His style was initially painting stencilled rats in the urban Parisian landscape. Always having a love and fascination for street art, he was inspired by a visit to New York City in 1971, and began creating his own street art in Paris in 1981. Known to many as the Father of Stencil Graffiti, Blek le Rat founded the stencil urban art form in Paris by the River Seine in the 1980s.īlek le Rat is Parisian Xavier Prou, born in the early 1950s. 300+ illustrations, 290 in color.Long before Banksy took the world of street art by storm with his stencil graffiti, there was Blek le Rat… The book features photographs of hundreds of Blek's works and an in-depth exploration of the method and meaning behind his stencils and posters, as well as a look at the evolution of urban art from New York, Paris, Barcelona, and Buenos Aires to London, Taipei, Naples, and Berlin. Street artist Blek le Rat is revered and acknowledged by the international graffiti community, and his work has influenced CD design, advertising, and graphics, as well as the work of urban artists around the world.įrom small, simple stencils to complex multimedia events, Blek's distinctive art is showcased here for the first time, demonstrating the development of his technique and creativity over two decades, from his unique images of Lady Diana and kidnapped journalist Florence Aubenas to his iconic silhouette of a rat. A unique view of the life and work of one of the most elusive yet most applauded and influential figures in the world of street art from the past twenty years.
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