Justin aka Xak a South Australian-born artist who has worked from Byron Bay to Tennant Creek. Highly influenced by the D.I.Y. punk movement and the early dance music festival scene, Justin has had a go at anything from installation performance art, large-scale lanterns and fire sculptures to blacksmithing and tattooing.
More recently Justin has been more focussed on traditional media in painting and drawing focussing on portraiture of Australia’s subculture. He sees his role as an artist as some kind of social journalist and the streets as a form of unfiltered social media, accessible to everyone .
Justin's research has led to an interest in Australia’s war artists he plans to spend part of next year documenting the battle of the Arabunna people against BHP at the Lizards Return Protestival in April.
To contact Justin or to see more of Xak & Babas adventures please contact him at:
Instagram: xak_de_leeuw
Cancel Culture
22 x 35, Oil on Recycled Canvas, NFS - Private Collection
Shaman Australis
40 x 40, Oil on Canvas, NFS - Private Collection.
Works on Paper
400 Homes Project
Street Art
Upnormal
40 x 30, Oil on Canvas, NFS - Private collection.
Uncle Kev
36 x 36, Oil on Canvas, $1200 - Funds to assist Uncle Kev defend his country.
Froot Loop
24 x 35, Oil on Canvas, $720
Blue Boy
31 x 31, Acrylic and Oil on Recycled Canvas, $440
Mia vs Johan
17 x 23, Oil on Found Painting, Framed, $350
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Advanced Diploma of Creative Product Development
Code: CUA60415 Cricos: 090497B
Code: CUA60415 Cricos: 090497B