Smug

<div>Smug is an ex-pat Aussie who paints his gorgeous characters around the globe. There's often a glint of mischief in the eyes of his models - this always helps to engage the viewer. the quality of his walls doesn't need to even be explained - they speak for themselves. This wall contains a self-portrait. Check out the 'marble' he is flicking towards the pirate cat. Are you sure it's a marble?&nbsp;</div>

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<div>A touching tribute to his Melbourne grandparents by expat artist Smug. Painted in 2016</div>

Portrait of My Grandparents

<div>A collaboration between the NuArt Festival and Attende in 2017</div>

Helge

<div>This portrait was painted in 2015 bu SMUG during the "art aux gants" festival.&nbsp;</div>

Portrait de Mr.Bien aka Bienoner

Giant troll

Smug One

Artscape

<div>Smug's heartwarming portrait of a man with a little bird was created during ARTSCAPE 2017 'White Moose Project'<br><br></div>

<div>Smug's piece for ARTSCAPE 2017 Värmland 'White Moose project'</div>

<div>Photorealism is Smug's style. These ultra precise, realistic and colorful creations amaze and challenge. Using only aerosol cans, Smug achieves the feat of transforming a photo into a monumental work by adding a personal touch. The photo inspires him, while the wall, its texture and size, leads him to overcome practical obstacles which then give a unique character to his creations which can be much more original than the original photo. Coming from the world of graffiti and hip-hop culture, Smug, aka Sam Bates, sees his art as a game and likes to add a touch of humor to each of his works. Born in Australia, Smug now lives in Scotland and is one of the greatest artists of street art and photorealism.<br><br><a href="https://www.ville-boulognesur-mer.fr/street-art/project/smug/">Discover Smug</a>&nbsp;</div>

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Australian Silo Art Trail

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<div>The Wirrabara Silo was completed on the 22nd of October 2018 and were painted by an Australian Artist Sam Bates who goes by the name of “Smug” or @smugone. He spent three weeks in a boom lift to create this absolutely outstanding piece of art work that is awe inspiring as you stand there to view it.</div><div><br></div><div>Depicted in the mural is the likeness of Tumby Bay resident Dion Lebrun, who will now be immortalised for years to come in mural form. Mr LeBrun’s son Harry has also been the subject for a mural. Harry was painted by the Tumby Bay Silo artist, Martin Ron on a building in Moscow which was completed in time for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. So now quite a famous family.</div><div><br></div><div>The rest of the mural shows the area’s natural beauty, forrest industry and two magnificent Robin Red Breast birds, one male and one tiny female featured on Mr Lebrun’s shoulder.</div><div><br></div><div>This is truly a stunning piece of artwork which I thoroughly recommend you all go and see. Also don’t forget to support the wonderful people of Wirrabara for giving us this wonderful opportunity. 🤗</div>

Wirrabara Silo Art

<div>Outstanding large Pink Snapper. Located on the side of a Hair Dressing Salon named the Blue Basin.</div>

Pink Snapper

<div>Another masterpiece by Smug complements the image of the modern St Mungo (Glasgow's saint patron), telling the story of St Mungo's mother, St Enoch. She was the daughter of a scot king. After being raped by a Welsh prince, she was sentenced to death by her father, but she miraculously managed to escape. Then she has been taken by a community and there she gave birth to his son, nicknamed with the scot word for "beloved one": St. Mungo.&nbsp; &nbsp;</div>

St. Enoch and child

<div>This piece was designed by Smug with help from the pupils of three nearby schools. The 90 metre long mural was made incorporating the children’s work into his own. The amazing piece of art represents the history of Scottish transport, from the past to the present days. It was commissioned as part of the Clean Glasgow Initiative, to put a stop to irresponsible tagging.&nbsp;</div>

Kelvin walkway

<div>This huge mural cannot be missed! Covering the whole car park, this masterpiece features Scottish wildlife in a picturesque country scene: squirrels, foxes, cattle, badges and many birds transform the grey car park in an astonishing green corner.&nbsp;</div>

Fellow Resident

<div>The space underneath the stairwell adjacent to the Kelvinbridge subway station is one of the favourite haunts of the artist Smug. He often refreshes it with new exhibits: currently there is a squirrel on a skull invested by a purple light.</div>

Kelvinbridge

<div>St. Mungo is Glasgow's patron saint. The artist Smug decides to represent this saint in modern clothes and to refer to the old story of "The bird that never flew". Back when the saint was still alive, a wild robin was tamed by another saint (St. Serf) but was accidentally killed. Everyone blamed St Mungo for its death: to prove his innocence the saint took the dead bird and with his prayers he restored it back to life.&nbsp;</div>

St. Mungo

<div>Famous paintings have never being so irreverent! Smug had a lot of fun reinterpreting the most famous paintings in the world: Van Gogh’s Starry Night, Munch’s The Scream, Dali’s Melting clocks, Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa (which has alredy being nicknamed "The Mona Lassie" by the Scots), Hokusai’s The Big Wave and Jackson Pollock’s Convergence.&nbsp;</div>

The gallery

<div>A gigantic figure of a girl with a magnifying glass looks like she's trying to pluck people off the street... watch out!&nbsp;</div>

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

<div>The second wall in the Baroque Mural project is a location a lot of artists set their eyes on during the recent years.<br>A blind wall of a big departement store in one of the biggest shopping street in Belgium now has this amazing portrait pictured.<br>You see this person looking all dreamy, is he dreaming? Or is he just overlooking the crowd wandering the streets during their shopping?<br>Maybe he's just gettin' inspiration from the beautifull streetart across the street, what do you think?<br><br>May 2018<br>removed june 2019</div>

Dreamin' of inspiration

Sofles

Hidden beauty project Area 51

<div>This portrait of Shaun Hossack, the director of Juddy Roller Arts Management team, was painted by the incomparable Smug, who often visits Melbourne. Shaun can be seen tucking into a fish taco - this was more relevant when the building it is painted on was a taco joint. Now it's a bar. You need to look up for this one. two new air-conditioning units have recently obscured parts of the face</div>

<div>For Artscape Saga 2019.<br>In the Finnish origin story of the northern lights a firefox is an outcast because sparks fly from his tail as he run, setting things on fire. But one night he redeems himself by igniting the sky to help a lost hiker find his way in the icy woods.</div>

Aurora Borealis

<div>Wall painted August 2016 for Street Art Festival and Rondpunt 26</div>

Lunar

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<div>Instagram profiles of the artists and writers:&nbsp;<br>@slavenlunar<br>@smack184<br>@smugugly</div>

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