Martinez is best known for his UK work in and around
London's Notting Hill where he maintains a studio. Martinez was commissioned by
Madame Tussauds for the
Tupac Shakur exhibition, in which he exhibited both Wildstyle and signature spray can techniques. He attended the
Meeting of Styles graffiti event in 2008. Martinez has created community murals in
W11. He curated the first two mobile graffiti exhibitions (Canvas and found Ply-board works) for the
Portobello Film Festival. His mural of
Samuel Beckett, on
Blenheim Crescent in London, has been used for book jackets and postcards. Martinez spends much of his time working abroad. Martinez has written on
graffiti and
street art under the pen name SHINE. == See also ==