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He was convicted of criminal damage in June 2011<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/07/tox-graffiti-artist-criminal-damage |date=7 June 2011 |title='Tox' graffiti artist convicted of criminal damage| |
He was convicted of criminal damage in June 2011<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jun/07/tox-graffiti-artist-criminal-damage |date=7 June 2011 |title='Tox' graffiti artist convicted of criminal damage|access-date=2012-02-09 | work=Guardian}}</ref> and imprisoned after a history of ignoring [[Anti-social behaviour order|ASBO]]s. Prosecutor Hugo Lodge told the court: "He is no Banksy. He doesn't have the artistic skills, so he has to get his tag up as much as possible." After his trial [[Ben Eine]], another graffiti artist, criticised his work, saying: "His statement is Tox, Tox, Tox, Tox, over and over again." he said that the tags are "incredibly basic" and lacking "skill, flair or unique style". A sentence of 27 months was later passed, the judge commenting "There is nothing artistic about what you do".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23970702-prolific-graffiti-vandal-jailed-for-27-months.do |date=18 July 2011 |title=Prolific graffiti vandal jailed for 27 months |access-date=2012-02-09 |work=London Evening Standard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111217055429/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23970702-prolific-graffiti-vandal-jailed-for-27-months.do |archive-date=2011-12-17 }}</ref> |
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[[Banksy]] created a mural in Camden Town, close to Halpin's home, showing a small boy blowing bubbles that formed the Tox tag after his imprisonment. It is not clear whether the image was a sign of support. |
[[Banksy]] created a mural in Camden Town, close to Halpin's home, showing a small boy blowing bubbles that formed the Tox tag after his imprisonment. It is not clear whether the image was a sign of support. |
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Halpin was selling canvases bearing his tag for £75 each in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8249419.stm |date=11 September 2009 |title=Vandal cashes in on law loophole| |
Halpin was selling canvases bearing his tag for £75 each in 2009.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8249419.stm |date=11 September 2009 |title=Vandal cashes in on law loophole|access-date=2012-02-09 | work=BBC News}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:15, 4 February 2021
Daniel Halpin (born 1985), also known as Tox, is a British graffiti writer. He has found fame for adding his tag, always simply the word Tox followed by a number indicating the year, in a very large number of locations across the London Underground network and walls around London and Glasgow.
He was convicted of criminal damage in June 2011[1] and imprisoned after a history of ignoring ASBOs. Prosecutor Hugo Lodge told the court: "He is no Banksy. He doesn't have the artistic skills, so he has to get his tag up as much as possible." After his trial Ben Eine, another graffiti artist, criticised his work, saying: "His statement is Tox, Tox, Tox, Tox, over and over again." he said that the tags are "incredibly basic" and lacking "skill, flair or unique style". A sentence of 27 months was later passed, the judge commenting "There is nothing artistic about what you do".[2]
Banksy created a mural in Camden Town, close to Halpin's home, showing a small boy blowing bubbles that formed the Tox tag after his imprisonment. It is not clear whether the image was a sign of support.
Halpin was selling canvases bearing his tag for £75 each in 2009.[3]
References
- ^ "'Tox' graffiti artist convicted of criminal damage". Guardian. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Prolific graffiti vandal jailed for 27 months". London Evening Standard. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-12-17. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Vandal cashes in on law loophole". BBC News. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 2012-02-09.