Meek (street artist)

Meek (born 1978, Melbourne, Australia ^[1]) is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia, and specialising in the sub-genre of Stencil graffiti.

Meek started putting up street art in early 2003 and enjoys the irony of his name in a subject area that is all about bragging and boasting.^{[citation needed]}

He lived in London for some time and was exposed to the work of Banksy. As well as stenciling prolifically, Meek has also hijacked billboards, and used wheat paste and stickers.^{[citation needed]}

The book Stencil Graffiti Capital devotes a chapter to Meek.^[2] Other books that display his works are Stencil Pirates by Josh McPhee,^[3] Conform by Saskia Folk^[4] and Street art uncut by Matthew Lunn.^[5] Meek is also featured in the film RASH (2005), which documents the street art scene of Melbourne, Australia.^[6] The film received an award as Best Feature Documentary by The Film Critics Circle of Australia, 2005.

Meek is also well known for his 2004 stencil graffito entitled "Begging for Change" he did on the side of a building's wall which portrayed a homeless man on a sidewalk, with a mendicant's cup, holding a sign which read: "KEEP YOUR COINS. I WANT CHANGE."^[7][8] It has appeared around the world on buildings and in other media, and is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Canberra, Australia.^[1]

His work has been exhibited in:

• Melbourne Stencil Festival, 2005
• BACKWOODS - An Exhibition of the EVERFRESH STUDIOS, Wooden Shadow Gallery, Richmond (VIC), 21 April 2007
• National Gallery of Art, Canberra, Australia ^[1]

See also

• List of Street Artists
• Types of graffiti
• Spray paint art

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Begging for change. 2004", Meek bio information at National Gallery of Art, Canberra, Australia
2. ^ Jake Smallman; Carl Nyman (2005). Stencil graffiti capital : Melbourne. New York: Mark Batty Publisher. ISBN 0976224534. 
3. ^ Josh MacPhee (2004). Stencil Pirates: A Global Study of the Street Stencil. New York: Soft Skull Press. ISBN 1932360158. 
4. ^ Saskia Folk (2005). Conform: FoToFolk no.1. Melbourne: Macmillan. ISBN 1876832681. 
5. ^ Matthew Lunn (2006). Street art uncut. Melbourne: Craftsman House. ISBN 0975768433. 
6. ^ Rash - Scratch it and it Spreads, 2006. Documentary. TV, ABC (Australia), 2006. 23 April. 14:00hrs. (Featured artist)
7. ^ Gabriella Coslovich (4 December 2005). "Our colourful underbelly". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/our-colourful-underbelly/2005/12/03/1133422148230.html?page=fullpage. 
8. ^ Meek. "I want more change". http://youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/?p=89. 

External links

• Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne
• Stencil revolution (Meek's gallery)
• Remote Control (Video of commissioned mural)
• another Meek site

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