'Mr. Graffy' by TRUST.iCON, 2021
Limited Edition print collab. with the famous Mr. Men and their silly characters.
19.75 x 19.75 Inches
50 x 50 Centimeters
Silkscreen print on 280gsm bright white fine art paper.
Limited Edition of only 30 (#15/30)
Titled and stamp-signed by the artist bottom right.
Hand-numbered and artist-embossed bottom left.
ARTIST BIO
TRUST.iCON is a street artist from Thamesmead in the south-east of London. iCON mainly works with contrasting styles of cartoon and reality. iCON delivers messages of social commentary through his socially conscious street art.
iCON’s unique mix of controversy, humour and satire ensures you always have a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down. iCON is active on the streets of London, Berlin and Los Angeles and his unique style has gained him critical acclaim for his thought-provoking pieces. iCON is a purest, holding street art culture closely to his heart, he strongly believes that art can change anything.
His identity remains unknown...
ABOUT THE ART
From their birth in 1971 the Mr. Men and Little Misses have gone from strength to strength. They identify with a multigenerational audience through self expression, colour, simplicity and humour.
Roger Hargreaves was born on the 9th May in the West Yorkshire Town of Clekheaton. From an early age, he drew cartoons and had a natural talent for drawing. Roger started work as a copywriter in advertising. He became very successful and wrote adverts for everything from chocolate to cars! But once married and with young children, he wished he could spend more time with the family. Roger had a dream to write and illustrate books for children...
The Birth of Mr. Tickle: Roger’s eldest son Adam aged 8, asked at the breakfast table: “What does a tickle look like?” Roger’s initial response was one of amusement, but being a creative man it got him thinking. Inspiration struck and so Mr. Tickle was born! Mr. Tickle would become the first in the series of Mr. Men books going on to sell a million copies sold within the first 3 years.
In 1984, Little Miss Twins was published, based on Roger's twin daughters Amelia and Sophie. In 1988, aged just 25, Adam Hargreaves took over the family business after Roger suddenly passed away. In 2003, Adam created his first new characters, Mr. Cool, Mr. Rude and Mr. Good, Little Miss Scary, Little Miss Bad and Little Miss Whoops.
2011 saw Google celebrate the Mr. Men/Little Miss 40th Anniversary with a set of Google doodles for what would have been Roger’s 76th Birthday followed by the Little Miss Princess character created just in time for the Royal wedding of Princess Kate and Prince William.
2012 brought the first Mr. Men/Little Miss character based on a real person; created for a special fashion show in Paris for Stella McCartney, named Little Miss Stella. When Adam agreed to take on the challenge she telephoned her father, "Beatle" Sir Paul McCartney to announce the good news!
In 2021, Mr. Men/Little Miss celebrate turning 50!