Rone

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Rone (1981), also known as tyRONE, is a notable street artist living in Melbourne, Australia. His notability comes from the prolific nature of his art, the skill of his work and his unique and individual style.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Mediums 3 Influence 4 Influences 5 See also 6 External links 7 References 8 Other Sources Featuring This Artist

[edit] History

Born in 1980, Rone grew up in the city of Geelong, Victoria before making the move to Melbourne. In 2002, Rone started out decorating skateboards and skate parks. ^[1] Since then, his work has spread to the streets and inner-city laneways of Melbourne and into some galleries and exhibitions. Rone lives in a small flat so he uses Stencil Art as a creative outlet; in 2003 police caught Civilian and Rone at the Canterbury “Empty Show” (illegal exhibitions held in derelict buildings) although no criminal charges were ever laid. Rone loves skateboarding and studies graphic design. ^[1] On graffiti, Rone says:

"I always had a respect for graffiti. There was something about it that appealed to me, I think it was the risk of putting something up that will be judged by so many, the risk that someone will hate it and paint over it, or it will be praised by someone you’ll never meet."

"Rone"

Street Art Formats

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Street Art Related

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[edit] Mediums

Further information: Spray paint art

On the streets, Rone's preferred places to stencil are high traffic areas. Rone often paints in broad daylight. ^[1] Rone's larger images require much more time to put up, so he uses wheat pasting to do quick paste-ups in busy locations[1]. He likes that paste-ups can be used irrespective of the wall background and the way that aging and deteriorating of the paste-up can lead to striking and unique effects. Rone's art by rule, does not contain any political messages. He says:

"If you think about it too much, it becomes a problem. I paint because want to bring the streets alive."

He also says:

"I paint because I love it, and it adds character to any inanimate object. Whether it is a wall or a footpath. It brings the streets to life." ^[1]

[edit] Influence

While Ha-Ha (street artist), who is considered to be Melbourne's most famous street artist because of the massive number of stencil tags he puts up, has slowed in production of late, Rone is gaining a reputation as the city's most prolific street artist. A quote from Jake Smallman, co-author of Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne, on the question "Who is Melbourne's most prolific stenciler and how did they become so renowned?"

"When I started working on the book it was without doubt Ha-Ha - the guy was simply everywhere. Not only would he paint in a lot of areas, but repeat his images over and over again on the same wall. He got to that position by having a regimented plan to go out regularly with two cans of paint and not come home until he'd used them up. He's been a bit quiet of late, so in terms of consistently getting up over the last 3 years, I'd have to say Rone. His stencils have gotten larger and larger and the placements more and more bold over time."

Rone is building influence in the streets. ^[2] He mainly stencils around:

• Carlton
• Fitzroy
• Chapel Street
• The Melbourne CBD

[edit] Influences

Rone's art demonstrates influence by a great many people (mainly street artists) and sources. He has stated the these include:

• The 80’s 90’s
• Skateboarding
• Video Games
• Shepard Fairey
• Banksy
• Fashion

Among others. His favorite cartoon character is Frosty the Snowman. ^[1]

[edit] See also

• List of Street Artists
• Types of graffiti
• List of graffiti artists
• Spray paint art

[edit] External links

• Rone's Profile at www.stencilrevolution.com
• Grass Roots Magazine Article on Street Art mentioning Rone
• Rone in New York City
• WORKHORSE VISUALS displaying Work by Rone
• A video showing works by Rone
• Rone mentioned in The Age newspaper, February 2006
• Rone's blogsite
• An online gallery with work by Rone
• Video of a Rone paste up

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Artist Profile: tyRONE. Stencil Revolution. Retrieved on 2007-02-18.
2. ^ Karl. Book. Quote from Interview at Grass Roots Magazine.

[edit] Other Sources Featuring This Artist

• (2005) Stencil graffiti capital : Melbourne. New York: Mark Batty Publisher. ISBN 0976224534. 

• Citylights Gallery, Melbourne, 2004. (featured artist)