Best People of 2004” by Time Magazine, a tribute to her groundbreaking illustration – water colour – typography styles.

STEFAN MARX Growing up in Todenhausen in Germany on a staple diet of drawing and travel, Stefan Marx at the age of 16 had already started the ‘Lousy Livin’ company as a joke. Arguably one of the coolest teenage t-shirt labels about, ‘Lousy Livin’ is still up and running today. Now in Hambourg, Marx’s love of drawing has flourished, he now publihes books and all sorts of cool stuff…

GEOFF MCFETRIDGE A modern day master, the work of Geoff Mcfetridge has had a heavyweight influence not only on transcendent visual communication, but also much more broadly across pop culture. His work has been as diverse as to include motion graphics for The Virgin Suicides and Adaptation, collaborations with companies like Nike and innumerable skate and fashion projects. Undoubtedly Geoff is one of the most respected and in demand young artists on the West Coast of the States and around the world.