TROG

ARTIST BIO

TROG is an Australian-born artist known for his highly acclaimed underground stoner comix and his Wasted canvas collection. During his twenty-two-year career, TROG has penned a multitude of celebrity, music, and alternative lifestyle brand artwork, and he has created more 420 event posters than any other artist in the world.

TROG's cult following spans across forty-five countries, and his trippy cannabis inspired artwork is admired by high-profile musicians, celebrities, 420 event founders, cannabis activists, and loyal fans. The vibrant intensity of TROG's art takes hold like a psychedelic high, sending people on a visual hallucinogenic head trip into a wacky world of stoner toons.

TROG creates thought provocative art that comes to life, stimulates the mind in a profound way, and connects with stoners. TROG explains, When you're stoned all those things you imagine in your head, I'm the guy who brings those to life. They are pouring out of my hand onto the canvas. One of the greatest Rock-n-Roll art directors of all time, Ernie Cefalu explains TROG's Revolutionary style, Today, because of his unique perspective the new frontier is owned by TROG! Just like Steve Jobs, TROG's art takes the best of what was and elevates it to a whole new level.

In 2014, TROG launched a clothing label called Smelly Clothing Co. that features cool pieces from his extraordinary art collection. Famous musicians and celebrities wear the Smelly Clothing line. TROG is the author of The Cooked Book and The Killer Weed Coloring Book: For Marijuana Lovers. His art is licensed on various merchandise and new product lines will hit the market in 2018.

With the current conditions of cannabis laws changing worldwide on prohibition, TROG is one of the top artists designing posters for the 420 and 710 events that are helping change the new frontier. In years to come, TROG's art will still be relevant and significant as a visual history of the long journey to legalize marijuana. TROG will be remembered as the key cannabis culture artist during the period when cannabis prohibition ended.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

Young Henrys x MTV (20 x 3.5m)
Young Henrys - (3 x 7m)
UFC Gym Parramatta (10 x 2m)
Chatime Sydney - (4 x 15m)
Vivid - Sydney (50 x 2.2m)
Pirate Life Brewery (40 x 5m)
Plumpton Public School (18 x 6m)
Toongabbie Public School (8 x 13m)

As a guide, we’ve listed below approximate per square meter rates for a range of projects, artist experience and what to expect for your budget.

Basic

(Minimum rate $1000)

- Unrated artist

- Covers paint cost

- Artist painting for fun or to gain experience

Mid-Career

$150 p/sqm
(Minimum rate $1500)
- Early-career artist
- Covers paint cost
- Artists discretion if they provide a design concept ahead of painting

Professional

$250+ p/sqm
(Minimum rate $2500)

- Full-time professional artist

- Covers paint and material cost

- Covers travel expenses
- Approval of design (if requested)

Commercial

$300+ p/sqm
(Minimum rate $3000)

- Full-time professional artist

- Covers paint and material cost

- Use of artist's intellectual property

- Creative concept can be directed by client
- Approval of design (if requested)

Branded

$300+ p/sqm
(Minimum rate $5000)

- Full-time professional artist

- Covers paint and material cost

- Can include logo/brand name

- Creative concept can be directed by project owner
- Approval of design (if requested)

International

$500+ p/sqm
(Minimum base rate $10,000)
- Full-time professional artist
- Covers paint and material cost
- Covers flights & accommodation
- Creative concept can be directed by project owner
- Approval of design (if requested)

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