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What a way to spend my B’Day! A special bottle of red and cheese with Gina last night, breakfast this morning, then off to see James Jirat who had prepared this amaaaazing tattoo for me.

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Confirmation and affirmation that all that hard work was worth it, positive feedback for all I’ve done is the gift that keeps on giving.

In the early 2000’s I looked up to Sydney Graff Artist ATOME’s work, fast forward to 2025 and I finally got to meet the legend and take some photos of him painting a wall.

We just featured him on ZEN Blog, and he had this to say about ZEN:

“Justin and his crew have brought ZEN garage back with a bang!! I’ve known of and followed Justin since his amazing INfront days. He repped Sydney and the design community hard! In addition to that (as if it wasn’t enough) he’s one of these super amazing guys who goes hard in everything he does … cars bikes photography plants … and more and more….! I’ve been excited to see more … inspired by what I see him do and always amazed! So, to have a small little piece on the return of ZEN is super nice!

Thankyou Justin. Thankyou Zen ! Link in bio annnnnnnd if you want to see some cool shit check out both zengarage.com.au & justinfox.com.au put some time aside.. it’s a great great rabbit hole to dive into”

Check out ATOME’s Find Your ZEN Feature on ZEN Blog: https://www.zengarage.com.au/find-your-zen-atome/

I got an inbox from ATOME last week on Instagram and my day was instantly made. I’ve been a fan of his work since the Australian INfront days (a design community I used to run in the early 2000’s). He’s an OG who’s been writing since the 80’s. A true living legend and legit one of the most famous Australian Graffiti Writers of all time.

We talked cars, bikes and art and the opportunity to do a “Find Your ZEN” feature on him was too good to pass up. Turns out ATOME (AKA Minky) was finishing up an 11-piece series in Fairfield. He invited me out for an early 6AM start to finally meet face to face as well as grab some shots. What a champ, super chill, crazy talented, humble and no doubt about it the dude has found his ZEN.

Look out for his full feature on ZEN Blog soon!

I love Kurt, forever, but this is the photo I really wanted to take home.

Hello Nana!

Monster Children and Blender Gallery put on a show tonight featuring Pearl Jam by Lance Mercer and Nirvana by Kirk Weddle. I want every single one of them. I’m emotional!

Amazing ochazuke lunch at Tento.

Curt is in town so I got him to shoot Nanami who’s working on a new piece. Full feature on ZEN Blog soon!

Check your head!

Nana took me to this amazing little Japanese cafe in the city today. SO GOOOOOD! 100% want to go back and eventually try everything they have on offer!

Went to check out SideFX 2024 at aMBUSH Gallery with Nanami today. What a show! On display were wild pieces by 30 Australian practical effects experts including prosthetics and animatronics. The show ends tomorrow, Sunday the 8th of September. Free entry too, visit aMBUSH Gallery for more information.

Me.

Nanami.

Caught up with Nanami and Atsuko and checked out an AMAZING exhibition by Hiroshi Sugimoto at the MCA. Ran into Leslie too who’s currently working at the MCA! Good times!

For your viewing pleasure, a beautiful and powerful image that evokes a Bionic Bride for the 21st Century, decked out in sizzling circuit boards and robotic body augmentations.

Justin Fox is a powerhouse. A graphic artist, online designer, a teacher and an illustrator working in digital and mixed media, he is also the founder and the passionate mover behind Australia INfront, a collective promoting home-grown design and art. INfront’s manifesto proudly states: “Our work is Australian and of international standard. We seek GLOBAL RESPECT.”

No problem. Justin Fox deserves respect, and admiration. Check out his website, scroll down for a generous gallery of his dazzling digital illustrations. The page also has links to INfront and other Fox-driven projects.

Via: https://frankensteinia.blogspot.com/2007/11/frankensteinia-justin-fox-bionic.html

Chardae.

Just some more photoshop fun (where I photoshop faces of my clanmates onto Diablo art).

Original photo.

Original photo.

6km, 2hrs. I needed the vitamin D!