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VantagePoint is a monthly radio show hosted by James ‘JB’ Bullough and Tom Auto64. Each episode features an established artist or group of artists in the post graffiti/urban art/contemporary art scene and will bridge the gap between the artwork hanging on gallery walls around the world, and the artists who create that work. The show is released 1st of each month
Episodes
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EP 180 - SHEPARD FAIREY
Shepard Fairey has been the unofficial ambassador of Street Art and Urban Art for nearly 30 years. His influence on the art world, art market, and pop culture in general is undeniable. But what does it take to maintain such longevity at the top? How must one shift and maneuver through changes in...
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EP179 - E.L.K
Australia’s most decorated stencil artist ELK has spent over 20 years perfecting his craft. His predominantly hand cut photorealistic stencil work, ranging in subject matter from political and controversial to satirical and lighthearted, have landed him numerous awards and art prizes including...
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EP178 - SOPHI ODLING
After graduating from art college with a concentration in painting, Sophi Odling switched lanes and began working in the fashion industry where she thrived and progressed for over a decade. Following the birth of her first child however, Sophi realised that she was thirsty for something different...
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EP177-PICHAVO
Graffiti artists Pichi and Avo met while painting graffiti in Valencia Spain in the early 2000s. Their similar aesthetics and desire to push their work into a new direction brought them together and in 2007 they officially joined forces to created the now legendary duo PichiAvo. The group’s…
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EP176 - KITSUNE JOLENE
Kitsune Jolene is a Belgian artist with a heavy presence on the mural scene for nearly a decade taking part in various mural festivals and events across the globe at a staggering pace. With her beautifully specific color pallet and whimsical storytelling her work has been described as visually...
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EP175 - MAD C
Mad C is without a doubt one of the most influential and respected graffiti and mural artists in the world. As an early pioneer of the first wave of German graffiti writers in the early 90’s, she was not only pushing gender boundaries in a mostly male dominated landscape, she also pushed…
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EP 174-MEZDATA
One of Austin Texas’s top graffiti writers and muralists, Mez Data has been painting walls for as long as he can remember. What started as mostly letter based graffiti shifted into characters and portraits and these days, with decades of experience, Mez can confidently paint anything imaginable....
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EP173- LORETTA LIZZIO
Loretta Lizzio is an Australian painter and muralist whose work draws on themes of femininity, strength, sensuality, nature, and mysticism among other things. After a traumatic bus accident in her late 20’s derailed her from her life path for nearly a year and a half, her world simultaneously…
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EP 172-LEDANIA
Ledania is one of the most unique and lovely people you will some day hopefully have the opportunity to meet if you haven’t already. Born and raised in Columbia South America, Ledania’s colourful personality and appearance are mirrored in her work. Although seemingly opposite, her hard mostly…
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EP171-MAKATRON
If you know anything about Australian street art and muralism than you know about Everfresh Studio and it’s enormous impact on the Australian and specifically Melbourne art scene. You might also know that for over a decade Mike Makatron has been the senior member and even director of Everfresh,...
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EP170 - SANDREW
Sandra Powell and Andrew King better known globally as SANDREW began collecting street art, or as they accurately like to specify, “artwork made by street artists” in mid 2000's. What started out as a frenetic fascination has grown into a long obsession and lifestyle shift which has resulted in…
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EP169 - BEN FROST
The cartoon characters of your childhood, just like you, have grown up, lived life, experienced trauma, succumbed to addiction, found Jesus, have deviant fantasies, and just like you… they’re working on it. This is the world that Australian pop artist Ben Frost has created over his 30 year art...
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EP168- ITS A LIVING
Mexican born artist Ricardo González, better know by his artists name ‘It’s A Living’ has been traveling and painting around the globe for a very long time. From a small town in central northern Mexico he headed to Canada to study graphic design, followed by a post graduate degree in Typeface...
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SPECIAL - VANTAGEPOINT MVP PART 8
MVP back again. basically when we cross paths with past guests, we sit them down and catch up with Vantagepoint Alumni on what they been doing since we last spoke to them. This time recorded during Wall to Wall festival in Mordialloc in Victoria, Australia in 2024, this interview series is loose,...
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EP167-CLAUDE BLO RICCI
As a founding member of the world renowned DMV collective (Da Mental Vaporz) BLO hit the urban art scene with the momentum of a freight train. His stylised figurative work was sweet and dark, cute and grotesque, and heavily influenced by his background in graffiti. A few years after moving from...
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EP166 - ZOER / FRED BATTLE
Somewhere between reality and a dream, the work of French artist ZOER defies the laws of physics, pushing the viewer just slightly beyond the point of comfort, which is exactly what makes his work so exciting. His color palette and forced perspectives challenge you to bend your understanding of...
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EP165 - TOMMY DAY III
Aboriginal artist Tommy Day carries a heavy load that might be too much for most artists to manage. His rich personal heritage and upbringing however have embedded him with the strength and grace that make him the perfect person for the task. As a contemporary artists working within traditional...
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EP164-INSANE 51
Insane51 has developed a mind bending painting style that incorporates double exposure images painted exclusively in red and blue (pink and cyan to be exact) showing two images at once. When viewed through a red or blue filter, like the two lenses of traditional 1950’s style 3D movie glasses, the...
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EP163-ADNATE
One of Australia’s most recognisable muralist and contemporary artists Adnate, has managed to thread a needle that few other artists have been able to pull off with such grace. As a non-native person, Adnate’s paintings and large scale murals focus mainly on indigenous people and culture, a...
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SPECIAL - VANTAGEPOINT MVP PART 7
MVP back again. basically when we cross paths with past guests, we sit them down and catch up with Vantagepoint Alumni on what they been doing since we last spoke to them. This time recorded during a short visit to the rural town of Benalla in Victoria, Australia in 2024, this interview series is...
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EP162-SOFLES
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com To see someone paint a graffiti piece with no prior planning and no sketch and have it turn out really good at the end is impressive no matter how familiar you are with writing graffiti. But to paint a large scale mural from a lift…
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SPECIAL - VANTAGEPOINT MVP PART 6
MVP back again after a long hiatus.. basically when we cross paths with past guests, we sit them down and catch up with Vantagepoint Alumni on what they been doing since we last spoke to them. Recorded during the inaugural Vantagepoint Group exhibition at Denverwalls 2022, this interview series…
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EP161 - GEORGE F BAKER III
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com The only thing more delightful and colorful than the work of George F. Baker III is the huge smile and good energy the man himself brings into every room he enters. His artwork reflects his personality, bounding with intricate design...
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EP 160 - ACHES
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com Dublin’s finest, ACHES is a man of many talents. As one of the leading graffiti artists in Ireland, ACHES has been pushing the art form in new and Inovative directions for years, incorporating his graphic design training and embracing...
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EP 159 - KIMCHI JUICE
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com With a name like Kimchi Juice you just can’t go wrong. The young artist from Washington DC, much like the name she’s given herself, leaves you with more questions than answers the longer you speak with her… but in all the best ways....
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EP158-DETOUR
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com Much like a human Swiss Army knife, Denver based artist Detour has a tool or a solution for any situation… and if he doesn’t, then he’s damn sure going to find one or even better, simply invent one himself. Growing up in a military...
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EP157-JEREMYFISH
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com In the days before the internet spread information and culture like it does today, Jeremy Fish first cemented his place in the art world through designing skateboard graphics in San Francisco back in the late 90s and early 2000s. His...
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EP 156-ILL.DES
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com Denver based artist ILL.DES creates abstract universes of geometry and dimension that unapologetically nod to his background as a computer engineer. The soft, almost pastel color palette that unifies his work brings a playfulness to…
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EP 155 - A.L. GRIME
Producing and directing a large scale mural festival while simultaneously being one of the featured muralist in the festival is undoubtedly no easy feat, but artist A. L. Grime with her background in the music industry (running a record label, producing events, and managing artists) and more...
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EP 154 - DVATE
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com A legend in the Australian graffiti scene for nearly three decades, Jimmy DVATE is a master with a spray can. From letter forms to photorealistic portraits of native flora and fauna, his skill set is applicable to nearly any subject....
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EP 153 - TAYLA BROEKMAN
To hear the full unedited version, visit Vantagepointradio.com “It all starts with a pencil, a piece of paper, and a feeling.” So it is said by Melbourne based artist Tayla Broekman about the creative process. By her account, all emotions fall somewhere between love and fear, and tapping into…
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EP 152 - GEORGE ROSE
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Is it the ‘sweet sweet fades’ that lure you in first, or the mesmerizing botanical patterns? Maybe it’s the explosion of color or catchy word play that she integrates into some of her work. Regardless of what gets you there, the…
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EP 151 - RONE
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com It would be nearly impossible to overstate the level of thought, commitment and detail that goes into Rone’s work. The Australian artist has been ‘levelling up’ project by project the past 5-10 years at such a pace that he’s nearly...
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EP 150 - TES ONE
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com For 30 years TesOne has been cultivating an impressive body of work that spans the worlds of graffiti, fine art, murals, and graphic design. His ability to seamlessly blend these different aesthetics is what makes his work sing....
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EP 149 - GRAFFITI EGYPT
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Believing in oneself and fully committing to one’s own artistic impulses without regard to outside opinions is the unattainable goal of countless artists. Others however settle quite naturally into this paradigm of thinking. Such is...
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EP148 - PALEHORSE
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Chris Parks, better known as 'Palehorse' has been producing personal and commercial art for nearly two decades with a level of output that is almost unbelievable. He has designed imagery for some of the biggest bands and…
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EP 147 - BEN JOHNSTON
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Aside from his brilliance as a designer, Ben Johnston’s real talent lies in his ability to offer a creative, sometimes alternative meaning to a word or phrase simply based on it’s presentation on a page, canvas, or wall. The way he...
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EP146 - REGINALD O'NEAL
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com VantagePoint listeners first met Reginald O’Neal back in 2014 on episode 023 with artists Axel Void. At the time, Reginald (known then as L.E.O.) was as apprentice to Axel and traveling through Europe with his mentor. What may seem…
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EP145 - 123KLAN
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Few could have predicted the enormous global ripple effects that the meeting of two young artists in the early 90’s would have on the world of graffiti, design, and branding, but 30 years later we should all be thankful that the…
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EP 144 - SHINE FESTIVAL
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com In it's 8th year of operation, the Shine Mural Festival in St. Petersburg Florida continues to be one of the leaders in the pack of well respected, heavy hitting mural festivals around the globe. The roster of big name international...
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EP 143-GEORGIA HILL
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Georgia Hill's background in graphic design is immediately obvious by her ability to communicate felling and tone so powerfully with a rather minimal amount of artistic elements. Mostly black and white and aggressively flat...
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EP142 - NAFIR
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Iranian artist Nafir creates work that combines traditional hand crafts from around the world with modern street art painting techniques to create works that are both beautiful and subversive at the same time. Tying cultural...
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EP 141 - GOLDIE
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Goldie needs no introduction… that is to say, it is nearly impossible to give a proper introduction to such a prolific and successful cultural shapeshifter as Goldie. From his early days in the 80s as a b-boy and graffiti writer in...
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EP 140 - MR JUNE
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Mr. June has been painting on walls since 1985 and in the nearly 40 years since then much has changed but his core love of graffiti and painting has not. After graduating with a Graphic Design degree from the Royal School of Arts in...
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EP 139-DREZ
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com DREZ is making big waves with his bold colorful murals across his native Australia and beyond. Monumental bands of gradient color, which the artist calls “Chromatic Pulse”, designed to mirror the existing architecture of a space,...
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EP 138-PHIBS
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Widely considered one of the seminal figures in the Australian graffiti scene, Phibs has enjoyed a crossover career spanning decades and cross-pollinating artistic borders from graffiti, to corporate work, to curation, muralism and...
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EP137 -YANOE x ZOUEH
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Artists Ryan 'Yanoe’ Sarfati and Eric ‘Zoueh’ Skotnes joined forces a few years ago and have quietly established themselves as one of the most respected mural painting duos on the scene. Together they’ve clocked a handful of the...
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EP 136 - TATI
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com The world of Tatiana Suarez is inhabited by exotic figures that float somewhere in the realm between human, animal, and plant life. Their oversized eyes concealing truths while emitting emotion. Wether with watercolor, oil, or spray...
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EP 135-ATOMIK
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Few artists if any are more synonymous with the city in which they live than Miami’s Atomik. His iconic Orange character is visible in every corner of the city, from walls to street signs to tee-shirts and beyond . It could be…
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EP 134-ALEX YANES
To hear the full version with music, visit Vantagepointradio.com Miami native Alex Yanes has developed a unique blend of painting and sculpture that combines urban art aesthetics with pop imagery and a sunshiny tropical vibe. His imagery, featuring a mix of abstract geometry with tropical plants...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
VantagePoint is a monthly radio show hosted by James ‘JB’ Bullough and Tom Auto64. Each episode features an established artist or group of artists in the post graffiti/urban art/contemporary art scene and will bridge the gap between the artwork hanging on gallery walls around the world, and the artists who create that work.
The show is released 1st of each month
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