The street art world is full of large ego’s that produce work with expensive price tags. UK artist Hutch is not one of those artists however. Alongside those large ego’s are artists that I think are hugely overated. Hutch is not one of those either, in fact I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves. His work on the streets of London and Brighton is thought provoking and riddled with meaning. Hutch has put down his scalpel and stencils to answer a few questions for us.

Click the link below to read the interview.

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Welcome to the final part in our ‘20 Artists to Watch in 2009!’ series. If you missed it, check out Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part 3 here. 2008 was a great year for street art, but why look at the past when there is such great list of raw talent looking to blossom in the future. With the help of the forum members, we have comprised a list of 20 artists which you should all be watching in 2009! We’ve included information and pictures of the final 5 artists below:

Riot68 - A great writer and 3d freehand specialist. Riot68 has been painting for a few years now and his style has developed so much. I can’t wait to see what Riot gets up to in 2009.

Deac4 – Deac was mentioned on the site a few months back. Since then I’ve been really interested in what he’s been doing. Deac and Riot68 often team up to produce some incredible collabs. Like Riot, Deac is a freehand artist and produced immense characters.

FarkFK - Fark is an awesome stencil artist. We’ve covered his work a couple of times this year and for good reason – its so clean! I can only imagine what Fark is planning next year and I am especially looking forward to it. As a member of Grafik Warfare and the newly established VST crew I’m sure he’ll be kept on his toes.

Hutch - Hutch is another great stencil artist but has been working with stickers more recently with his topical warning sticker ‘No Grenades’ (picture below). Hutch, as usual, should be breaking out with new ideas in 09.

This is Limbo a.k.a Know Hope – Know Hope has produced some beautifully delicate pieces this year. We’ve covered a few of them and they are always stunning. If Know Hope continues with the same wheatpasted slender characters in 2009 I will remain a huge fan.

That concludes the 20 Artists to Watch in 2009! series. I personally am looking forward to seeing new work from all the artists mentioned. Fingers crossed 2009 is as good as 2008, if not better!

Here’s another book about street art entitled Street Art: In The Artists’ Own Words.

Featuring interviews with over 60 artists including D*Face, Eine, Logan Hicks, Muju, Blek, Buff Monster, Rarekind, Nick Walker and Hutch plus many more.

The book launch will take place at ‘KIN, 1st floor, Kingley Court, Soho, London 11th December. 6.30pm. The latest offering from Scrawl book collaborators Ric Blackshaw and Liz Farrelly. Copies of the book will be available to buy and Ric and Liz will be on hand to say hi and sign copies and generally jump through hoops for you’re entertainment.

So, .iIf you’re in London on the 11th of December pop on down to Soho. Starts at 6.30.