Blek Le Rat Graffiti
Xavier prou was born on 15 november 1952 in boulogne billancourt in the western suburbs of paris.
Blek le rat graffiti. Blek le rat is celebrating his 30 year anniversary of making art in the streets this year with a retrospective coffee table book and gallery exhibitions across the globe. C214 blek le rat und co begeben. Blek le rat pronounced blɛk lə ʁa. The godfather of stencil. Blek le rat is the parisian born artist who s been perfecting his unique brand of stencil graffiti for three decades. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. 1 2m members in the graffiti community.
He was one of the first graffiti artists in paris and has been described as the father of stencil graffiti. Offers galleries exploring the origin of stencil graffiti art in paris france in the 80 s. Blek le rat is a french graffiti artist. Using stencils instead of stylized lettering for graffiti blek was one of the first true street artists. Interview with blek le rat 04 10 2011 this interview comes courtesy of the excellent people who run. One day i picked up a three cans of aerosol with a friend and we went to paint some bombs. In the 1990 s european artists experimented with new styles which have become referred to as post graffiti or street art a french artist known as blek le rat is attributed with introducing the stencil a form of spray art which grew popular over the next decade.
Born xavier prou 1952 is a french graffiti artist. See available prints and multiples paintings and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. The worlds biggest community dedicated to graffiti bombing tagging street art muralism stencil art. View blek le rat s 391 artworks on artnet. Blek le rat pronounced blɛk lə ʁa. He was one of the first graffiti artists in paris and has been described as the father of stencil graffiti. Graffiti introduced me to the world of art.
Pioneering french graffiti artist blek le rat counts the infamous banksy among his many admirers. Originally known for stenciling a giant graphic image of a rat all over paris which to him symbolized both freedom and the dissemination of art through the city as if it were the plague in recent years blek s work has become more political focusing on the homeless the environment and. In diesem video bekommt ihr erklärt wie man selber eine schablone anfertig und damit ein schablonen graffiti ein so genanntes stencil erstellt.