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Absurdist, Street Artist

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Street Artist or Muralist?

Updated August 2026

If you’re looking for someone to tag your rival’s grandmother’s house, I’m probably not your guy. Other than that, I like to get out. 3d and odd campaigns to make the public laugh. Those are my interests.

What perks me up?

3d Street Art

Robot design for comedy writer's page
Humourous Blobs for the Public

Uncanny Scenes

Image of a generative artificial intelligence animation character, a steampunk robot
Moments of joy in the oddest of contexts

Alternate Facts

The roboticist and comedy writer Oddtoe's robot brand mascot
Public piss-takes, solely for laughs

Melbourne

AUSTRALIA

 (Below: The Oddtoe series, “We Have Eyes on You” campaign, 2025)

Public ART campaigns

The 2020s street art scene is full of talent — muralists, stencil heads, wheatpaste rebels, spray can heavyweights.

But I’m chasing the weird stuff. The off-kilter, can’t-look-away kind of public art. Recent pieces, stuff I’ve seen and liked from other artists, and works-in-progress drop here whenever something makes me laugh.

Who hires a muralist?

Some of the people who hire muralists are government councils, tourist bureaus, property managers, restaurants, schools, or retail stores.

A muralist is hired by those who want to beautify their property or by those who want to create a specific mood.   A muralist’s job is to bring clients’ ideas to life using color, space, and design.

A good muralist will be able to work within a budget and produce great results with minimal supervision. However, while working on a project, if there are changes in the client’s wishes or the scope of works expands unexpectedly, they may have to return with extra charges for the change in order to meet the client’s expectations.

How do you choose a muralist?

The best way to be sure that you’ll get good results from your muralist is to ask for references or recommendations and check them out thoroughly before hiring one. A good candidate will have experience, great ideas, and a portfolio of works done before.

And if you’re hiring someone for the first time, ensure that they know their responsibilities clearly, so there’ll be no issues regarding payment or delays on projects.

Muralist for Painting Murals on Walls, Buildings, and Farm Silos

Painting murals on walls, buildings, and farm silos is a specialized job that takes years to master.

The problem with muralists today is that they’re specialized enough in their chosen mediums. They can’t do everything from scratch, which means you have to hire multiple people to get things done right. This leads to delays and cost overruns for clients.

Oddtoe offers a comprehensive package of services at an affordable price point so you don’t have to worry about hiring multiple contractors or dealing with the headache of managing them all at once.

The Proud History of Muralists in Australia

Australia punches above its weight in the art world. And street artists and muralists lead the way. Thankfully, there’s a supportive culture at the Federal, State, and Council levels for large-scale commissions. A few well-known mural projects and councils in Australia come to mind: the King Street Murals, St. George Football Club, the Kings Cross Community Centre. Inner West Council, Wollongong Council, City of Melbourne, and the City of Sydney.

In addition, the Silo Art Trail project is a shining example of how rural councils have found the power of murals to activate country town’s cultures and economies. Numerous city street artists have plied their trades on the farm silos that decorate Australia.

Questions & Answers

Street Art & Murals

Most murals are flat and decorative. Oddtoe designs 3D public art built to make people laugh — blobs, uncanny scenes, and alternate-facts pieces, not a flat skyline mural. Oddtoe is an experiential design and generative-AI animation studio based in Melbourne, creating projection, installation, and animated work for events, venues, and galleries.

Yes, and it usually should be. A festival theme or a site’s own quirks give the work something to be about instead of decoration that could show up anywhere. Oddtoe designs each piece for its specific wall, festival, or campaign brief.

Either, depending on the brief. Some pieces are stand-alone public art; others are commissioned as part of a festival activation or campaign, with Oddtoe handling the concept and the artwork together.

Oddtoe doesn’t publish a rate card — pricing depends on wall size, complexity, and timeline, so the studio quotes per project after a scoping conversation. Travel outside Melbourne is quoted separately.

Street art here covers more than paint on a wall — 3D pieces, uncanny public scenes, and odd campaign work designed to surprise someone walking past. A flat mural is one option, not the default.

Pitch me your brief or contact me to discuss your project below.

Change a space, liven up a festival, halt boring-ness…

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