Toxic 7
May 21, 2018
4 minutes
Words: Stu Smith
I met Gatch in person at Kev Walsh’s Wicksteed Parts Fair in 2017 – now I could put a face to the name of the infamous ‘Banksy of scootering artwork; and little did I know what Gatch and his close team of pals were developing: the ‘Toxic’ series.
Graffiti
It all started for Gatch back in the early 80s when he saw the work of the young graffiti artists in New York on the sides of trains, buses and in the subways. As Gatch’s interest in street art developed he saw the work of Richard ‘Seen’ Mirando, who remains Gatch’s number one source of inspiration and is still regarded as the ‘godfather of graffiti’.
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