Jef Aérosol is the pseudonym of Jean-François Perroy (born January 15, 1957),Bio (English)
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. He has been an

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proponent in France since 1982, and is a contemporary of

Blek le Rat Blek le Rat (; born Xavier Prou, 1952) is a French graffiti artist. He was one of the first graffiti artists in Paris, and has been described as the "Father of stencil graffiti". Early life Xavier Prou was born on 15 November 1951 in Boulogne- ...

and

Speedy Graphito Speedy Graphito, (or Olivier Rizzo), is a French painter who is considered a pioneer of the French Street Art movement. Speedy Graphito uses stencils and brush to create paintings, prints and street art murals. Since 1984, his work has appeared ...

. Aérosol was born in

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in 1957. He

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ed his first

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in 1982, in

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, and has been living in

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since 1984. He has left his works on the walls of many cities. In 1985, he was on the first meeting of the graffiti and

movement in Bondy (France), on the VLP's initiative, with

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Miss Tic Miss.Tic (born Radhia Novat; 20 February 1956 – 22 May 2022) was a French artist. She was known for her stencils of dark-haired women seen in the streets of Paris and associated with poetry. She was active as a street artist from 1985 onward. ...

, SP 38, Epsylon Point,

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, Nuklé-Art, Banlieue-Banlieue… Aérosol is represented by several galleries in France and abroad. He made the cover and gave its name to a book about street stencil art, ''Vite Fait, Bien Fait'' (éditions Alternatives/Agnès B,

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, 1986). He has released several books: ''VIP Very Important Pochoirs'' (éditions Alternatives, Paris 2007), ''Risques de Rêves'' (éditions Critères 2011 + re-release in 2012), ''Parcours Fléché'' (éditions Gallimard / Alternatives, Paris 2013) and several exhibition catalogues.

Gallery

Pochoir.jefaerosol.JPG, Pochoir de Jef Aérosol à Paris. P1060340 Paris IV place Igor-Stravinsky rwk.JPG, alt=La fresque ''Chuuuttt !!!'', sur toute la hauteur du pignon d'un immeuble ancien de quatre étages bordant la place Igor-Stravinsky. Elle représente, en noir sur fond blanc, le visage d'un homme aux yeux écarquillés portant son index levé devant ses lèvres., ''Chuuuttt !!!'', sur le pignon d'un immeuble bordant au nord-ouest la place Igor-Stravinsky. Syndicat d'initiative de Marquette-lez-Lille 01.jpg, Le syndicat d'initiative de

Marquette-lez-Lille Marquette-lez-Lille (, literally ''Marquette near Lille''; Dutch: ''Market(t)e'') is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille. Population Monuments * Grands Moulins de Paris Hera ...

, décoré par Jef Aérosol en 2019 Jef-Aérosol-at-work.jpg, Jef Aérosol à Paris en 2010.

References

External links

Interview with Artistik Rezo
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