About

With an unwavering love and curiosity for the natural world, Andrew Bourke’s work encapsulates the raw energy and beauty that is found within nature.

“Since I was a child, I have found myself drawn to the smallest of details, always looking to find the space’s in-between.”

This is largely reflected through Bourke’s attention to detail and continues to be a defining element within his works, both photographic and contemporary in painting. Having developed his skill set as a graffiti artist, mediums such as aerosols, house paints, charcoal and acrylics flow with ease and are gracefully employed throughout much of his artwork.

Bourke enjoys the use of rich vibrant colours and the spontaneity of fast, free flowing line work that compliment his precise attention to detail earning him his signature style.

Having begun his painting career throughout the mid 90’s, and heavily inspired by the ‘subway art’ movement that rose up from the New York underground some 20 years earlier, Bourke was instantly drawn to the medium of aerosol paints and the ability to create works on a larger scale. Over the following two decades Andrew’s practice as an urban artist has led him to become internationally renowned through the works of his alias: ‘Sirum One’, now highly regarded as one of Australia’s most influential graffiti artists.

The art of graffiti is a space in which Bourke can draw inspiration from all his passions, whether it be comic illustration & popular culture through to architecture and design or simply to be inspired by the natural world, these combined influences often lead to progressive contemporary works of art.

“Graffiti has a symbiotic relationship with all my other creative endeavours. My personal and individual style has been earned throughout the past 20 years of painting the streets of Melbourne. A style that transcends across all other areas of my work.

Graffiti art is such a pure form of creative expression, there are no boundaries except only those envisioned by the mind.”

- Andrew J Bourke 2021

I acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work.