To This Austin Street Artist, Electrical Boxes Are Blank Canvases

“Truth” is at the center of Mike Johnston’s work.

By Syeda HasanJune 8, 2017 9:30 am, , ,

From KUT:

For years, Mike “Truth” Johnston has been pasting his colorful portraits of icons from Michael Jordan to Martin Luther King Jr. on dumpsters, billboards and electrical boxes around the city.

Listen to the story from KUT Austin and see more of Johnston’s work here.

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Adrian Bernal helps Johnston paint the "Rise" mural.