Backwoods Gallery · 2020
Raw Mark Making ↗
Biography
Hiroyasu Tsuri left Yokohama for Melbourne in 2003 and spent years absorbing street and graffiti culture before formalizing his practice. He coined the term "Raw Mark Making" to describe a style that runs classical drawing through street velocity. Represented by Backwoods Gallery in Melbourne, he has shown in institutions in Canberra, Amsterdam, and Munich, and his work is in museum collections. Graffiti grammar holding museum weight.
TWOONE Hiroyasu Tsuri is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist known for large-scale murals and studio works featuring animals, figures, and layered lines, created through hands-on, intuitive processes shaped by graffiti, public space, and living between Japan, Australia, and Europe. His works are featured in prestigious institutions such as The National Gallery of Australia, the Straat Museum in Amsterdam, and the Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA) in Munich.
Further reading
Backwoods Gallery · 2020
Raw Mark Making ↗Backwoods Gallery · 2023
Blue Period ↗Backwoods Gallery
Artist index ↗Street Collector editions


Artist links
Artist website ↗Published artist record ↗Biographies, exhibitions and follower figures are drawn from the published Street Collector artist record. Follower counts reflect the available profile snapshot.