Mike Makatron Australia
Biography
Mike Maka is primarily a painter who works in a variety of media, mainly working on walls, canvas,l illustration, and more recently large sculptural commissions.
At 20, he received a scholarship to study art in New York which lead to a globally travelling lifestyle, travelling and created work around the world from the Berlin Wall to the River Ganges, and numerous Australian Aboriginal communities.
An active member of Everfresh Studio since 2006, Mike has exhibited extensively through Australia as well as shows in Brazil, Japan, Miami and New York, and has works in private and public collections locally and abroad, including acquisitions by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, as well as working in institutions such as National Gallery of Victoria and MONA Tasmania.
His artwork captures a world in which the natural forces fight back against humanity, reclaiming the earth from the uncaring advance of civilisation. Focusing on the friction point between human, beast and machine, Maka presents a message to mankind to step foot outside of the concrete jungle and reconnect with mother nature and the animal in all of us.
Although known to wander in other dimensions, Mike is based between NYC and Melbourne Australia.
Works
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Mike MakatronStanding Monstera, 2024Trunk: Hand-painted cast aluminum
Leaves: Laser cut hand-finished aluminum176 x 184 x 202 cmAU$ 16,500.00
69 1/2 x 72 1/2 x 79 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronHanging Monstera, 2024Trunk: Hand-painted cast aluminium
Leaves: Laser cut hand-finished aluminium144 x 152 x 98 cmAU$ 13,200.00
56 1/2 x 60 x 38 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronSnail Cactai Terrarium, 2024Acrylic on canvas150 x 150 x 3 cmAU$ 6,600.00
59 x 59 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronSnail Succulent Terrarium, 2024Acrylic on canvas150 x 150 x 3 cmAU$ 6,600.00
59 x 59 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronTassie Devils with FJ Holden, 2024Acrylic on canvas121.5 x 152.2 x 3.7 cmAU$ 5,480.00
48 x 60 x 1 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronForest Bathing Creek, 2024Acrylic on timber panel100 x 100 x 2.5 cmAU$ 4,840.00
39 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronForest Bathing Fungus, 2024Acrylic on timber panel100 x 100 x 2.5 cmAU$ 4,840.00
39 1/2 x 39 1/2 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronTarrant Falls, 2024Acrylic on canvas91 x 122 x 3.5 cmAU$ 4,240.00
36 x 48 x 1 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronNest, 2024Avian and sheep skulls, mulch and Ostrich Egg in 'Weave' Birds Nest by Ed Linacre Design85 x 80 x 80 cm
33 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 31 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronSnail Terrarim, 2024Hand-painted sculpting styrene, acrylic epoxy and glass bowl terrarium with living plant installation by Moss Upon a Time46 x 58.5 x 26 cm
18 x 23 x 10 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronCage, 2024Antique birdcage with mineral rock and stones collected from underground mine in Queenstown, Tasmania44 x 23 x 23 cm
17 1/2 x 9 x 9 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronPlatypus #1, 2024Aerosol on molding foam and plasticine34 x 74 x 21 cm
13 1/2 x 29 x 8 1/2 inchesOpen EditionView more details -
Mike MakatronPlatypus #2, 2024Aerosol on molding foam and plasticine42 x 64 x 16 cm
16 1/2 x 25 x 6 1/2 inchesOpen EditionView more details -
Mike MakatronGrapes, 2023Acrylic on canvas152 x 122 x 4 cmAU$ 4,540.00 Sold
60 x 48 x 1 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronPlatypus #1 (Bronze), 2025Cast Bronze34 × 74 × 21 cm (approx)Open EditionPOA SoldView more details
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Mike MakatronPlatypus #2 (Bronze), 2025Cast bronze42 × 64 × 16 cm (approx)Open EditionAU$ 3,890.00 SoldView more details
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Mike MakatronFrog Mountain, 2024Acrylic on canvas122 x 76.5 x 3 cmAU$ 3,760.00 Sold
48 x 30 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronLeopard In The Jungle, 2024Acrylic on dibond in natural timber frame88.5 x 123.5 x 3 cmAU$ 2,970.00 Sold
35 x 48 1/2 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronSolo Cyclist, 2024Acrylic on Huon Pine125 x 35 x 5 cmAU$ 2,460.00 Sold
49 x 14 x 2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronSolo Diver, 2024Acrylic on Huon pine160 x 26 x 3.2 cmAU$ 2,280.00 Sold
63 x 10 x 1 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronRed Rusty Bike, 2024Acrylic and oil on canvas51 x 60.5 x 3.5 cmAU$ 1,860.00 Sold
20 x 24 x 1 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronBlue Eyed Bee, 2024Acrylic and oil on canvas61 x 91.5 x 4 cmAU$ 1,720.00 Sold
24 x 36 x 1 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronGreen Eyed Bee, 2024Acrylic and oil on canvas61 x 91.5 x 4 cmAU$ 1,720.00 Sold
24 x 36 x 1 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronBlue Bee, 2024Arcylic and mica dust on timber panel46 x 40 x 1.5 cmAU$ 1,540.00 Sold
18 x 16 x 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronGreen Bee, 2024Arcylic and mica dust on timber panel46 x 40 x 1.5 cmAU$ 1,540.00 Sold
18 x 16 x 1/2 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronBufrog, 2024Acrylic on timber panel60 x 60 x 2.5 cmAU$ 1,480.00 Sold
23 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronLady Bird Wings, 2024Acrylic on timber panel50 x 57.5 x 2 cmAU$ 1,270.00 Sold
19 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronLady Bug, 2024Acrylic on timber panel50 x 57.5 x 2 cmAU$ 1,270.00 Sold
19 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronChristmas Beetle, 2024Acrylic on timber panel39.6 x 39.8 x 2.2 cmAU$ 940.00 Sold
15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronDragonfly, 2024Acrylic on timber panel39.6 x 39.6 x 2.2 cmAU$ 940.00 Sold
15 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 1 inchesView more details -
Mike MakatronSnail Cactai Terrarium (Edition), 2024Archival pigment print on Bauhaus 310gsm Cotton-Rag etching paper in natural timber frame (Edition 1/20)57.6 x 57.8 cm
22 1/2 x 23 inchesEdition 20 + 4APAU$ 455.00 SoldView more details -
Mike MakatronSnail Succulent Terrarium (Edition), 2024Archival pigment print on Bauhaus 310gsm Cotton-Rag etching paper in natural timber frame (Edition 1/20)57.6 x 57.8 cm
22 1/2 x 23 inchesEdition 20 + 4APAU$ 455.00 SoldView more details -
Mike MakatronRed Rusty Bike (Edition), 2024Archival pigment print on Bauhaus 310gsm cotton-rag etching paper in stained timber frame (Edition 1/20)29.5 x 34.6 cmEdition 20 + 4APAU$ 275.00 SoldView more details
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Mike MakatronSnail Cactai Terrarium (Edition), 2024Archival pigment print on Bauhaus 310gsm cotton-rag etching paper57.6 x 57.8 cm
22 1/2 x 23 inchesEdition of 20 plus 4 artist's proofsAU$ 180.00 SoldView more details
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