Sickboy

Traditionally trained as a fine art painter, Sickboy turned to street art in 1995, emerging from the Bristol scene to become one of the defining figures of the British street art movement. His distinctive visual language, rooted in symbolism, text and recurring iconography, quickly established a recognisable presence on streets far beyond the UK.

Sickboy is widely recognised as one of the first artists to adopt a visual logo in place of a conventional stylised tag. His instantly recognisable red-and-yellow temple motif has since appeared across the globe, becoming a defining signature within his wider practice. Beyond his street work, his paintings and multidisciplinary output have been celebrated internationally, featuring in books, documentaries, film and television, as well as exhibitions at leading galleries and institutions from San Francisco to Tokyo, and Munich to Paris.

With one of the most extensive bodies of street art produced in the UK, Sickboy's practice extends far beyond graffiti. Painting, installation, sculpture and found materials form part of an evolving and expansive visual language, in which recurring symbols and ideas are continually reinterpreted through different processes, spaces and mediums.

At the heart of his work is an ongoing exploration of how ideas can move between the physical and the conceptual. Sickboy challenges the boundaries between street and gallery, permanence and ephemerality, and image and object. His practice occupies a space where symbolism, materiality and time intersect, resulting in a prolific and continually evolving body of work that has helped shape the language of contemporary British street art.