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Leigh,  meanwhile,  encouraged Trojan to develop his artistic skills.  Trojan had first thought of becoming a painter when they had visited John Maybury´s exhibition at the B2 gallery in 1982.  Leigh had told Trojan that he could easily paint pictures as good as John´s,  and this led to Trojan producing a series of paintings to decorate the flat.  He used rough materials that he found in the road as canvases, maybe a heardboard or a wooden pallet.  He painted bright portraits,  glueing on various objects such as false nails,  radios and even a fake fifty pound note.  They were naive but also powerful and in 1996 his talent was finally recognized with a posthumous exhibition of his work at the Manchester Metropolitan Gallery Sue Tilley back to TROJAN  menu click to enlarge