Cyclops is a UK street artist who started experimenting with graffiti at the age of 13. He was excluded from school in London due to his early experiments in graffiti and later moved to Manchester where he lived a fringe existence colored by addiction. He funded his lifestyle via forgery and spent time in prison. Emerging ten years later, he found himself energized by the growing street art network and founded London's Burning Candy crew. An appearance in Exit Through the Gift Shop, at Banksy's request, ended in an arrest that can be seen in the Oscar-nominated documentary. Cyclops's work earned him a coveted position at the Royal College of Art, where he completed a master's degree. In 2008, he exhibited at the Tate Modern as part of their exhibition ‘Art on the Street’.