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14
Aug

Juddy Roller on ABC Radio Shepparton- 14/08/2020

 

This morning, founder of Juddy Roller, Shaun Hossack had a chat to Matt Dowling for the Breakfast segment of ABC Shepparton and ABC Goulburn Murray Radio. Celebrating the life of artist Dvate’s beloved dog Tessa, a rescue from the Black Friday bushfires whose heart of gold touched the lives of all those around her. Her mural in Benalla, VIC, has been standing since 2015 and will be immortalised forever.

In addition, Shaun and Matt discuss what the future holds for the Wall to Wall Festival, in a time where being socially distanced is of the utmost importance.
Have a listen below!

First image by Deano’s Travels.

09
Jun

Beulah Town Hall

Earlier this year dynamic duo, Kitt Bennett and French artist JAW teamed up to revitalize the Beulah Town Hall. Through using their highly stylised depiction of kangaroos, sheep shears and capturing the colours of a morning sunrise, the Town Hall was transformed into a fun and playful hub for the community to enjoy!

29
May

Wallabies. Cowboys. Street artists land in Australia’s outback National Geographic

With a feature from none other than the founder of Juddy Roller, Shaun Hossack, check out this excellent article written by Sarah Reid for the National Geographic.

Having helped put up 17 Art Silos across Australia with an array of talented artists, we can’t wait to add more locations to the Silo Art Trail!

Check out the article here

24
Mar

Castle Towers Sydney

Reaching inspiration from the pristine, undulating landscape of NSW’s Blue Mountains and the pathways that flow through Castle Hill, Juddy Roller teamed up with Brisbane-based mural artist Leans to create a joyful, vibrant artwork that spans the length of Sydney’s Castle Towers.

Using spiraling shapes, with bold colour and playful texture, Leans captures the topographical beauty of the local landscape in his signature abstract yet precise manner. It’s hard to not feel happy just from walking past!

17
Mar

Waikerie Silo SA

Along the banks of the Murray River, talented street artists Dvate and Garry Duncan team up with the community of Waikerie, South Australia, to create some a large-scale silo artworks to add to the Silo Art Trail. Standing at 36m tall each, this project was inspired by the importance of the river flows from the Great Dividing Range that keep the Murray River Healthy. The Murray, which in turn, support the ecosystems and the communities around it.

Being passionate about the pandemic fauna and flora of the area, Dvate depicts a hyper-realistic representation of the common Yabby, a key indicator of river health, and a Regent Parrot, which is a prolific and unique parrot to the area of Waikerie.

Garry Duncan, inspired by the beauty and tranquility of the river, paints a scenic landscape of the Murray River, flanked with iconic pelicans above and turtles and yabbies below. Duncan mixes big bold colours with quirky minimalist illustration to show the beauty and variety of the region.

28
Feb

Wall to Wall 2020 Artists Announced

The 6th year of Wall to Wall boasts another line-up of incredible, massive street artists!
We’re excited to announce these artists as being part of Wall to Wall 2020, painting across new and existing walls from 3-5th April. Come join in the fun, we’ll see you there!

Full programme to be announced in March.

26
Feb

Wall to Wall Festival 2020

With great excitement, we gear up for another fantastic year with Wall to Wall Festival. Located in the small rural town of Benalla, being Australia’s largest Street Art Festival, prepare to see some huge talent. With the likes of Major artistic giants such as Smug (UK), Adnate, Bronte Naylor and Filthy Ratbag, you can guarantee it will be a huge weekend full of live painting, workshops, bench talks and good times.

Benalla, Victoria, Australia
April 3rd – 5th, 2020.

photos by Nicole Reed.

17
Feb

Mirvac Street Art Project- Optus Building

Nestled in the bustling hub of Melbourne CBD, talented French street artist JAW created magic within the 367 Collins Street building. Through incorporating iconic imagery with bold colour abstraction and hyperrealism JAW paints a collaged landscape that any Melbournian can relate to- from Flinders Street Station to the iron lace on Victorian houses and bike lanes with bicycles.

Stretched along 40 metres of the newly refurbished building, JAW’s impeccable creativity shines through, as his clever choice of colour and attention to detail bridge the lines between street art and fine art. Never failing to capture a nostalgic feeling and the character of this city.

Photography by Nicole Reed.

13
Feb

Crown Lunar New Year

This January, we welcome the 2020 Lunar New Year, welcoming the year of the Rat. To kick things off, artist Kitt Bennett playfully brings to life the Kirin Soundbar in partnership with Crown. Located along the banks of the Yarra River, the soundbar is a centrepiece of the Lunar New Year Festival, with DJs and live noodle-pulling performances, Kitt captures this joyous time of year with imagery of dragons, lanterns, Tommy the Noodle Man, and lucky colours of red and gold. We here at Juddy Roller with you a great and prosperous new year!

28
Nov

‘Nine til Five’ by Kitt Bennett

Melbourne-based artist Kitt Bennett paints large (very large) illustrative murals on an unconventional surface: the ground.

His most recent adventure combined his art with aerial photography to craft the world’s most massive independently created piece of “Gif-iti”. The work, crafted by Bennett alongside collective Juddy Roller, features 10 human figures that craft a “perpetually tumbling” scene when viewed in sequence.

Inhabiting a colossal 9000 sqm of disused waterfront ground space at Port Melbourne’s Fisherman’s Wharf precinct, the project took Bennett 30 days to complete; using 700 litres of paint to compose the work which comprises a series of 10 individual 30-metre-long figures.

The size and form of this mural is unprecedented – four times the size of the previous holder of the title, (which clocks in at 27 storeys high) this mural has taken over the equivalent of 90 floors-worth of ground space.

Painted using only Taubmans acrylic and Monarch Painting rollers and brushes, and made possible thanks to the kind people at Independent Cement and Lime.

Thanks as always to Common State media.