Teazer

http://www.daveymac.com/
Davey Mac aka Teazer is the story of a little boy that could – with a can of spray paint. Today, his art is synonymous with the urban streetscape that makes up much of inner Sydney. Spending his adolescence on the same streets, Davey’s life could have been very different. Getting into tagging and graffiti at a young age also led him into the associated pitfalls that came along with too much time spent in various dodgy alleyways – drugs, liquor and wayward women. When Sydney police caught up with him way back in 1994, they had a comprehensive dossier of his tagging work all over Sydney. With the passing of adolescence and community service, things began to change. All because the little boy with the can of spray paint had inadvertently grown up into an uncanny talent. A talent that harnessed all the contemporary culture imagery and street sensibilities that heralded his work as far from defacement of public space. A talent that would lead him to become one of Sydney’s most visually arresting young artists.

Now, with sensibilities that can’t be taught, an incredible eye for what is possible with colour, and skills developed through years of prolific work, Davey Mac is commissioned by the same council who compiled his dossier years earlier to create his renowned urban streetscapes all over Sydney – from Bondi to Newtown (and everywhere in between). Davey has mastered the art of creating contemporary stencil art that bridges the gap from ghetto sidewalk to gallery wall – a sensory explosion that is at once culturally revolutionary and aesthetically dynamic. While still continuing his street art, and with recent corporate commissions from companies such as Hype for Converse and Sony, Davey is now also focusing on producing sought after works on canvas. With a new solo show pending – the time for teasing has passed – witness what art can really be.

http://www.daveymac.com/

Joined: July 2008

Sydney, AUSTRALIA

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