Question: Facts:   - imagesize: 220px    - bgcolour: #ddbec 3    - alt: man lying on pavement , painting chewing gum    - caption: wilson at work in muswell hill broadway    - birth name: ben wilson    - field: painting , found wood sculpture      - birth date: 1963    - name: ben wilson    - movement: outsider art , pavement art    - image: ben wilson chewing gum artist at work.jpg    - birth place: cambridge , england   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of ben wilson -lrb- artist -rrb- .
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ben wilson -lrb- born 1963 -rrb- is an english wood carver and outsider artist .the son of an artist , wilson grew up in a creative environment and attended art school .his distaste for industrial waste , cars and rubbish eventually turned into an art form .he creates tiny works of art by painting chewing gum stuck to the pavement .initially , his work garnered him unwanted attention from the authorities , but because he is not defacing private property but merely painting rubbish , he was found to be breaking no law .in addition to the chewing gum art , wilson paints and sculpts .he has exhibited his paintings and sculptures in england , the united states , germany , ireland , finland , france and serbia .