Blek le Rat is Xavier Prou.[1][2] He was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and has been described as the "Father of stencil graffiti".[3]
Xavier Prou was born on 15 November 1951 in Boulogne-Billancourt in the western suburbs of Paris.
- ↑ Januszczak, Waldemar (8 June 2008). "Blek le Rat, the man who gave birth to Banksy". London: The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ "Blek le Rat: This is not a Banksy". London: The Independent. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ↑ "Blek le Rat: biography of a street artist. Stencil Revolution". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-09-17.