# ZAM-1

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{{Short description|Australian graffiti artist and designer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}
'''ZAM''' or '''"ZAM-1"''', '''"Z A M : S.A.C.-1; M.S.A."''' is the acronym of an Australian Melbourne-based artist and designer, also known for his early pioneering spray-can art ([graffiti artist](/source/graffiti_artist)) career during the 1980s.

Z.A.M. initially was a conventional gallery artist during early adolescence (including published book illustrations),<ref>[http://www.art-almanac.com.au/ Art Almanac, The Australian Gallery Guide -1982; et al]</ref> before exploring the U.S. [graffiti](/source/graffiti)/[street art](/source/street_art) phenomenon in the early 1980s,<ref>''Pump Up The Can! The Illustrated Guide to Australia's First Aerosol Art Exhibition'', by [Henry Chalfant](/source/Henry_Chalfant) (author of ''[Subway Art](/source/Subway_Art)'' & ''[Spray Can Art](/source/Spray_Can_Art)'') -1991; [Henry Chalfant](/source/Henry_Chalfant)</ref> then later evolving into a contemporary unconventional artist and designer.

==References==
{{reflist}}3. ''Art Almanac, The Australian Gallery Guide'' -1987; 1990; 1991; 1994; 1997; et al. [1] et al. [http://www.art-almanac.com.au/]

4.'' The Herald'' Newspaper (pre-[Herald Sun](/source/Herald_Sun)), Melbourne -1990; et al. [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/archives/]

5. ''[The Sunday Age](/source/The_Sunday_Age)'' Newspaper, Melbourne -1990; et al. [http://www.theage.com.au/fairfaxarchives/?s_rid=www:sitemap]

6.'' [The Geelong Advertiser](/source/The_Geelong_Advertiser)'' Newspaper, -1982; 1987; 1988; 1989; et al. [http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/about.html]

7. ''Kings Way -the book: The Beginnings of Australian Graffiti: Melbourne 1983-1993'', - published 2009;[https://kingswaybook.blogspot.com/]

==External links==
* [http://sites.google.com/site/zamsac1msa/ ZAM site dedicated to ZAM mural art]

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Category:20th-century Australian painters
Category:Australian graffiti artists
Category:20th-century Australian illustrators
Category:Visionary artists
Category:Artists from Melbourne

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