This is from a series of work taking a wry look at the concept of extreme sports down the ages. A lot of his early work came out of his involvement in skate and BMX culture and this was his way of revisiting those days without re-treading old ground. He had just gone through a big rodeo phase in his art and this catches him as he was beginning to turn his attention to bullfighting. I think there is a flavour of both in this piece, which is what makes this painting so interesting.
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Will Barras along with Mr Jago and Steff is one of the original Scrawl Collective members. He was already on the road to success with the now famous Hip Hop Don't Stop sleeves already under his belt when the collective first formed. Like his compadre Mr Jago, Will began his glittering career in a call centre. Doodling stopped him going insane, and he developed a fucked up way to hold a pencil and a distinctive illustrative style which to this day is like no one else on earth. ... Read more
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