Blek Le Rat (1951-), French, Universal Soldier, signed and dated 2007, signed and inscribed It's a beautiful world... on verso, stencil spray paint and acrylic on canvas, 92 x 65cm.; 36 x 25.5in. * From 1981 to 2005 his work has focused on urban art in different cities of the world. He is the pioneer of stencil graffiti art, introducing the technique in Paris in 1981 and now followed by many artists across the world. He introduced to the urban art landscape the concept of creating life size figures of people. Blek shows his work in the streets of cities like Buenos Aires, Argentina, London, England, Paris, France, Berlin, Germany, Florence, Italy, Madrid, Spain, Prague, Czech Republic, New York, USA.