Daniel Halpin
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 sexual assault on a minor and 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]
Halpin has also sold works of art including canvases and screens-prints, most recently as 2023.[3][4]
References
- ^ "'Tox' graffiti artist convicted of criminal damage". Guardian. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Prolific graffiti vandal jailed for 27 months". London Evening Standard. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 December 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Vandal cashes in on law loophole". BBC News. 11 September 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
- ^ "Tox (born 1985) Underground (Analogue), 2023 (printed and published by ACTUALLY and the artist, with their blindstamps, housed within the original cardboard tube, signed and dated in spray paint)". Bonhams. October 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.