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Nick Walker

Nick Walker is one of Britain’s graffiti pioneers. Working out of Bristol for over twenty years, Nick’s work, like many of his peers, most notably Banksy, has moved away from conventional graffiti to stencil art.

Nick’s work employs a good deal of wry humour, treating iconic figures with a refreshing irreverence. The Mona Lisa in particular comes in for some stick; from being morphed into Marge Simpson to mooning the viewer. In 1992 I began to combine stencils with my freehand work which allowed me to juxtapose almost photographic imagery with the rawness which evolved from conventional graffiti styles. Stencils introduce an impact element to my work. The appeal of stencils is that they allow me to take an image from anywhere – dissect any part of life – and recreate it on any surface.I try to add an element of humor or irony to some paintings to add a little light relief to the walls. Painting is a form of escapism for me and if my work allows the spectator to do the same thing, then I’ve achieved more than I set out to do.