STILES BE aka Simon K Burt is an abstract expressionist artist based in Kaurna, South Australia.
His quest for constant evolution as a creative has seen him work in Graffiti, Tattoo art, Fashion Design and Graphic Design/ Illustration.
He has arrived at his current incarnation by celebrating all he has learnt and appreciated through these different fields, deconstructing it to a more honest and pure free form of expression, allowing the artist to participate in the creation as both the producer and a viewer.
Working primarily on canvas, Stiles Be also makes street art for the public, as his days a graffiti artist showed just how effective and important art is to communities.
Stiles also works to blend fashion and art, running a streetwear brand 'MATERIALISM' from 2000 - 2020. He has been recently been working in cut and sew, and hand embroidery (all self taught) making one-of-one garments from found materials and embellished uniquely.
Life for Stiles is exploration of all that is around and within him, how he responds to it and how it responds to him. Join him on this journey and find new ways of looking and interacting with art.
ARTIST EXPERIENCE
ERB'N'FLO [Exhibition], ADELAIDE, SA. 2022
'ACTUALITY' Solo exhibition of abstract expressionist work from Stiles Be 'Grey Era'.
STATION PLACE [Art Installation] 2022
Exterior large scale mural created through the support of the City of Charles Sturt.
YOUTH COURT OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA [Resident Artist] 2021
Exterior large scale mural created through the City of Adelaide Public Art funding.
Interior large scale mural commissioned by the court.
PILGRIM CENTRE [Art Installation] 2020
Exterior large scale mural created through the City of Adelaide Public Art funding.
GRAY COURT, ADELAIDE, SA. [Art Installation] 2019
Exterior large scale mural created through the City of Adelaide Public Art funding.
SQUAREHOLES [Art Installation] 2019
Exterior large scale mural created through the City of Adelaide Public Art funding.
GILBERT STREET PRIVATE RESIDENCE [Art Installation] 2019
Privately commissioned large scale exterior mural
JPE DESIGN ARCHITECTS [Resident Artist] 2016
Artwork created for their ‘Thinking Minds’ annual luncheon, a solo
exhibition in the offices and collaboration on ideas form
incorporating graffiti design into architectural concepts
TSHIRT DESIGN w/ A$AP FERG 2016
collaboration on a series of hand painted T shirts with rapper/designer A$AP FERG
SUGAR NIGHTCLUB [Resident Artist]1999 – 2015
Feature artist:
Four independent exhibitions and five group shows
Murals on several walls inside the establishment and one on the
Exterior.
FOOTLOCKER / PUMA QLD [Art Installation / Live Art] 2015
Live art demonstration launching the 2016 range of Puma to
Footlocker executives
ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL [Art Installation] 2015
‘Spear’ Painted Mural response
-TROPCORP [Resident Artist] 2010 -2014
Murals on several walls inside and exterior of the establishment
ADELAIDE FILM FESTIVAL [Art Installation] 2013
‘All This Mayhem’ Documentary' Painted Mural response
ROYAL VISIT PLAYFORD SA [Art Installation] 2013
Aerosol Art demonstration / workshop with young artists as part of
the Royal Australian Tour. Taught Prince William and Princess
Catherine how to use the spray can and had them participate in the
mural. My comments quoted over 30,000 times in international
social and mainstream media
OI YOU @ FESTIVAL CENTRE [Art Installation / Exhibitor] 2013
Installation piece inside Adelaide Festival Centre as part of the
exhibition of The Shaw’s collection of BANKSY and other key
figures of the street art world.
THE GALLERY /CIBO [Art Installation] 2012
Waymouth St ADL SA AU
Radelaide Mural Artist of the which has since been sanctified by the Adelaide City Council
TRADESHALL LANE [Art Installation] 2012
(Tradeshall Lane Adelaide SA)
LONGVIEW WINERY SA [Live Art] 2011
Mural painted on site as part of the Cold Krush festival at Longview
winery, piece is still on display in their salesroom
RED BULL WRECKERS YARD [State Champion] 2011
Elimination based Aerosol Art Freestyle Competition of SA
most recognized artists. Went on to compete for Australian titles (4th
place)
NIKE Adelaide [Art Installation] 2010
Painted live wall of the opening night which was installed into the
Establishment
AVALON GALLERY [Resident Artist] 2007 -2008
Hindley St ADL SA AU
THIS IS NOT ART FESTIVAL [Resident Artist} 2003
Newcastle NSW AU
Feature Mural on major public wall painted over 7 days (Panthers Clubrooms) with
selected aerosol artists representing each state of Australia as part
of the Renew program
GALLERY OWNER / CURATOR
TS GALLERY [Owner / Operator] 2011 -2013
.Currie St ADL SA
Graffiti based gallery for the legendary art crew ToySoldiers holding exhibitions monthly
5000 GALLERY [Owner / Operator] 2009 - 2011
Waymouth St Adelaide SA)Owner / Operator Dedicated to street art featuring studios and a retail space.
EDUCATION
BA Visual Communication - University of South Australia (graduated 1999).