FERAL CHILD
HAVING THE ABILITY TO CREATE THE PIECE BEFOREHAND ALLOWS IT TO EVOLVE TO A GREATER EXTENT THAN IF IT WERE PAINTED DIRECTLY ONTO THE STREETS UNDER PRESSURE AND TIME CONSTRAINTS.
Californian Feral dates his interest in art and graffiti to his teenage days, when he used to skateboard and play in hardcore and punk bands. ‘Dissidence and creativity are very much part of both these things and I think that being active in those subcultures opened the door for me to start making art and graffiti,’ he explains. When, in 2003, he was putting up anti-war posters, he realized that putting a big poster in a location that was visible but difficult to paint directly was quick and easy. After a bit of practice and experience, Feral has developed ...
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