Blek Le Rat is one of the inventors of Street Art and modern Stencil Art, and has been developing his art since the beginning of the eighties. In a trip to NYC in 1971, Blek sees graffiti writing' on the streets for the first time leaving a lasting impression, which later inspired him to create his own style. It was only a decade later that Blek found the stencil and began his quest. He cut a stencil of silhouette of a rat and sprayed it everywhere in Paris for over a year, at a time when no one was making street art, apart from political graffiti. Blek revolutionized the meaning of the street stencil from Political to Art. He flipped it. This is a defining moment in the history of Street Art. Street art has evolved and the year is now 2006 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 Blek Le Rat - Original Stencil Pioneer , highlights the work of the Parisian Stencil Art maverick. Kick back and relax, and accompany Blek on a road trip through France, as he talks about his life, his work and his influence on street art as well as a virtual lecture and slide show of his work over the last 25 years.