ILLUSTRATION AND DESIGN BY CHRIS MURRAY

the crank mission

To proffer a profusion of pulp, politics, pop, parody, pets, portraiture, and polychromatic piffle, produced by pen, pencil, paint and photoelectrics – a plethora of pictures to please or provoke punters via the peepers.

Edgar Alien Poe. Due to a mixup, the master Space Crab is obliged to reside on Earth in disguise, writing horror stories. Turns out he's pretty good at it.
Scotty From Muppeting. Portrait of Scott Morrison, who once boasted he would unite the Muppet Show of the Coalition, as its new leader.
Ale Caesar! Cavalier Catfish Mosaic XPA beer label

A PLURALITY OF PICTORIALIZATION

The Crank Institute whips up work in a wide variety of colours and flavours:

ozpol Series

representative swill

editorial

eclectic aids to elucidation

cartoon and caricature

loonery

labels & logos

brewed and branded

photomontaging

Shoveled Scenes & sundry simulations

people and pet portraiture

luminous likenesses

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invigorating Illustrations

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High-Quality Prints in Multiple Formats

Choose from a variety of sizes and materials, from canvas and card, to ceramic and cotton.

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Blog

Essays and collections to shock, amaze or mildly divert.

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Discover diverse prints, crafted to suit your transcendent tastes and provoke spit-takes or blazing rows in every room.