Mr. Tronix got into graffiti art after getting into Hip-Hop around the mid-eighties, being influenced by the sounds of EPMD, World Class Wreckin Crew, Boogie Down Productions and many more. It was the artwork covers to releases such as Afrika Bambaata & The Soul Sonic Force ‘Renegade Of Funk’ and the old skool Jellybean Bernitez cover with the graffiti skyrise rooftop. Hailing from Wolverhampton in the West Midlands, Mr. Tronix is indeed from the city where Goldie first painted. Locally and internationally, Mr. Tronix was surrounded by graffiti and with the release of books such as Martha Stewart’s ‘Subway Art’ being a major catalyst to influencing Tronix to start painting. Artists such as Seen, Vulcan, Dondi and The Chrome Angels are all sighted as early influences.
The story of how he started really is quite simple. After picking a pencil and starting to sketch his own work he soon found out that this wasn’t enough. So he started getting paint and started practising in his bedroom as well as his local train station yard where other pieces could be viewed. After a while he realised that he had to step up a gear. It was after this change in energy that Mr. Tronix painted the inside of his local Youth Club, as well as some fairground rides. He then decided to go to college and doing a Graphics course being influenced by the likes of MC Escher, Egon Shielle (The line) and plenty of others. This led to Tronix to having the foundation to be asked to do an array of flyer designs for events, as well as interiors for shops and many other establishments.
Forward to 2001 and by now Mr. Tronix has fully developed his Wildstyle and other lettering techniques, as well as his characters and other techniques. After watching, adoring and actually thriving on graffiti art for over fifteen years, the times had now began to change. The restrictions on graffiti had loosened people’s opinions where changing and the artform once classed as vandalism was actually starting to get recognition. The art world had changed and so had Mr. Tronix and with a new vibe and approach he got into ink and emulsion and brushwork, mixing and changing, developing and experimenting.
Now in 2011 Mr. Tronix has never been as busy or in demand. He is a well respected artist with commissions from record labels, artwork covers, designs for flyers, logos, club/home/work interiors, skate parks and tattoos under his belt, as well as deciding to start his own clothing line which kicks off with a range of Tee’s & Hoodies. He also decided to sell limited edition prints and is open to all business opportunities. As well as the artwork Mr. Tronix also creates music and is always looking to push his art, music and original style of visual audio niceness. Original, diverse, unique and futuristic. Mr. Tronix has arrived.
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