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street art mentor: traseone

As an activist in the local street art

movement, TraseOne is regarded as a

leading pioneer who is always pushing

boundaries ever since he started in

1999. What began as an ego-driven

adolescent hobby of just scrawling

his name on the streets, Trase has

evolved his approach to create a more

intellectual dialogue of his art, most

of which contain subliminal messages

cleverly embedded.

A self-taught graffiti artist, Trase

was granted the inaugural Goh Chok

Tong Youth Promise Award in 2005 to

expand his knowledge in art, eventually

graduating with an Honours Degree

in 2007. Trase has since had his work

exhibited in numerous commissioned

projects and exhibitions all over the

world, winning numerous awards for

his perpetually evolving style.