Thanks for all the support at #Glenelg yesterday for #colourthestreets o Hope to do it all again soon. #Sarie #vanstheomega Great pic by @ironlak ylic
Roughly based in Adelaide Australia, Vans the Omega has been creating & painting letterforms for over two decades, which has seen him, travel around the globe consistently since 2000. Most of his influences have come from ancient scripts, Architecture, engineering, nature & the idea of movement or balance.
Recognised for his attention to detail & search for perfection within letter structure, technique & life has put Vans the Omega in the spot light worldwide & helped to advance the way in which the art form is painted along side his other TMD members & extended family of writers around the planet.
Currently the mix of sharp highly technical machine like shapes, seemingly impossible patterns mixed with a traditional graffiti aesthetic based on sound foundations are blending to produce new innovative works which continue to push the boundaries on a world scale & propel his own desires to reinvent & perfect his craft on a daily level.
Well versed in a number of disciplines from Design, Photography, Clothing & moving image keeps the ideas & endless possibilities rolling inside this artists head with no end in sight. Stay tuned for the next two decades of progression.
by Andrew
My piece featured in Lyric 3 tonight inspired by Sade- Pearls.
Opening Friday August 14th, Inner State Gallery is proud to announce Lyric 3 a musically themed group exhibition curated by legendary Detroit artist Glenn Barr. Gathering over 40 artists from around the globe, Barr had one simple request: Each piece of art must be 12 x 12 inches, paying homage to the timeless beauty that can fit on the cover of a vinyl record.
“Music and its lyrics can always stimulate our emotions, as well as leave us contemplating a visual narrative. Artists have used lyrics as inspiration and as a muse in their work to express an idea or a phrase for eons. History has shown us that they have created some of the greatest works in the world when guided by a melody and its words. This exhibition will illuminate the artist’s personal transcription from a song lyric to canvas,” Barr said from his Corktown studio. Head to
@1xrun for sales enquires and a look at all the amazing works on display. #vanstheomega
Progress today at Glenelg for #colourthestreets #SALA Tomorrow I’ll be finishing this work between 11am-5pm. We will have a street party with Djs and live screen prints of a limited design I’ve knocked out. See you there #vanstheomega
Nice to see the day shots of the production @berst_1 and myself rocked in #Christchurch a few days ago @embassy This one is dedicated to for allowing me to take his spot and being a general legend. @ironlak #vanstheomega
The @ironlak ylic tour is coming to an end but the photos keep rolling in. Amazing time out here with incredible people in all the cities we visited. Thanks @berst_1 @ironlak for all the continual support. This is what I love and this is why I want to do it the best that I can. #vanstheomega #TMDCREW #F1 #GM
The complete picture from yesterday in Auckland with @berst_1 using #sugarartistacrylic #fomoraincantstopusnowtour @ironlak Pic by @magda_c
Today’s session with @berst_1 @ironlak Great times out here in #Christchurch #fomotour #Freak #Ikarus
My latest work “Jewel of Australia” representing the many facets of South Australia and its vibrant colour and iconic silhouettes featuring on the cover of today’s for Original works of the 8 covers are being shown in .100x70cm Acrylic on wooden panel with custom frame. Sales enquires contact #Salafestival #vanstheomega
Crew out in NZ I’m looking forward to catching up real soon!!We’re crossing the ditch with #vanstheomega (Adelaide) for a whirlwind tour of New Zealand!
We’ll be joining forces with @berst_1 to hit events across the land of the long white paint cloud.
NZ heads stay tuned to ironlak.com for more details.
Embassy (Christchurch) 7 AUG | Cheapskates (Wellington) 8 AUG | Loaded (Auckland) 9 AUG
Rooftop interviews for upcoming #SAWEEKEND #SALA edition magazine in Adelaide. #YHA #vanstheomega
Sneak peak at the latest work in the Studio for upcoming #SALA event. #vanstheomega #radelaide
Leaving marks in Sydney before heading home to camp out in the studio. #sugarartistacrylic @ironlak #TMD #f1 #GM
TMD squad live in Sydney. Repost from Batman
It’s been a long time coming but this lil machine may hit the road very soon but not before the model shoot in front of Graffiti. les #vanstheomega #BSA250FLEETSTAR1968
aMBUSH GALLERY AND CENTRAL PARK PRESENTS:
POST-GRAFFITI PACIFIC
Exhibition Opening: Thurs 16 Jul, 6 - 9pm
Exhibition Continues: Fri 17 Jul - Sun 23 Aug, 12 - 8pm
Post-Graffiti Pacific is not just another graffiti exhibition. It’s a statement and a definition - a bold assertion of language, history, culture, expression and the significance of place in art making. Curator Olivia Laita and her line-up of seven leading Post-Graffiti Pacific artists are proposing, with conviction, the dawn of a new movement in art.
Post-Graffiti Pacific, which launches at aMBUSH Gallery, Central Park, Chippendale on Thursday 16 July from 6-9pm, seeks, in part, to organise the way we talk about urban contemporary art. As urban contemporary artists have evolved to straddle the divide between public and studio practice, terms like ‘graffiti’ and ‘street art’ have become insufficient to describe the activities and motivations of today’s urban artists. ‘Post-Graffiti’ is now a recognised term, used to describe the work of artists whose backgrounds in graffiti inform their professional artistic practice.
aMBUSH Gallery’s director Bill Dimas says, “The way the flourishing urban contemporary art movement permeates geographical borders in order to both unify and distinguish cultures and modes of expression has been one of aMBUSH’s driving motivators since the day we launched. It is exciting to be working with Olivia and the Post-Graffiti Pacific artists in bringing their perspectives and skills before a Sydney audience so we can continue to explore the potential of urban contemporary art and its future as a movement.”