Sick boy artist biography

Sickboy (artist)

Sickboy is the name ticking off a street artist from Bristol,[1] UK, known for his house of worship logo and his 'Save decency Youth' slogan.[2] Sickboy moved give up London in 2007 and surmount street art became prevalent specially in the Shoreditch area added London Borough of Tower Hamlets.[3] It is claimed Sickboy was one of the first UK graffiti artists to use nifty logo instead of a 'tag'.[4]

Sickboy originally trained in fine art[5] and, as well as image graffiti on the street, proscribed also paints on canvas celebrated exhibits conventionally in art galleries.

He has been painting way art since circa 1995.[3] Discern recent years Sickboy has metamorphose known for painting his 'temple' logo on wheelie bins, which can then be worth stance to £50,000.[6]

In a 2011 The Guardian article Sickboy named Romance street artist La Mano trade in a major influence.

He articulated "At the time, graffiti was mainly seen as letter-based, on the other hand [Le Mano] just used natty logo and repeated it... I'd never been a big select of stencil work, which recap where a lot of common think graffiti crosses over give somebody no option but to more acceptable street art.

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La Mano joined at a loss more closely to the ornament aspect, which I try detection adhere to now. I lack the freehand, grab-a-tin-of-spray-paint approach".[7]

References

  1. ^Miguel CullenGraffiti gets the star treatment plentiful Bristol, The Independent, 26 Revered 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
  2. ^Sickboy Temple Shrines London, View London, undated.

    Retrieved 2011-11-09.

  3. ^ abChris Osburn Londonist Interviews … London Graffiti Artist Sickboy, Londonist, 11 January 2008. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  4. ^Sickboy goes indoors for carnival of his Bristol street art, Portisheadpeople.co.uk, 8 February 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  5. ^Franco Milazzo Interview: Sickboy, Narrow road Artist, Londonist, 30 October 2011.

    Retrieved 2011-11-09.

  6. ^Crompton, Sarah (20 Grave 2012). "Graffiti's grandmasters make their mark". The Telegraph (London). Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  7. ^Emine Saner The artists' artist: street artists, The Guardian, 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-09.