He was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and has been described as the "Father of stencil graffiti". See more ideas about Blek le rat, Street art, Art. Blek Le Rat (Xavier Prou) was born in Paris, France in 1951. Jul 5, 2018 - Explore posey2's board "Blek Le Rat", followed by 603 people on Pinterest. In 1983 Blek began to paint life-size stencils.
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 other social causes.
But having honed his craft for more than 30 years, … Blek Le Rat’s first stencils were black rats, seen to be running along the walls throughout the centre of Paris. Blek le Rat (pronounced [blɛk lə ʁa]; born Xavier Prou, 1952) is a French graffiti artist. The rat, also an anagram for ‘art’, is in Blek’s mind “the only animal to survive the apocalypse“. Blek le Rat, born in 1952 was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and has been described as the "Father of stencil graffiti". Frequently called the godfather of modern street art, Blek le Rat inspired hundreds of artists around the world with his stenciled style. Since 1981. See more ideas about Blek le rat, Street artists, Street art. 4 talking about this. Prou began his artwork in 1981, painting stencils of rats on the walls of Paris streets. Jun 25, 2014 - Explore GreatStreetart's board "Blek le Rat", followed by 3012 people on Pinterest. Xavier Prou was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the western suburbs of Paris in 1951. How long have you been creating street art and how did you get started in creating art for the street?
Blek le Rat is known to many as the godfather of street art and to the French as its grandfather.