b'above and right: Through a practice grounded in both intuition and precision,their immediate architectural surroundings. I think my works that Drez reimagines how we experience and connect with urban environments.act as a conversation with their built environment are successful Rather than being simply a static image, many of his bold gradients create and perhaps more accessible for the viewerbecause they illusions that appear to shift as the viewer changes their vantage point. Abecome part of the urban fabric. I might choose to bring out a perfect example of this technique is Chromatic Oscillation (2024), which wascolour from a patch of rust nearby, and I really want to enhance painted for ESR Australia & New Zealand in Laverton, VIC. Located next to a motorway, the mural comes to life as cars pass by. Drez started with 28how it fits in with the bigger picture and how people can interact different Resene paint colours, Resene Space Cadet, Resene Aquamarine,with it. It becomes much more experiential compared to just an Resene Tree Frog, Resene Wild Willow, Resene Mint Julep, Resene Buttermilk,image on a wall, he says.Resene Touche, Resene Tuscany, Resene Merlot, Resene Grapevine, ReseneCreatingopportunitiesformembersofthecommunityto Half Resolution Blue, Resene Daisy Bush, Resene Dancing Girl, Reseneinteract with his work has become one of Drezs most important Ballerina, Resene Sakura, Resene Splash, Resene Hypnotic, Resene Anise,goals. I am interested is creating work that can be engaged with Resene Aqua, Resene Malibu, Resene Home Run, Resene Reef, Reseneregardless of whether you understand what the work is supposed Sweet Corn, Resene Calico, Resene Boogie Wonderland, Resene Blue Gem, Resene White and Resene Black. From these, he mixed more than 300to mean. I see it as creating visuals that are democratised and gradient variations to create the murals captivating effect. non-exclusive which are meant to create community in a slightly different way than other types of art or street art. With other Resene Resene ReseneSandy Beach Reef Sakura artwork, you might be kept in the dark about what the story is, but Resene Resene Resene these murals are for everyone to enjoy and experience and how Buttermilk Hypnotic Ballerina they want to engage with that space.Resene Resene Resene Compared to other types of physical art, such as architecture, Splash Anise Dancing Girl sculptures and canvas paintings, murals are often more ephemeral Resene Resene Resene and dont hold the same longevity. But as more people have begun Sweet Corn Wild Willow Daisy Bush recognisingthepositivebenefitsandemotionalimpactthat Resene Resene ReseneMint Julep Home Run Blue Gem murals offer to their communities, there has been a push from Resene Resene Resene local councils and building owners to invest in commissioning Calico Tree Frog Grapevine more of this type of art. Resene Resene Resene I think the increase in value thats now being placed on murals Touche Green Pea Aqua and street art is a reflection of the times. Being so contemporary Resene Resene Resene and fleeting, street art is always very relevant to the here and now. Tuscany Aquamarine Malibu Instead of being focused on the historical value of the person who Resene Resene Resene Half Merlot Black Resolution Blue made or designed something, murals are more about the value 26 blackwhitemag.com'