Phibs
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{{Infobox artist
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| caption = Phibs at work in 2015
| birth_name = Tim De Haan
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1974}}
| birth_place = New South Wales, Australia
| nationality = Australian
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| style = Street art
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| website = [http://www.phibs.com www.phibs.com]
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Phibs is the pseudonym of Tim De Haan (born 1974), a notable graffiti artist operating out of Sydney, Australia.{{cite news|url=http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/shape-of-the-future/story-fnhocxo3-1226815148993|title=Shape of the Future|publisher=The Sunday Times|work=Perth Now|first=Fleur|last=Bainger |date=2 February 2014|access-date=16 February 2016}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Ftravel%2Fan-outpost-of-glamour-camping-is-a-ferry-ride-away%2Fnews-story%2F1450820ce212dc171bac7b97aa80afc3&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPB-Segment-2-NOSCORE&V21spcbehaviour=append&nk=dcb90fbd22235b4f9b29a0544d2b4c56-1737469781|title=An Outpost of Glamour Camping is a Ferry Ride Away | last=Needham, Peter | newspaper=The Australian | date= 26 November 2011 | access-date= 16 February 2016}}
Biography
Phibs was born in a coastal town in Narooma, New South Wales, Australia before moving to Sydney in the late 1980s and then Melbourne in 2001. Phibs has been commissioned to large scale artworks by companies such as Rip Curl and Absolut Vodka.{{cite web|url=http://www.campaignbrief.com/2014/04/absolut-oz-explores-eco-graffi.html|title=Absolut Oz explores eco graffiti with new street art installations in Sydney and Melbourne|publisher=Campaign Brief|date=16 April 2014|access-date=13 February 2016}} He also has been commissioned to decorate a number of buildings across Sydney such as jivamukti yoga in Newtown, and a number of murals throughout the city of Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. He has also travelled to countries outside of Australia where his work can also be seen on walls in Amsterdam, Brooklyn, Miami{{cite news|url=http://www.miaminewtimes.com/arts/miami-street-art-top-10-new-wynwood-murals-6390390|title=Miami Street Art: Top 10 New Wynwood Murals|first=Jacob|last=Katel|newspaper=Miami New Times|date=3 January 2013|access-date=16 February 2016}} and New York. Phibs is still a prominent member of the Fitzroy-based Everfresh Studio Collective, alongside street artists Rone and Mike Makka.{{cite web|url=http://www.australianinfront.com.au/profiles/everfresh/|title=Everfresh|publisher=Australian Infront Pty Ltd|date=16 May 2012|access-date=16 February 2016}}
Phibs was featured in the 2005 documentary, RASH,RASH (2005) a feature documentary film about Australian street art and graffiti. [http://www.rashfilm.com/ Official website] where he discusses his roots in graffiti art and paints murals with United States hip hop artist Chali 2na.
Phibs was also one of the Australian street artists featured in Jon Reiss' 2010 documentary webseries, Bomb It 2.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Global-Graffiti-Documentary-BOMB-IT-2-Coming-to-DVD-115-20130913#|title=Global Graffiti Documentary 'Bomb It 2' coming to DVD | publisher=Wisdom Digital Media | work=Broadway World | date= 13 September 2013 | access-date=16 February 2016}}
In September 2015 the premiere episode of Event, which aired on Foxtel Arts, featured Phibs as its Australian Artist in Residence.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxtel.com.au/got/whats-on/foxtel-insider/foxtel-arts/event.html|title=EVENT:Showcasing Australia's thriving arts scene|date=1 September 2015|publisher=Foxtel|access-date=16 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://screen.artshub.com.au/news-article/special-reports/television/jane-somerville/a-home-for-the-arts-open-24-7-249292|title=A Home for the Arts Open 24/7|publisher=Arts Hub Australia Pty Ltd|work=Artshub|date=15 September 2015|last=Somerville|first=Jane|access-date=16 February 2016}}
A number of Phibs’ print works have been acquired by the National Gallery of Australia for its permanent collection.{{cite web|url=http://nga.gov.au/exhibition/SPACEINVADERS/Default.cfm?IRN=153952&BioArtistIRN=33694&mystartrow=13&realstartrow=13&MnuID=4&GALID=33694&viewID=3&DTLVIEW=TRUE|title=Phibs - Blue Heart (on Orange) 2004|publisher=National Gallery of Australia|date=2004|access-date=13 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://nga.gov.au/Exhibition/SPACEINVADERS/Default.cfm?IRN=200858&MnuID=3&GalID=6&ViewID=2|title=Phibs - Derailed 2003|publisher=National Gallery of Australia|date=2004|access-date=16 February 2016}}File:Phibs tag.jpg in Marrickville, New South Wales]]In recent years Phibs has been project managing and curating street art festivals. Most recently the Walk the Walls Festival in Caringbah (2018) {{cite web|url=https://www.visitsutherlandshire.com.au/operators/walk-the-walls-steet-art|title=Walk the Walls Street Art}} and Cronulla (2019) with support from Sutherland Shire Council and NSW Government.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1367043523478148|title=#WalkTheWallsCronulla - Interview with Tim 'Phibs'|website=Facebook }}
Phibs is currently based in both Sydney and Melbourne.
See also
External links
- {{official|https://www.phibs.com}}
- Rousseau, Nina (2012). "[https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/paste-modernism-20120120-1q9p5.html Paste Modernism]", The Sydney Morning Herald
- [https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/passport3a-tim-de-haan2c-graffiti-artist/4666322 Interview] with Jonathan Green on RN Drive (2013)
- "[https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5243273/34-artists-in-caringbah-street-art-project/ Walk the Walls]", Caringbah (2018)