Brad Robson - Artist

CREATIVE SPACE

Brad — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:16:40 +0000

A friend of mine from ishandchi recently paid a visit to my home studio to capture my workspace and ask me a few questions about my arts practise. Here’s what she had to say:

One of my most favourite experiences is seeing where creative people work – their creative space. They have a soul that can’t be replicated and provide an insight into the creative mind and process which I love to see.

I recently visited the home of artist and illustrator Brad Robson and he kindly allowed me to share his work and space with you. These photographs were taken by my friend Emily Sephton of No Chemistry. I loved seeing his paintings stacked in the corner, an easel waiting for its next painting and the many layers of dried paint. Spaces like these inspire me.

Brad’s street art style has graced the walls of The Hive bar in Erskineville and the SBS STVDIO office. He has also created designs for album covers, skateboards, surf boards and more recently he has been working on a new collection of paintings which you can see here. I asked Brad a few questions.

What is your earliest creative memory and how long have you been an artist?

I remember my father sketching me a picture of 2 boxers fighting, I remember getting so excited when the picture starting taking shape, I just couldn’t stop giggling with excitement! I still haven’t found anything in life that inspires or excites me as much as a new image. I’ve been an artist all my life but the last 5 years in particular have been a lot more focused on refining my style.

What are your favourite mediums?
I tend to paint with acrylic when painting on canvas. I love inks on paper, black and white with splash of colour.

What has been your most exciting moment as an artist?
I’d have to say doing the residency in NYC this past June. It gave me a real sense of confidence and opened my eyes to the abundance of art that exists, especially in NYC.

What do you do if you have a creative block?
I don’t try and push things if I’m not feeling it. I’ve learnt to follow my instinct, especially over the past couple of years. If I’m not feeling something, I leave it and start something else.

You describe your art as ‘upside down, inside out and back to front’. Tell us a little more about what you are trying to convey through your art?

I guess I try my best to create my own unique worlds, characters and landscapes. I start at point A, and end at point B. What happens in between, I don’t really know but it’s safe to say it’s surreal and unconventional, in a way.

What’s next?

I’m currently working towards my first REAL exhibition which I plan on having early next year. After this I’ll be travelling to Berlin in June for another residency. I plan on continuing to explore myself as an artist and develop myself as a person (well it’s all the same thing really). Oh, and I plan on focusing on my large scale mural work too, plastering my mark on walls all over the world.

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EXHIBITION BREWING

Brad — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:02:18 +0000

Take a sneak peak at some of the works I’ll be exhibiting in the coming months.

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HIVE BAR LOVE

Brad — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:41:18 +0000

I was recently commissioned by the Hive Bar in Erskineville to create a mural covering the rear hallway. Being given complete artistic licence I thought I’d bring my style through with a detailed black and white piece. The piece draws the viewer in to create their own reality, a limitless and fantastical world surrounding the Hive.

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OUTPOST FESTIVAL INTERVIEW

Brad — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 07:07:59 +0000

I’ll be part of Paste Modernism this year as a part of the OUPOST FESIVAL on Cackatoo Island running Nov 4th – Dec 11th, 2011. I was recently interviewed by Ben Frost. See full interview here.

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MOJO ESPRESSO BAR

Brad — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 11:42:15 +0000

Latest Commissioned mural for a new espresso bar (MOJO) in Springwood, Blue Mountains. The owners were such nice people, It was an absolute pleasure to paint.

Courtyard Mural – Converted warehouse space in Rozelle, NSW Sydney.

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SBS WORLD MOVIES

Brad — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:44:53 +0000

Street art has jumped off the pavement and onto the walls of the STVDIO (see STVDIO blog post) and World Movies offices, with a great new commissioned piece by Sydney artist Brad Robson. The striking work uses iconic images from the world of art and film, with splashes of STVDIO branded pink and World Movies blue. Brad’s work can be spotted around the streets of Sydney, including Erskineville village where he lives.

In this time-lapse footage filmed over one weekend, you can see the talented artist at work and watch the walls come alive. – Warren Powell, Creative Services Manager

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OPEN STUDIO – NYC

Brad — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:54:30 +0000

Below are some images of our open studio after our Illustration and visual story telling residency this past June 2011. I was fortunate enough to be apart of a group of 18 Illustrators from all over the globe. We all got along so well that we are now setting up an online collective. I’ll be posting details in the coming months.

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RESIDENCY NYC

Brad — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:15:12 +0000

For the last 5 weeks I’ve been abroad in New York City studying the Illustration and visual story telling program at The School Of Visual Arts (SVA). Its been an amazing experience all round, especially in the development of my art practice. The work load has been heavy with 3 days a week of intense classes in critique and sequential art, and then trips to many parts of this beautiful city to sketch subjects the rest of the week.

Below is a mural I created inspired by the city in all its chaos, an interpretation of a place that’s so large and has so many people that it seems impossible to stand out from the crowd, blending in with the masses or being swallowed up by day to day grind. Anything is possible in NYC! I’ve captured this mural in time lapse, enjoy!

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SLED ART

Brad — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:49:20 +0000

RBshapes recently crafted up a new sled for Brad and we were so impressed with the artwork he did on it that we’ve not only included a vid and some photos here for you to check out but we’re frothing to announce a deal where you can get Brad to draw a unique, one off work of art on your new RBshapes sled. Visit RB Shapes website for more details. rbshapes.com.au

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JURASSIC LOUNGE

Brad — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:54:42 +0000

February 2011

“Meandering through the rest of the Indigenous Australian Exhibition, you bump into Erskineville based artist Brad Robson hard at work. A time-lapse camera beeps like a ticking bomb but Robson seems unperturbed by neither the ominous beat nor passers-by. ‘It’s no different with people around. I like to see people react to my work but mostly, I’m in the zone.’ His artwork is well suited to the live environment as it’s filled with a wealth of gothic and street/urban inspired detail that unravels as the night does. When you see the final image: a Tim Burton-esque skull, you have a much deeper appreciation.”-Felicity Pickering (Guest blogger Jurassic Lounge, February 1st)

2nd night…