Joker: “My name is Chaiyaboon Banlue. I am known as ‘Joker’ in Bangkok graffiti scene. I am a graffiti artist from Bangkok, Thailand. I am graduated from college of fine art and from the faculty of painting sculpture and graphic arts in major of painting, Silpakorn university. I am now a freelance artist. I started to do graffiti in 2009. Most of my murals are mainly character design together with font design. In these past few years I am interested in creating my works to be ‘powerful’ because I wanted to empower myself and to have an encouragement and motivation to live. And I hope that it can pass to anyone who has seen my works. I need to admit that my English is not good but I hope that my art can say something to the world. This is my first time having a chance to show my art to foreign people in a foreign country. And I am so happy to be joining HKWALLS 2019 in Hong Kong.”
Australian Artist Gus Eagleton creates interpretations of reality and beauty within the urban landscape. With a selected colour palette and fluid lines, he manipulates light and shadow in an unrealistic and romantic way. He paints with considered velocity and magnetism, yet simultaneously the pieces embody slowness, a dreamlike feel. Gus explores the diversity and intrigue of the characters he encounters and, as a true romantic indulges in the beauty and charisma of the people he paints. He is compelled and influenced by the environment around him – the problematic high-rise development in the city, gentrification in the suburbs, the fascinating abandoned industrial areas on the outskirts of town; these spaces are his subject matter and his canvas.
