Stik

Stik
Stik's graffiti on a shopfront shutter in Shoreditch, London.
Born United Kingdom
Known for Graffiti art
Street art
Website www.stik.org.uk

Stik is a British graffiti artist based in London.[1][2] He is known for painting large stick figures.

Overview

Stik paints stick figure-like people as street art.[3] He has worked in the northeast London area of Hackney, especially in Shoreditch.[2] He liaises at the Central Saint Martins Graffiti Dialogues and has been funded to run graffiti workshops.[4] He has worked with Amnesty International, British Waterways, the Mutoid Waste Company, Queeruption, and Reclaim the Streets. He paints unauthorised art as well as pieces that are authorised.

In 2011, Stik had a solo show at Imitate Modern, a gallery in London's West End.[4] In 2012, he worked in Dulwich, southeast London in collaboration with curator Ingrid Beazley, where he recreated Old Master paintings in his own style that were exhibited in Dulwich Picture Gallery.[5][6][7][8] This led to further street artists including Conor Harrington, MadC, Mear One, Thierry Noir, Francisco Rodrigues da Silva (Nunca), Phlegm, James Reka (Reka One), Remi Rough and System, and ROA, becoming involved to form the Dulwich Outdoor Gallery of street art around the Dulwich area in 2013.

Media reception

In April 2012, the London Evening Standard wrote: "Fiercely private about his identity — like fellow graffiti artist Banksy — he was living in a St Mungo’s hostel for the homeless last year as he prepared for his first gallery show."[9] In February 2013 The Independent newspaper featured a collaboration between Stik and Berlin Wall artist Thierry Noir. The Independent wrote: "The British artist has painted all his life, but first started doing his large pieces in London’s streets a decade ago. Since then he has developed his style and now paints murals all over the world in Europe, Asia and America. He particularly likes the relaxed approach to street art in Berlin, and admires Noir’s work."[10] In March 2013 the BBC reported on a project where Stik gave away poster copies of his art via The Big Issue. The BBC also mentioned Stik's growing reputation: "In the last two years, Stik's fame has grown with celebrity endorsements and rising auction prices. Christie's recently sold one of his paintings for more than £6,000."[11]

Publication

  • Stik. Century, 2015. ISBN 978-1780893334.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stik". Stik.org.uk. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "London Street Art Guide: 1. Stik". Londonist.com. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Street Artist: Stik". Streetartlondon.co.uk. 6 January 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Single Stik". Subwaygallery.com. 3–26 March 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Walking with Stik". Dulwich OnView. 12 June 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Classical art meets street art as Stik takes to the streets of Dulwich". press.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk. UK: Dulwich Picture Gallery. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ Bartholomew, Emma (22 May 2012). "Street artist Stik takes on Old Masters like Rubens, Gainsborough and Francheschini". London 24. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved June 17, 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Outdoor Street Gallery of Dulwich". Inspiring City. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cult graffiti artist Stik swaps a life on the streets for starry client list". The Evening Standard. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  10. ↑ "In pictures: Street art collaboration between Stik and Thierry Noir in London's Shoreditch". The Independent. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "BBC News - Street artist to make Big Issue sellers 'art dealers'". BBC News. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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