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Sickboy (artist)
Sickboy is the name of a street artist from Bristol,[1] UK, known for his temple logo and his 'Save the Youth' slogan.[2] Sickboy moved to London in 2007 and his street art became prevalent particularly in the Shoreditch area and London Borough of Tower Hamlets.[3] It is claimed Sickboy was one of the first UK graffiti artists to use a logo instead of a 'tag'.[4] Sickboy originally trained in fine art[5] and, as well as painting graffiti on the street, he also paints on canvas and exhibits conventionally in art galleries. He has been painting street art since circa 1995.[3] In recent years Sickboy has become known for painting his 'temple' logo on wheelie bins, which can then be worth up to £50,000.[6] In a 2011 The Guardian article Sickboy named Spanish street artist La Mano as a major influence. He said "At the time, graffiti was mainly seen as letter-based, but [Le Mano] just used a logo and repeated it... I'd never been a big fan of stencil work, which is where a lot of people think graffiti crosses over into more acceptable street art. La Mano stuck more closely to the graffiti aspect, which I try to adhere to now. I like the freehand, grab-a-tin-of-spray-paint approach".[7] References
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