Blek Le Rat Artworks

He uses stencils and spray paint to create wall paintings using photographic sources and juxtaposition to convey provocative and politically controversial statements.

Blek le rat artworks. Blek le rat is a french graffiti artist. Blek le rat street artist and art with images date. Subtitle for portfolio module. Blek le rat is a french graffiti artist. Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. He is frequently cited as a major influence of artists like banksy and shepard fairey. It seems we can t find what you re looking for.

Image detail for blek le rat street artist and art. Blek began his artwork in 1981 painting stencils of rats on the walls of paris streets. Subtitle for icon service module. And through his work in paris he established a style of urban art that quickly spread through europe and the united states. Using stencils instead of stylized lettering for graffiti blek was one of the first true street artists. 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. He described the rat as the only free animal in the city and one which spreads the plague everywhere just like street art.

Perhaps searching can help. August 26 2017 size. He described the rat as the only free animal in the city and one which spreads the plague everywhere just like street art. 500px x 496px more galleries of blek le rat street artist and art. Blek le rat had fallen in love with sybille and decided to proclaim his feelings to her by spray painting her image while interpreting caravaggio s notorious piece. The iconic stencils of rats by blek le rat. His name originates from the comic book blek le roc using rat as an anagram for art.

Frequently called the godfather of modern street art blek le rat inspired hundreds of artists around the world with his stenciled style. Blek began his artwork in 1981 painting stencils of rats on the walls of paris streets. Available for sale from goldmark gallery blek le rat shock and awe 2007 screenprint 69 5 63 cm. This image is blek le rat s oldest remaining artwork and it depicts a woman called sybille. Pioneering french graffiti artist blek le rat counts the infamous banksy among his many admirers.