Blek+Le+Rat

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Blek Le Rat or Xavier Prou is a Parisian streetartist who used stencil art for the first time. One of the main symbols for his work quickly became the rat, an anagram for art, and what he described as the only free animal in the city. His style is one that Banksy has copied time and time again, and the two share a comfortable working friendship. Several years ago he was caught painting by the police, which is the only reason we know that he is an elderly parisian by the name of Xavier Prou.