AGENT B: Through the Shayde an Egoes of Martyars we find InkFetish..

I have the privilege of knowing one of the (in my humble opinion) recent true bright stars of street art and illustration medium. Tom Blackford a.k.a INKFETISH was born in London 1981, where he currently lives and works as a freelance illustrator/concept artist as well as exhibiting his paintings and mural work in gallery shows and related events throughout the London area and beyond.

In 2005, fed up with trying to convince UK comic publishers to publish his stories and jaded by the lack of creative freedom he was given through commercial illustration jobs at that time, he self published his first comic entitled 'No Strings'- a dark and surreal take on the much celebrated story of Pinocchio.

Over the next few years his minor cult status increased after unleashing his twisted characters onto the walls of the city and beyond via the medium of spray paint, enabling him to realise his work on a much larger scale and giving the general public a portal into his world.

Through learning how to paint with aerosol, he naturally progressed into canvas using techniques he'd learnt through graffiti and adopting them into the practice of rendering his paintings with acrylics. In doing so, his work has found It's way into galleries across London exhibiting along side others within the 'low brow' fraternity.

In September 2008 he was selected as part of a group of 200 artists from across the world to exhibit at the Pixar Animation studios in San Francisco as part of a show based on the iconic movie 'My Neighbour Totoro' by acclaimed Animator/Director Hayao Miyazaki.

Today Tom finds himself sitting comfortably as an accomplished illustrator and artist, his distinct colour palette, often twisted subject matter, technique and bold themes continuing to resonate with a growing audience.