BANKSY

Banksy needs little introduction. There is substantial public uncertainty about his identity and personal and biographical details. According to Tristan Manco, Banksy "was born in 1974 and raised in Bristol, England. The son of a photocopier engineer, he trained as a butcher but became involved in graffiti during the great Bristol aerosol boom of the late 1980s." His artworks are often satirical pieces of art that encompass topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. His vandalism, combines graffiti writing with a distinctive stencelling technique similar to Blek le Rat, who began in 1981 in Paris to work with stencils. His art has appeared in cities around the world.

Laurent Fétis

Laurent Fétis is a graphic designer. Born in 1970 in Orsay, France he studied at the College of Architecture in Versailles and the National College of Decorative Arts in Paris. In 1999 he set up his own studio where his work enters a number of fields including music, art and design. He has collaborated with M, Tahiti 80, Mellow, Hideki Kaji and the labels: Emperor, Norton, Minty Fresh, Escalator, Trattoria, Emi, Virgin, Universal, East West. His work has been seen in Les Inrockuptibles, Jalouse, The Face, Studio Voice, and Escape. He collaborated on Roman Coppola's first full-length film, CQ. He is represented by Kreo Gallery in Paris, and his work has been presented at the Pompidou Centre, Paris, the Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, and has been the subject of several publications. Laurent Fétis teaches visual communication at the National College of Art and Design in Reims.

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