In many ways, Banksy also uses the symbol of the rat as a way of aligning himself with the wretched and the underdogs whom he often speaks about or on behalf of in his works.
“If you are dirty, insignificant, and unloved, then rats are the ultimate role model.” His satirical street art and mind-hurting pictures combine dark humour with graffiti. Motivated by social consciousness, Blek le Rat chose to paint rats because they were the only free animal in the city. He often draws in high visibility public places such as on buildings or train stations.His paintings are often about politics, war and other important topics. 1 of 4 - 3 Minute Wonders filmed by ZCZ Films, presenting street artists and different graffiti techniques.More extras available at. Under the pseudonym 'Blek le Rat', inspired by the Italian comic book 'Blec le Roc', he began to paint rats on the walls of the streets of Paris, using the stencil technique. Instead, it seems he prefers monkeys for his original and editioned canvases. Banksy is a British street and graffiti artist.He likes to remain anonymous and not let people know his true identity. Blek le Rat ( Xavier Prou his first name) was born in 1951 in Paris in the Boulogne-Billancourt neighbourhood and in the French capital he began his artistic career in 1981. Given the relative importance of rats in the artist’s iconography and symbolism, Banksy has done a surprisingly few number of originals with them as the main protagonists.
Banksy also realized numerous prints on paper in 2004, featuring various of his iconic rat characters. In terms of artistic output, Banksy has realized many murals featuring rats – mostly in England, and they tend to be smaller pieces.
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