KYLE STAMKOS is a street artist who specialises in stencils.
I love to illustrate crazy characters, inspired mainly by Disney movies. I am influenced creatively by the artist Nychos and the way he re-presents well known people, characters and animals in his own style.
The way I work is that I start off with a sketch. I then make A0 prints of that sketch, usually 4-5, making up a multi-layered stencil. I number each layer and with a scalpel cut out different sections. I then spray each layer in different aerosol colours until I build up a detailed image - usually on a public wall. It’s a very time consuming creative process, but the end results are always exciting.
I recently participated in The Hall & Wilcox Art Exhibition and Acquisition Program (Melbourne) and sold my first artwork! The experience and reaction to my work was amazing and I’d love to exhibit like this more often.
Hoodie Mag is kind of like an exhibition space too - one I am really excited to be a part of. I highly recommend other young artists wanting to engage with us at Hoodie Mag, or those wanting to get their work published, get in touch with us. We’re really keen to meet and promote more young artists.
Kyle paints regularly with the Blacksmiths Way Graffiti and Street Art project in Belgrave and all over Melbourne, and is becoming well known for his often provocative, but always smart and witty, stencil artworks. Kyle runs regular stencil art workshops in and around Melbourne.
Photos: Tiffaney Bishop