George Hambov
Graffiti Artist 'Apeseven' (Harbord, NSW)

George grew up in 1980’s Sydney, skating and exploring industrial areas of the lower northern beaches, consequently being exposed to a variety of street graffiti.

This led to his experimentation with street art, however it was not until his 2 years working and living in London that he was exposed to a new calibre of urban art works. Particularly inspiring was the artistic street method of stencilling.

Returning to Australia he knew there should be a level of street art that effects all people, not just other graffiti writers and artists. Stencilling was an accessible way of expressing his thoughts and ideas onto the urban landscape.

Early influences were drawn from Saturday morning cartoons and comic books. This developed to include Anime, Technology, issues such as World Politics, Social corruption, writers like Chuck Palanuik, good music & friends. Other artistic sources of inspiration are Banksy, Klutch, Doze Green, Akira Toriyama, H R Giger, Peter Klasen and many others.

Other street works can be seen in ‘Stencil Pirates’ by Josh McPhee, published by Soft Skull Press in 2004.

He currently works with a variety of media: oils, paste ups, stickers with an interactive element, stencils and now clothing. George currently studies fine arts at Northern Beaches TAFE.

Apeseven is a process of evolution. Art that will explore, grow and change with our environment, technology and media.

Exhibition History

2003 : Museum of Contemporary art Massacheusettes USA 2003- mixed media exhibition in collaboration with hundreds of street artists from all over the world.
2004 : Vinyl Killers II , Portland Oregon USA 2004- collaborative exhibtion on Vinyl records.
2005 : Vinyl Killers III , Hotel des arts, San Francisco USA March 2005 - collaborative exhibtion on vinyl records.
2005 : COLLUSIONS , Knot Gallery , Surry Hills June 2005 - Solo exhibtion of mixed media and assemblage.

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