Graffiti Art Artists from the UK (that aren’t Banksy)

The article from the UK Independent highighted 6 UK graffiti art artists (I believe they are all UK based) that I thought are worth highlighting.

Paul Insect

Insect’s Pop-art inspired street art / graffiti art has rapidly risen in profile. Last year, Damien Hirst rel=”nofollow” snapped up his entire collection before it reached exhibition for a reported £50,000, while the actor Kevin Spacey has also acquired some pieces. Insect is best known for his anti-establishment messages.

Rough

One of the most respected and sought-after graffiti art artists in Britain, Rough uses letterforms for his graffiti artwork. With a career spanning nearly two decades, Rough’s work has been exhibited to critical acclaim in Australia and across Europe. A graphic designer, Rough has published a book, runs a T-shirt label and releases records as a rapper in a hip-hop band.

Blek Le Rat

The grand old man of street art is said to have paved the way for Banksy. After years of dodging the French authorities, he ended up being embraced by them. The Parisian has been spraying stencil-art graffiti since the early 1980s, the style favoured by Banksy.

Eine

Best known for the letters he paints on shop fronts around London. He spray-painted the word “nightmare” along a 110ft wall in an exhibition of street art in east London last year showing an alternative vision of Christmas.

Nick Walker

Emerged from the 1980s Bristol graffiti scene alongside Banksy. His work Moona Lisa – a bottom-baring version of La Joconde – went for £54,000 at Bonhams.

Robert Del Naja

Also known as 3D, the street artist and musician was part of the Bristol collective known as The Wild Bunch and went on to become a founding member of Massive Attack. His first live gig was as a DJ accompanying artwork he had produced in a Bristol gallery.

Graffiti Art artists like these are some of the best known UK artists that sometimes get overshadowed by Banksy.  Graffiti art from these guys deserves attention.

Graffiti Art is alive and well in the UK.

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