He is credited with inventing the life-sized stencil, and recognised as the first to transform stencil from basic lettering into pictoral art. He also recognised the influence of Canadian artist Richard Hambleton, who painted large-scale human figures in the 1980s. Initially influenced by the early graffiti-art of New York City after a visit in 1971, he chose a style which he felt better suited Paris, due to the differing architecture of the two cities. His name originates from the comic book Blek le Roc, using 'rat' as an anagram for 'art'.

He described the rat as 'the only free animal in the city', and one which 'spreads the plague everywhere, just like street art'. Prou began his artwork in 1981, painting stencils of rats on the walls of Paris streets. Xavier Prou was born in Boulogne-Billancourt in the western suburbs of Paris.

'It’s the sort of game you’d want to put on a space probe: when the aliens play it, they’ll take a liking to us right away.Blek le Rat (born Xavier Prou, 1952) was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and has been described as the 'Father of stencil graffiti'. 'One of the greatest joys of Blek is experimenting with your approach.' ~ WIRED 'The Most Brilliant iPad Game I've Played All Year.' ~ Kotaku To every level countless solutions exist, from delightfully simple to exceptionally deep and complex, yet always elegant. There are no specific moves that you need to master. The goal is simple: shape a line that collects all colored circles avoiding black holes on its route. Everything you draw keeps moving – and watching your creations move is like watching magic. Blek is a unique game about imagination and personality.

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