L'Atlas: Exploring the Urban Art of a Master

Delve into our extensive collection of articles dedicated to the enigmatic street artist, L’Atlas. Explore his captivating works, from his signature calligraphic style to his monumental murals that redefine urban landscapes. We uncover the inspiration behind his pieces, tracing the evolution of his artistic vision and his commentary on societal issues. Discover the stories, techniques and profound influence of this influential figure in the world of street art. Explore the artist’s journey, his collaborations and the lasting legacy he has carved within the urban art scene. Dive into the depths of L’Atlas’s artistic expression and unlock a deeper appreciation for his powerful contribution to the world of graffiti and beyond.

L’Atlas Cartons Installation

I just noticed, that French urban artist and master of rectangular shaped calligraphy and geometrically forms L’Atlas (who was recently in Berlin!) created a new public installation in March at the Place du Palais-Royal in Paris! Using 2722 cartons he and some assistants spent one day to build (and destroy) one of his well-known geometrically signs in 3D. I really like this work and think that this is again a good example for the diversity of L’Atlas! Watching the video (which is a stop-motion film containing 2754 photos) I tried to imagine what all the tourists around thought is going on…

L’Atlas in Berlin - Action, Photos, Exhibition!

Urban Art Show | Famous French urban artist L’Atlas used, as some of you already know, the last couple of days to prepare some new artworks for his upcoming show at Skalitzers Contemporary Gallery in Berlin! For this new series L’Atlas combined stamping, painting and taping to create a new style of multi-layered abstract typography in black and white, which plays with the viewer… Seeking a universal form of urban communication, L’Atlas invents a new language for global mega-cities, a language of signs as much as words. Beginning with the tag in the early 1990s, L’Atlas went on to study Arabic calligraphy with classic and modern masters in Morocco, Egypt and Syria, taking particular inspiration from traditional Kufic calligraphy – the oldest calligraphic form of the Arabic scripts. […] The rectangular shapes of the Kufic script are applied to the Latin alphabet to create his own typography, in which he writes his name as a labyrinth. Within his script, each shape is a letter, and each letter a shape - making each message both enigmatic and aesthetic. (Skalitzers) ...

L’Atlas - Giant Paste-Ups

Paper Art | French urban artist L’Atlas is a real globetrotter. In the last months, he visited not just New York, New Delhi and Moscow but also other big metropolises around the world and pushed on with a new urban photography project. This new project culminated in a giant paste-up installation at the Alliance Francaise in New Delhi. The corresponding documentary in online since yesterday and is introduced by L’Atlas himself with the simple words: “I’m just visiting the planet”! ...

Eye Candy #2: L’Atlas in Berlin, Israel Graffiti & Pothole Gardening

Yeah, it’s time again for some urban art eye candy from the Urbanartcore Flickr-group and some very interesting stories, which are too small for an own article: L’Atlas in Berlin - French urban artist L’Atlas is in Berlin! Berlin-based street art photographer Just was on the streets with him and took some great shots… Pothole Gardening - Pete Dungey and Steve Wheen created a new way of green street art! They planted flowers in potholes… ...

Kiss the City: French Graffiti in Berlin

While stones and bottles were flying against policemen and thousands of young people party the Walpurgis Night in Berlin, the Skalitzers Gallery in Kreuzberg opened its doors for a great art show last Friday! Kiss the City shows amazing artworks by the four famous French urban artists Babou, L’Atlas, Sun7 and Tanc. With roots in tagging since the early 90s, it is the making of their mark that unites them. Working together since 2003, their works individually interpret the emotion, ambience, gesture and search for the master-stroke. (press release) ...

Street Photography: L’Atlas in Moscow

After that beautiful photos of his crisscross paintings and tape artworks in India, French street artist L’Atlas hit Moscow and repeated the very interesting street photography of his art. L’Atlas was born in Toulouse in 1978 and lives and works in Paris for years. This Moscow visit is his next step of the world tour he started years ago. The geometrically form of his artworks and the huge count of different sizes in which he creates them, is really special. I love his doings and hope he will visit Berlin once again… ...

French Urban Art: L’Atlas in India

After his travel to New York in October 2009, famous French urban artist L’Atlas visited India for his exhibition at Alliance Francaise. Certainly he hit the roads of New Delhi and presented his great paintings (I really love his artworks) in an urban context. “The 31-years-old has spray-painted two huge canvases at Alliance Francaise and is planning to temporarily vandalize the floor and turn it into a work of art, a painted warren. The canvases are a crisscross of interlinking lines resembling a maze a compass giving directions. They are not chaotic; instead they exude the symmetry of the mandala and have similarities with Indian rangoli patterns. […] ...

L’Atlas in New York

Yes, i love his artworks! Yes, he is one of my idols and a great inspirational source. Yes, some of my tape artworks are mainly influenced by him. Yes, I talk about L’Atlas! French street artist L’Atlas is currently in New York for his “City Fragments” urban art exhibition. His internationally-known and outstanding artworks became a symbol of the modern mixture of playful typography and the accuracy of architectural presets. Whether with paint, tape or chalk, there are no borders for L’Atlas’ unique style. His signs, letters and compasses are highly recognizable and and there is no restriction on their sizes. ...