Healthy Spray Painting Practices (Ft. Askew One & Jordache)

As we dig deeper into the world of street art, we’re forever learning about aspects of the craft that hadn’t come to mind before. It’s easy to think of street artists like we do many contemporary artists, imagining some glamorous lifestyle and romanticising the act of painting walls. But painting walls is hard. It’s physically demanding, artists are out in the elements, they’re working long hours, and usually up against deadlines that demand the physically impossible. Not to mention, in most cases, they’re using spray cans; inhaling chemicals and getting covered in paint and other particles. This topic first came to our attention when meeting Brisbane-based artist, Jordache, during the Brisbane Street Art Festival’s project in Ipswich, QLD. During our chat, Jordache mentioned that the mural he completed was painted entirely with brushes as he’s no longer able to work with spray cans. A decade of spray can use had led to deeply concerning health effects, and he was not the only one. <a href="https://medium.com/splatrs/healthy-spray-painting-practices-ft-askew-one-jordache-f1b988da0146">Learn More</a>