Blek le rat

Blek le Rat was born Xavier Prou in Boulogne-Billancourt , Paris in 1952. He is considered the godfather of stencil graffiti art. He studied painting and architecture. He began his artwork in Paris in 1981. Since then he has had a great influence on today's graffiti and "guerilla art" movements, his main motivation being social consciousness and the desire to bring art to the people. British graffiti artist Banksyhas acknowledged Blek's influence saying "every time I think I've painted something slightly original, I find out that Blek Le Rat has done it as well, only twenty years earlier."

André

A french graffiti artist. He paints a distinctive stick figure character, usually with a top hat and a "X" in place of one of the eyes. he started doing graffiti in 1985. Born in Sweden, he became famous in the late 90' with Mr A

A 2009 collaboration with Belvedere Vodka XI saw a specially designed Mr XI character

André was formerly married to Uffie.

André is also partner in L´Hôtel Amour, Paris.

"Graffiti is not a vandalism, but a beautiful crime"