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Post by martos on Dec 3, 2008 14:01:10 GMT
hi im new to this forum..ill be going to the stay free exhibition as part of a graphic design contextual studies project. i was just wondering if anyone had any info on the history of sickboy that would be relevant to a biography that i have to include in an essay reviewing his work. i've tried researching him but he remains too anonymous to find anything related to his inspirations/life. i was wondering if anyone here would know any info that could aid me with his biography or could send me a link. any feedback would be much appreciated as im going to struggle with a bio when all i know about him is that hes from Bristol lol.
ANY LINKS/INFO PLEASE SEND TO: hatemail@hotmail.com thanks ;D
or just post it on this thread
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Post by smallblueslug on Dec 4, 2008 21:19:21 GMT
the only thing i could find was the bit that pops up when his website loads, but youve probably seen that. if not:  |
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Post by martos on Dec 5, 2008 12:16:39 GMT
thats a great help...cheers mate! thanks for the info
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Post by smallblueslug on Dec 5, 2008 18:55:27 GMT
www.artasty.com/interviews.php?entry=16&type=interviewswww.thelondonword.com/2008/12/sickboy-stays-free-in-shoreditch/couple of interview above ^ from the book graffiti world: "Bristol based sickboy started off doing regular graffiti. His red-and-yellow temple logo, with organic shapes and freehand lines, have been appearing on rubbish bins and walls since the beginning of 2000. Now he is taking his art one step further and wxperimenting with new mediums, such as the reflective surfaces of demijohns" and also street sketchbook (which is an insane book): "partly influenced by psychedelia and sixties and seventies architecture, such as the projects avant-garde achitectural group Archigram, sickboy is always experimenting with different materials such as coloured vinyl, which he uses for window installations and to create illustrated light boxes. he is a member and founder of the uk-wide AAGH graffiti crew. 'I never paint from a sketch' he says, 'I just use it to develop a visual vocabulary. I tend to go through phases and definately sketch more in the winter as the weather stifles your creativity in terms of painting exteriors. His sketches become ideas which he enriches at a later stage, maybe on computer or using elements ina painting." hope this stuff helps
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Post by martos on Dec 11, 2008 10:00:10 GMT
yes thats brilliant mate cheers. much appreciated  |
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