STIK STIK | Street Artist - Stik started painting unofficial, socially conscious murals in his hometown of Hackney, East London in 2001 His simple stick figures wordlessly tell the story of his community and he frequently collaborates with hospitals, charities and homeless organisations
About — STIK Stik started painting unofficial, socially conscious murals in his hometown of Hackney, East London in 2001 His simple stick figures wordlessly tell the story of his community and he frequently collaborates with hospitals, charities and homeless organisations
Artworks — STIK Past, Present and Future Three figures representing the past, present and future of Shoreditch rise high over the former artists’ district, home now to only a handful of artists The first figure looks longingly back on Old Street where artists once thrived, the second peers out at the encroaching billboards, uncertain of how long the few remaining artists can afford to stay, the third
News — STIK Earlier this year STIK hosted STIK STAMP, a nine day series of free workshops, at the Southbank Centre which saw 3,500 children lift one of six life-sized inked rubber stamps - hand-carved by STIK and featuring his minimalist ‘stick man’ figure - onto 100% wove hemp paper
Bio — STIK STIK is a minimalist, figurative painter and sculptor who focuses exclusively on the human body in line form STIK’s has created some of the largest public artworks in London, New York and Tokyo and his 12 ft (4m) bronze sculpture ‘Holding Hands’ is installed permanently in London’s Hoxton Square
Book — STIK The book features a selection of large format photographs of Stik's unofficial street murals spanning over a decade, across three continents and reveals for the first time the stories and motivations behind them
The Ochre Man — STIK STIK’s latest artwork is painted in one of Britain’s oldest caves deep beneath the Forest of Dean ‘The Ochre Man’, a giant, approximately 8 metre (12 ft ) tall figure which appears to climb out of the cave is painted in ochre, a reddish earth pigment which has been mined there since the stone age
Big Mother — STIK Britain’s tallest mural ‘Big Mother’ by street artist STIK has been demolished but locals have rescued a section of the artwork to raise money for their arts program
Stik Magpie Bristol — STIK Stik states: “The Magpie Social Centre was one of the free spaces that actively encouraged street art and helped me to become the artist I am today I don’t generally approve of the sale of street pieces but here I will make an exception