Blek le Rat is a French graffiti artist. He uses stencils and spray paint to create wall paintings, using photographic sources and juxtaposition to convey provocative and politically controversial ...

Bansky is even quoted as saying: “Every time I think I’ve painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek le Rat has done it as well, only 20 years earlier.” The Red Leopard Song For The ...

Ha – only joking. While Banksy is a relative newcomer to the graffiti scene, Blek le Rat has been stencilling, pasting and daubing his way around the world for nearly thirty years. But the perception ...

A new book, Blek le Rat: Getting Through Walls and an exhibition at The Black Rat Gallery in London examine his work.