{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Street Art"],"cover":{"alt":"Blek Le Rat Stencil Pioneer, Documentary","height":1384,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/blek-le-rat-stencil-pioneer-documentary/blek-le-rat-stencil-art.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-06-16T19:56:40Z","description":"French artist Blek Le Rat is the true stencil art pioneer. This video documentary features him, his story and his street artwork. Watch now!","html":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eStreet Knowledge Agency\u003c/em\u003e, representers of author and content auteur King Adz, recently uploaded a half-hourly documentary about stencil art pioneer \u003cstrong\u003eBlek Le Rat\u003c/strong\u003e, whose 20 years old \u003cem\u003eMadonna\u003c/em\u003e street artwork in Leipzig lately \u003ca href=\"/german-city-starts-preserving-street-art/\"\u003egot preserved\u003c/a\u003e!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs \u003ca href=\"http://www.crackajack.de/2012/06/05/doku-blek-le-rat-original-stencil-artist/\"\u003eCrackajack.de\u003c/a\u003e mentioned, it’s probably the video from the outsold \u003ca href=\"http://shop.gestalten.com/blek-le-rat-85.html\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlek Le Rat - Original Stencil Pioneer\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e DVD by Gestalten. If anyone knows whether this is true, I would be pleased about a short comment\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStreet art has evolved and every major stencil artist today, most famously Banksy, have been influenced by Blek’s unique style. Bansky claims, \u0026ldquo;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\u0026hellip;\u0026rdquo;\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s worth watching! For \u003ca href=\"/stencil/\"\u003emore about stencil art\u003c/a\u003e, check out our archives.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nThe *Street Knowledge Agency*, representers of author and content auteur King Adz, recently uploaded a half-hourly documentary about stencil art pioneer **Blek Le Rat**, whose 20 years old *Madonna* street artwork in Leipzig lately [got preserved](/german-city-starts-preserving-street-art/)!\n\nAs [Crackajack.de](http://www.crackajack.de/2012/06/05/doku-blek-le-rat-original-stencil-artist/) mentioned, it’s probably the video from the outsold [*Blek Le Rat - Original Stencil Pioneer*](http://shop.gestalten.com/blek-le-rat-85.html) DVD by Gestalten. If anyone knows whether this is true, I would be pleased about a short comment...\n\n*Street art has evolved and every major stencil artist today, most famously Banksy, have been influenced by Blek’s unique style. Bansky claims, \"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...\"*\n\nIt’s worth watching! For [more about stencil art](/stencil/), check out our archives.\n\n","tags":["Documentary Film","Blek Le Rat","Stencil Art","Street Art Europe"],"title":"Blek Le Rat Stencil Pioneer, Documentary","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/blek-le-rat-stencil-pioneer-documentary/"}