Stik paints
stick figure-like people as
signature characters in
street art. He began in London, working in its northeast area of
Hackney, especially in
Shoreditch, In the neutrality of the figures he draws, they strike a chord with symbolism and emotion. He liaises at the
Central Saint Martins Graffiti Dialogues and has been funded to run graffiti workshops. 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. 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. In February 2013 he collaborated with Noir in Shoreditch. In March 2013 Stik gave away poster copies of his art via
The Big Issue. In 2020 Stik's sculpture "Holding Hands" was installed in
Hoxton Square in London. in
Lewisham Shopping Centre The sculpture
Wall, at the entrance to the
Migration Museum in
Lewisham Shopping Centre, is made up of two panels from the former
Berlin Wall, one painted by Stik and one by
Thierry Noir. In June 2022 at
Bonhams Post-War and Contemporary Art sale, Stik's work
Children of the Fire achieved a sale of £247,000. ==Publications==