![]() My style is characterised by well-balanced colour schemes, clean lines and highly detailed elements. By thoroughly studying the relations between letters, their composition and balance, I learned to understand them. It’s a mix of influences from old-school graffiti writers and my own research. In general my work is still based on the letterform. I do not like to limit myself ultimately I’d like to express myself without boundaries. GFS: How would you describe your artistic style?ĭOES: It is always difficult to describe one´s own style. This led to new opportunities and eventually I got invitations to do projects worldwide. It was at that time that social media emerged so I started posting and people reacted. After I stopped playing football due to a bad knee injury we moved to Sydney, Australia. GFS: How was the transition from being a football player to being an artist?ĭOES: It was actually quite smooth. You can see in my book how my style has evolved, starting from the very basics to more complex bits, colour studies, and material studies. It turned out I couldn´t live without it and started again, on a more professional level, continuing to look for my style. Since I played in the Dutch Eredivisie at that time, this could have seriously harmed my career so I decided to stop. In 1999 I got arrested with Sanne, who is now my wife, for painting an illegal piece. It has also helped me get through injuries throughout my career. For example, when I played a bad game of football I always wanted to go back home and draw to get a positive feeling. My creativity helped me to gain focus and stay positive. For years I lived a double life that no one knew about. ![]() From the age of eight I was at the academy for professional football and needed an outlet from the restraints of life as a professional soccer player. GF Smith paper asked me a few questions about creating the world's largest graffiti-style paper collage in Munich, GermanyĭOES: I came into contact with graffiti when I was 14.
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