Kyle is a street artist and a regular member of Belgrave’s Blacksmiths Way Graffiti and Street Art Project. He also paints at a range of other sites all over Melbourne. Kyle is becoming well known for his provocative and witty stencil artworks.
I love to illustrate crazy characters, inspired mainly by Disney movies. I am influenced creatively by the artist Nychos and the way he re-presents well-known people, characters and animals in his own style. I like the concept of taking someone else’s image or idea and recreating something of my own as a spinoff of the original. The way I work is that I start with a sketch. I then make A0 prints of that sketch, usually 4-5, making up a multi-layered stencil. I number each layer and, with a scalpel, cut out different sections. I then spray each layer in different aerosol colours until I build up a detailed image, usually on a public wall. It’s a very time-consuming creative process, but the results are always exciting.
I recently participated in The Hall & Wilcox Art Exhibition and Acquisition Program (Melbourne) and sold my first artwork. The experience and reaction to my work were amazing, and I’d love to exhibit like this more often.
I like how at tbC, you are never alone. Working with other artists gives me different ideas, which can only be triggered by a group environment. Working with like-minded people and the back and forth of idea-sharing means I am always learning new ways of thinking and working.