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Revealed: First published photos from graffiti writer and 'king of the tube' Bas DDS

A gallery of works by Bas DDS – the first time his art has been published

Image: Bas DDS

Bas DDS is the black opal, an extreme purist, the all-time king of the tube. By necessity he possesses the SAS combo of intellectual systems analysis, the guts to risk it all and the heart to see 10,000 dawns achieving results. He’s never earned a penny from his art and he’s never put a photo online, so here you go: the first published photos from the man I suspect might make the most important book ever seen on UK graffiti and urban trespass.

This article is taken from the landmark takeover of Big Issue by graffiti writer 10Foot. It can be bought online through the Big Issue Shop.

Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS
Image: Bas DDS

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