INTERVIEW: TEROX

Image by Kenja Benjamin “I think people shouldn’t be afraid to be themselves and follow what they love doing. No matter how different it may be from what others are doing, it’s okay!” Wise words from the legend that is Terox, an 11-year-old spray paint and graffiti artist from Newcastle. Not only is Terox the youngest person ever to have his work featured in the Baltic, but he will soon open his first solo exhibition, Garden Graff. The young artist explained more about his work and inspirations. “My parents would take me around Newcastle so I could look at the graffiti when I was about two or three. I started drawing and painting around the same time. I’d collect graf books and get inspiration from them.” Terox’s technique with spray paint is absolutely magic – his dedication for the art form is incredible and really shines through in the work. The art is bright, vibrant and full of life, with gorgeous colours carefully placed inside striking, dreamlike weather-inspired shapes and patterns. There are a tonne of brilliant inspirations behind the work like Jean Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring and Damien Hurst – as well as some local artists who Terox will...