Hugely influential to the present generation of street artists the importance of Blek’s work should not be underestimated as this quote from Banksy suggests: ‘Every time I think I’ve painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well. ![]() He was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and has been described as the Father of stencil graffiti. Thought by many to be the father of stencil graffiti as an art form Blek began his unique, complex and intelligent stencil works on the streets of Paris in the 1980’s. Blek le Rat 2 is a French graffiti artist. Xavier Prou (Blek le Rat) at the gallery opening and book signing at the 941 Geary Gallery, San Francisco. He began his artwork in 1981, painting stencils of rats on the street walls of Paris, describing the rat as 'the only free animal in the city', and one. Blek is credited with being the inventor of the life-sized stencil and the first to transform stencils from basic lettering into pictorial art.Today’s graffiti art around the world. Blek le Rat, born Xavier Prou in Boulogne-Billancourt, Paris in 1951, was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and the originator of stencil graffiti art. Blek initially painted stencils of rats on the walls and described the rat as ‘the only free animal in the city’. Some of Banksy’s prints are selling for more than an Original by Le Rat and these are going up.Ī legendary figure in street art Blek Le Rat (Xavier Prou) was born in Paris in 1951. Blek le Rat began creating works from 1981, using the Paris streets as his canvas of choice. THAT is the day that Urban Art came of age. Unique work on canvas by Blek le Rat, The man who walks through the walls represents on a bright red background the figures (in black and white and made. This is the start of the prices rising for Blek Le Rat – who is Banksy’s hero (see quote below) At the IMPORTANT Auction at Bonhams 5th Feb 2008 it was assumed by many that the Banksy pictures would fly away while the other artists would struggle yet one estimated at £3-5,000- fetched over £50,000 by Nick Walker, and BLEK’s made great money too. ![]() If you are thinking you have missed the boat / should have purchased BANKSY when you could have done – TAKE NOTE!
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