Meek (born 1978, Melbourne, Australia [1]) is a notable street artist operating out of Melbourne, Australia, and specialising in the sub-genre of Stencil graffiti.
Meek started putting up street art in early 2003 and enjoys the irony of his name in a subject area that is all about bragging and boasting.
He lived in London for some time and was exposed to the work of Banksy. As well as stenciling prolifically, Meek has also hijacked billboards, and used wheat paste and stickers.
The book Stencil Graffiti Capital devotes a chapter to Meek.[2] Other books that display his works are Stencil Pirates by Josh McPhee,[3] Conform by Saskia Folk[4] and Street art uncut by Matthew Lunn.[5] Meek is also featured in the film RASH (2005), which documents the street art scene of Melbourne, Australia.[6] The film received an award as Best Feature Documentary by The Film Critics Circle of Australia, 2005.
Meek is also well known for his 2004 stencil graffito entitled "Begging for Change" he did on the side of a building's wall which portrayed a homeless man on a sidewalk, with a mendicant's cup, holding a sign which read: "KEEP YOUR COINS. I WANT CHANGE."[7][8] It has appeared around the world on buildings and in other media, and is in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Canberra, Australia.[1]
His work has been exhibited in:
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