Ben Wilson, chewing gum painter Barnett

[hofelina]

Since appearing in this newspaper last month, Ben Wilson, the Barnet artist who has taken to painting chewing gum which has been spat onto the pavement, has become something of a celebrity.

Last week the BBC cameras were shooting him in High Street Barnet, and he has also appeared in the Evening Standard and on BBC Radio all as a result of being featured in this newspaper.

He has acquired quite a cult following, and he told Between the Lines that people have been stopping by and making requests, giving him subjects to paint on the gum.

So far he has done cups of tea, elephants and women in bikinis, and has been applauded by many people for trying to turn something ugly into something artistic.

[hofelina]

Woolworth photo

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[janjan]

hala kuyawa oy

[hofelina]

I saw a documentary about him in German tv, grabe ka kugi, labi na nga nag tagilid ra siya, ang karsada hugaw sab. Mao jud iyang talent and he is now well known.

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Barnett is in London


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luckily his works can be seen in Flickr, pls surf there.

[glacier_71]

great, great, great.

[Lorenzo]

The beauty of human self expressionism. Eclectic yet original.

[glacier_71]

sunod niyang buhatag dibuho ang mga chewing gums nga naa ilawom sa linkuranan sa simbahan...lol