MIC PORTER
NAARm (MELBOURNE), AUSTRALIA
'Art is not just about technique. I believe that it is also about the mysteries of creativity and the ways in which creative people serve to enrich our understanding of who we all are.'
- Mic Porter
Michael 'Mic' Porter studied at the Victorian College of Art, graduating in 2003 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, majoring in sculpture. Following his studies, Mic spent 8 years working for his VCA supervisor at Perrin Sculpture Foundry in Cheltenham, where he had the opportunity to learn modern and traditional bronze casting techniques. The foundry offered Mic the privilege of working alongside many of Australia’s leading artists on the execution of major commissions. This time spent at the foundry enabled Mic to hone his casting and sculpting techniques, resulting in the production of two large bodies of work.
Mic's practice spans a wide variety of media including large scale murals, bronze, stone and timber sculpture, painting and printmaking. Constantly working with new and found materials, Mic is able to experiment with new techniques, informing his artwork as it evolves. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the VCA in 2003, Porter spent the next 8 years working at Perrin Sculpture Foundry where he learned modern and traditional bronze casting techniques. Since then, Porter has become known as the creator of some of Melbourne’s most iconic street art: his clusters of distinctive, large-scale human heads represent some of Melbourne’s most unforgettable imagery.
