"Mental Flip" Spray Painted Skateboard Set george best Malcolm X's embrace of black

Malcolm X's embrace of black separatism shaped the debate over how to achieve freedom and equality in a nation that had long denied a portion of the American citizenry the full protection of their rights

I have decided I will be doing an annual portrait of him towards the end of every year

I like the idea of Sid Vicious wandering down to Downing St to take matters into his own hands" - Deggy

I was beating myself up as I didn't have the next thing planned & it was really getting in my head

K as its far too expensive

"Mental Flip" Spray Painted Skateboard Set george best Malcolm X's embrace of blackWhen I was working on this piece I used my mindset for inspiration. It was a really strange time I just settled into my new studio so I felt like king of the world but I was just meandering as I didn't know what to do next, I was beating myself up as I didn't have the next thing planned & it was really getting in my head. This piece represents a mental flip. The board on the left represents how you think you can be king of the world, flying on cloud