As he painted himself across France his iconic mark became that of a stenciled rat. He soon adopted the name Blek le Rat, derived from the Italian comic Blek le Roc. Due to this influence after his return to France for his studies he became entangled with teen street artists in France, eventually delving into the street scene himself. During his study he became entranced with the street art in New York. Making his debut in the 1980s, his use of stenciling graphic images pushed the style to the frontier.īorn Xavier Prou in 1952, this Parisian studied fine art and architecture at L’Ecole Nationale Superieure Beaux Arts. Both of these artists have something else in common, they were heavily influenced by a graffiti pioneer known as Blek le Rat.īlek is a French graffiti artist known as one of the godfathers of urban art. Both of these artists have achieved international fame in their own right. Or perhaps you’ve seen the pixelated 8-bit characters of Space Invader. Maybe you’ve heard of the global sensation that is Banksy, the satirical artist thats been in the news for over a decade.
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