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To This Austin Street Artist, Electrical Boxes Are Blank Canvases

KUT 90.5 | By Syeda Carrillo
Published June 8, 2017 at 7:01 AM CDT
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Mike Johnston stands in front of a mural he's working on at the Orange Salon on South Congress.

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. 

KUT’s Syeda Hasan caught up with the Austin street artist to learn more about his creative process. 

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Adrian Bernal helps Johnston paint the "Rise" mural.
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Syeda Carrillo
Syeda Carrillo is a senior editor at KUT. Got a tip? Email her at shasan@kut.org. Follow her on Twitter @syedareports.
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