![]() If we know something of its story it is not difficult to understand why. In his walls and in his gallery pieces we find the protagonists of Western art history: Michelangelo’s David, Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, Caravaggio’s Angel of “The rest during the flight into Egypt”, Guido Reni’s San Michele Arcangelo…īlek Le Rat’s imagery: David, Mona Lisa and other charactersīlek’s imagination is permeated with the works of the great masters and a special place is occupied by modern Italian painters. Just look at his works and you will have proof. While it is quite unlikely to meet rats in museums, it is much less likely to meet their creator Xavier Prou - aka Blek Le Rat – who is a regular visitor. We all know that is forbidden to bring food and weapons into museums, even if they shoot flowers. Styled by the Sunday Times as “the rat who gave birth to Banksy”, his social and political works have been a major influence on many of today’s ‘guerrilla art’ movements.Can you imagine Blek Le Rat‘s (Parigi, 1951) rats wandering around Louvre’s rooms with their rifles and baguettes under their arms? They would certainly be kicked out quickly. Hypnagogia is a two-space exhibition, featuring installation work and originals on found objects, as well as outdoor work across east London.īorn in 1951, Parisian artist Blek Le Rat is widely considered the grand master of street and the originator of stencil graffiti. ROA has become famous for painting animals on derelict buildings, shutters and walls all over the world and was also included in The Museum of Contemporary Arts’ exhibition ' Art In The Streets' in LA. The Old Truman Brewery, 91 Brick Lane, E1 6QLīelgium artist ROA is renowned for his unique portrayal of large-scale urban wildlife, disquietly cohabiting city streets, hand painted in his distinctive black and white style. ![]() ![]() Presented by NO way and Rudi Khalastchi, Crazy Eye Hotel is a large scale, site specific installation of mixed media offering viewers the chance to explore the vitality and spirit of Israeli street art. New West End Company BRANDPOST | PAID CONTENT. ![]()
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