DABS
MYLA
2023.03.16.
Australian artist groups Dabbs (b.1978~) and Myla (b.1980~) work together and share design and artistic energy. The artists they met while studying illustration in college chose topics together and shared their ideas, broadening their artistic perspectives. Dapsmyla grew up heavily influenced by graffiti for 10 years starting in the mid-1980s. Artists who continued to work on graffiti along the city walls naturally expanded their world of work by freely moving between large-scale murals and canvas work. In 2009, Dabsmyla moved to Los Angeles, USA, with its ‘warm weather, palm trees, and delicious donuts,’ and has been active around the world.
The two writers develop their work by composing their experiences together into a variety of characters and stories on one screen. They describe their work as ‘a balance of sweet and sour.’ The two artists' different personalities complement each other and develop into a harmonious style. The objects and characters that appear in the work, the location and colors of each object, and the way the perspective from which they are viewed are created are elements that make their works special. In a screen overflowing with flowers and trees, various characters and objects hidden like a treasure hunt capture the viewer's attention. Dab Smile creates a background and arranges objects like a movie set, where the objects zoom in and out like a camera, creating the effect of creating tension and connectivity on the screen. Additionally, the entire space is implemented in a panoramic manner, as if you are looking at the entire thing from a high place. The forests and landscapes created in this way form a three-dimensional space that seems to surround us and create a gigantic scale. In contrast, tiny characters and ingenious objects become the biggest elements that capture our attention. Through various viewpoints, composition methods, and colorful colors, Depths Milla creates a new narrative in which large landscapes and small objects are interconnected, creating an immersive and dynamic space where the audience and the painting become one.
Australian artist duo, DABSMYLA, work together to share design and artistic energy. While studying illustration at university, the artists met each other and began working together, sharing their ideas to broaden their artistic perspectives. DABSMYLA grew up heavily influenced by graffiti over the decade from the mid-1980s. Artists who continued graffiti work on city walls expanded their artistic world by freely crossing between large murals and canvas works. In 2009, DABSMYLA moved to Los Angeles, the U.S., where "warm weather, palm trees, and delicious donuts" are located, and is active on art scene around the world today.
The two artists develop their work by organizing the experiences they had together onto a single space with various characters and stories. They describe their work as a 'balance of sweetness and sourness'. The different personalities of the two artists complement each other and develop into harmonious styles. Things and characters in the work, the location and colors of each object, and the way in which the view is created are the factors that make their work special. Various characters and objects hidden like treasure hunts in the dense screen of flowers and trees invite viewers to keep looking. DABSMYLA creates a background like a movie set and arranges objects, where objects are zoomed in and out like a camera, creating an effect of creating tension and connectivity in the work. Furthermore, the overall space is implemented in a panoramic manner, in which DABSYMYLA’s fantastical forests and landscapes surround us. At the same time, ultra-small characters and ingenious objects are created to catch our eye. DABSMYLA creates a new narrative that interconnects huge landscapes and small objects through various points of view, composition, and a wide range of colors, creating an immersive and dynamic space where audiences and paintings become one.
