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
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
Leaving marks in Sydney before heading home to camp out in the studio. #sugarartistacrylic @ironlak #TMD #f1 #GM
The Horror story is complete #vanstheomega #TMD #F1 #GM @ironlak
Having some fun with this freestyle. I’m not into themed graffiti anymore unless it’s done properly with balance, ability and heart. I’m savoring the moments working on this one as I know I have a lot of large walls coming up that will push in new directions for the sake of art and to give my hungry body and mind a new challenge. I thought a lot about all my friends over the world today who I have enjoyed time painting, growing and learning from. I feel very grateful about it all. Thank you Familia all over the planet and beyond. #TMD #F1 #GM @ironlak
After 21 days straight and clocking up 230 hours of work to get this finished under some extreme weather conditions I can finally say this project for #commonground is complete. Thanks to all the people that gave me encouragement along the way after 12 hour days this really helped get me over the line and helped me push through fatigue, sea legs from spending all day on a lifter and exhaustion. A special thanks to my bro @epykbg for helping me out on the first few days on the geometry and for the laughs. The title of this work is Hemispheres and is a representation of the masculine and feminine. In a perfect world there is balance of the 2 even through they are completely unique they each hold the key to each other. The mother and child represent the 2 hemispheres of the brain amongst the supporting energy of the geometry which is close to mirror but not quite. The child represents the future and is holding the knowledge of past and present which is symbolised by the colourful top he wears. The patterns, geometries and colour all contain information and are keys to a balanced life. Thank you to Roberta and Pauly for being my portrait models and to the residents of common ground for all the well wishes and support. #7stories #radelaide #Adelaidecity @ironlak lics #TMD #F1 #GM #vanstheomega
Just the sealer to go on this one. Productive times in the studio. #vanstheomega #TMD #F1 #GM #geometric #abstract
John finally got down to see himself 2 stories high then put his blue steel look on. #vanstheomega #TMD #F1 #GM @order55
John looking over his grand daughter Zoe. Peace I’m out #vanstheomega #TMD #F1 #GM
Day 1 on my latest portrait. This is a market gardener from my hood and I can’t wait to take him past and show him. #vanstheomega #adelaide #TMD #F1 #GM
and myself rocked a nice production today in Istanbul for #meetingofallstars #vanstheomega #tmd #gm #f1
The finished product. #vanstheomega #adelaide #tmd #f1 #gm
Making moves with for #makeamovefestival #limerick #vanstheomega #tmd #f1 #gm
Another freestyle at #roskildefestival2014 with #tadcrew #rfgraff #tmd #f1 #gm
Another with #tadcrew @wais1 @__bios @rasko1 #rfgraff #roskildefestival2014 #tmd #f1 #gm #vanstheomega
Another hit with @brus_ and the local legends. Great day in #Belfast #peacewall #vanstheomega #tmd #f1 #gm
