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<span style="font-family: Century Gothic,Geneva,sans-serif;">As we could not study and compare each and every artist in Melbourne, we have decided to research three of our own favourite graffiti artists, Reka, Ghostpatrol and Phibs. While each of theses artists all specialise in graffiti, we have found that graffiti encompasses a wide variety of styles as you can see through our comparison of these three artists. We have decided to choose these specific artists because we found their work interesting and we believe they represent three very unique styles of graffiti.

James Reka is arguably one of the most famous graffiti artists in Melbourne. He has recently completed university and has been graffiting since 2003. Although tagging was his first form of graffiti, Reka has developed into creating unique and rather scary looking cartoon characters. His work is mainly influenced by current pop culture, anime and the classic Ren & Stimpy cartoon. Reka's art usually has a distinguishing style to it; very clean with bold colours and thickly outlined. Reka is a very well known artist whose work can be found all over Melbourne. He works closely with Sync and Phibs.
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Originally from Hobart, Ghostpatrol is a self taught street artist, but has gained experience working alongside many different artists from around the world. His interest in street art began in University. As he had a slight interest in his studies, he found other ways to utilise his time; he and some of his closer friends began creating stickers and taking photos. He later joined ‘Stencil Revolution’, a website which allowed him to collect feedback on his art and view other artists' work from around the world. His range of art expanded from simple stickers and paste-ups to stencilling, spray-can art and even sculpting. Ghostpatrol’s art is made to capture your imagination as it is based on fantasy, showing the darker side of nature. He is mainly renowned for his ‘line drawings’ and large spray paint murals (some murals can be found in Union Lane and Hosier Lane, Melbourne).
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Phibs, who originates from Sydney, has been graffiting in Melbourne for nearly a decade. His work is very detailed and is mainly influenced by tribal and Indian designs and because of this, his artwork is very unique and easily recognisable. An example of a place where his work can be found is Hosier Lane. Most of his graffiti work is of murals and signs. Phibs, as well as being reknowned in Melbourne for his work, also has an international reputation. He has recently toured Asia with K-spray and has been commissioned to design the art work for the company Absolute Vodka. He has also done work, including a large mural, in India for a festival there. Some artists he works alongside in Melbourne are Reka, Lister, Meggs, Rone and Sync.
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