A Flash of Pink Trivia Quiz

Answer: Bunbury's post (zip) code

Andrew is a full-time artist, illustrator and hand-letterer whose art can be found on items as diverse as wedding invitations, commercial brands, public murals and, in 2017, his first fully illustrated children's book, "Drawn Onward". From his first solo exhibition, "Bat Cave Shenanigans" (Perth, 2010), he has captivated admirers with his range of whimsical characters that, he says, are pulled down from a range of human emotions, stretched from pain to redemption to contentment.

The "Six Two Three Zero" initiative, launched as part of "Re: Discover Bunbury" in 2014, called upon six artists to paint six murals in four days. Their goal was to breathe new life into the central business district of the city. The venture was expanded in 2015 to embrace the work of eleven different artists and, finally, sixteen artists in 2016.

(Note) That date of birth is fictitious. It would have made Andrew less than 14 years of age at the time he started putting together the "Six Two Three Zero" project. The number of days would have made him slightly over 17 years of age. Whilst I haven't been able to track down his real date of birth, I did manage to track down an interview conducted January 14, 2014 where he shared details of his favourite hotel in Bunbury (http://weloveperth.net.au/the-creative-artist-andrew-frazer/). He would needed to have been over eighteen to indulge.

Answer: Monochromatic

By definition, a person who truly suffers from monochromatism only has the ability to perceive colours in black, white and shades of grey. Stormie's work is rooted in isolationism and, to this end, he uses black to convey dirt, white for a sense of erasure, his greys speak of the city and silver displays the language of dreams. Whilst Mills prefers to leave his art open for others to interpret, he did advise a Bunbury newspaper that the painting on the left represents the transition from life to death. The live character is seen passing a pen over to the deceased.

Born in Wales in 1969, his parents moved to Perth (Western Australia) when he was three years old. He took to spray-painting on the streets when he was fifteen, but it was a trip to New York in 1986, which enabled him to witness the works of Jenny Holzer and John Fekner - people he considers the godparents of street art - that gave his own work a sense of purpose and a direction into which he could channel his dreams. Mills' works, today, are highly collectable and he is sought out to create art works across the globe, including major works in Los Angeles and London. He was also asked to create some large murals in Greece in 2002 as part of that country's lead-up and preparations for the Olympic Games in 2004.

Answer: Banksy

Whilst some newspapers have raised the comparison with Banksy, it is not a label that has pleased Magee and he is quick to denounce it. He will agree that there are messages of waste and consumption within his works, as well as the transition of loss, however, he also imbues his creations with a touch of softness and a sense of sentimentality. The enclosed painting is called "The Storm". In an interview with the Bunbury Mail newspaper in 2016 Magee advised that the work was, initially, inspired by a housing crisis that was evident in parts of the USA that had endured severe storm damage. It also presented him with the opportunity to highlight the impact of climate change and its ability to create disaster, something that has been prevalent in recent times in his home town of Brisbane.

Born in Lismore in 1985 he was encouraged to draw, by his mother, at an early age. As a teenager he gravitated toward graffiti and, by 2009, he'd begun painting on a full-time basis. It did not take long for his large-scale murals, with their distinctively surreal figures, to capture the eyes of the world. Soon places such as Copenhagen, Oslo, Bogota, the Ukraine, Vienna and London were knocking on his door with commissions. Today he is seen as one of Australia's major emerging artists, he is a prolific exhibitor and has been selected as a finalist for a range of art prizes including the Prometheus, the Churchie and the Lethbridge awards.

Answer: Beastman

Even if it didn't require a lot of work, he only had to use his name B. Eastman, the Beastman moniker has proven to be an apt description for the scale of Bradley's work.

Born in Sydney in 1980 Eastman became obsessed with skateboarding from an early age. Through this passion he was introduced to photography and the art of creating videos. In the background, however, remained his love for drawing and, with art and design being key components of the skateboarding culture, it didn't take long for his art to come to the fore. By 2005 he'd immersed himself into the Sydney art scene and created his first solo exhibition in 2008. Eastman's work features repetitive patterns and colours and he draws his inspiration from the geometry he sees in nature. The attached contribution is a good example of man being aligned with nature symbolising both life and survival.

Answer: Vans the Omega

"I was writing and painting since I could hold a pencil" (Joel). By age sixteen his grandmother, an artist in her own right, felt his work was of such a standard that she secured painting gigs for him at local RSL (Returned & Services League) clubs. With his home city of Adelaide, initially, slow to warm to street art and artists, Joel took his work on the road and travelled the world extensively. He established his credentials by earning commissions in Europe, the United States and the Middle East.

Mostly self-taught, Joel has used the knowledge he'd developed in design, photography and pattern making and drawn (pun not intended) influence from nature, the magic in crystals, architecture, ancient scripts and the concepts of balance and movement, to create works of seemingly intricate patterns within geometric shapes. With his home state now more welcoming of street art Joel's vision is to set-up a major festival within the city of Adelaide, bringing together a range of artists from across the country and around the globe.
Joel's contribution to the Bunbury street art project (seen left) is entitled "Swan Lake".

Answer: Phibsroy

Born in country New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 Phibs moved to Sydney in his mid-teens and then on to Melbourne in 2001. Here he became a part of the Everfresh Studio Collective. Immediately prolific, it didn't take long for him to become one of the city's most respected and highly recognizable street artists.

While a large number of his works do adorn the walls of Melbourne and Sydney, nowadays, you are also able to see his murals on the walls in cities such as Berlin, Miami and New York. His style is described as "complex wildstyle", weaving and overlapping letters and characters that are mixed with animals - generally, birds and fish.

A theme that is starting to develop within his portfolio is the use of a range of indigenous tribal motifs and symbols. Phibs' contribution to the Bunbury project is called "Ocean Dreaming" and it highlights the artist's affinity with of showing the natural world colliding his fantasy universe. Rather than putting forward his own spin on the design Phibs, in an interview with "Global Street Art", says that he'd prefer to hear other people's take on his work and that, in time, new meanings will unfold as a result.

Answer: Kyle Hughes-Odgers

Kyle is, at his core, a storyteller and his children's stories become another medium to express the tales that he endeavours to instill into his paintings. The characters that he creates; wide-eyed beings with round faces, next-to-no arms and sets of legs that barely look strong enough to support the body above, draw you into a fanciful world full of geometric shapes and stylings. The attached creation is a good example of this, providing the viewer with a number of portals that beg the question "what's going on in there" while all the time the artist posts hints of life (plant in a barrel) and death (jumper on the edge) and a range of other human emotions.

Born in Perth, Western Australia, in 1981 he progressed rapidly from being a minor street painter to an artist receiving international invitations to conduct exhibitions, take up residencies and work on projects in places such as New York, London, Hong Kong, Madrid, Cambodia and Iceland.

Answer: Ghostpatrol

With a name that is almost similar, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Dan Aykroyd were the "Ghostbusters", a team made famous in the 1984 film of the same name.
Ghostpatrol, however, is David Booth, a Tasmanian born artist who now lives in Melbourne and has developed an enviable reputation for his street-based work across the globe. Booth creates hybrid creatures that are unconventional and seek to extend the imagination.

His partner on this task was Sean Morris, a Perth born artist who felt disjointed and disconnected with the local scene and made the decision to move east to Melbourne. Initially his work was composed of traditional, realistic figures but now his paintings seek the beauty in the distorted and the grotesque. There are elements of this in the picture on the left, though, with the size of the photo it may be difficult to identify. Amongst others you may spot a female skin-diver with the head of a cat and the image of a being with the torso and head of a man, but its lower body is that of a snake. In his words, he wishes to "leave the viewer torn between curiosity and the desire to avert their eyes and look away". Sean's artworks have been featured in publications across five continents.

Answer: Abstract Expressionism

The world has a habit of drawing some people back to their roots to find their true place in the world. So, it seems, it has been for Anya Brock. Her first venture was to launch a fashion label, which she conducted with distinction, working alongside prominent fashion houses such as Christopher Kane and Richard Nicoll. But, it didn't satisfy her. So, she left Perth for Sydney with the aim of launching her painting brand, but she found Sydney too busy and the noise (distractions) of the city had started to dull her creativity. She returned to Perth and settled into the quiet that is the port city of Fremantle. Her work blossomed. On her website Anya describes her work as semi-abstract, allowing her to use enough exaggeration and distortion, leaving her figures recognizable without entering into the realms of realism... this is borne out by the picture left. Apart from Bunbury her larger-than-life murals can also be found on walls in Melbourne, Sydney, Los Angeles and, most notably, Perth.

All three of the above-named artists were major contributors toward the abstract expressionism movement prevalent during the 1940s through to the 1960s.

Answer: Jane Doe

Rone's work revolves around beauty, specifically female beauty and, more often than not, that beauty is set as a stark contrast upon decaying or derelict structures. "Women are the ideal image, for me, to paint" he indicated in an interview with ABC News in 2016, "a guy has an often aggressive or masculine overtone; with women there is strength and fragility".

He also loves the juxtapositions that he creates within his works. His "Sound of Silence" shows a woman looking over her shoulder... an image that has been painted on crumbling tiles.

When the Australian Football League (AFL) requested a mural on a prominent wall of a five-star hotel to advertise their new season he deliberately avoided painting the images of the male players and focused on painting the faces of the game's female fans.

In Penang (Malaysia) he received (hard won) permission to paint a bare female face on a mural where Muslim traditions require them covered. The picture on your left was his creation for the Bunbury festival and, unlike most of those of his contemporaries whose works stand proudly in prominent public areas, Rone's mural is at the back of a building, away from prying eyes.

His two females are standing guard over a carpark that is unlit at night and a decidedly unsafe place for women to be.