BANSKY

Banksy is the pseudonym of an artist known for his urban art (or street art) but also as a painter and film director. Concealing his true identity, Banksy is surrounded by mystery. This artist combines the Warhol techniques and the work in situ to spread his messages, which often mix politics, humor and poetry like Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Miss.Tic, Jef Aerosol or Blek the rat. Banksy's stencils are humorous images, sometimes combined with slogans. The message is generally libertarian, antimilitarist, anti-capitalist or anti-system. His characters are often rats, monkeys, policemen, soldiers, children, famous people or old people.

JONONE

John Andrew Perello, aka JonOne, is an American graffiti artist and painter born in 1963 in New York. He lives and works in Paris since the end of the 1980s. JonOne is first of all a street artist from New York, without any academic training. Then, he invests the space of the canvas, support he now favors for his tags. He presents his paintings at exhibitions like Paris Graffiti, in 1991.

KAWS


Brian Donnelly alias KAWS is an American artist and designer, born in 1974 in Jersey City. Stem from the graffiti scene, all his creations bring back the domain of Pop Art. He uses many references of comic book characters like Michelin, the Simpsons or Mickey, those that allowed him to become world famous. He developed a pictorial style, with his very precise line and flattened colors, by adding a drawing that becomes his signature: the crosses on the eyes.

KLASEN Peter


KOONS Jeff


Born in 1955 in the United States, Jeff Koons is a big name in contemporary art today. The artist is famous for his giant sculptures including his famous Balloon Dogs. Having studied at the Fine Arts of Baltimore in Chicago, Jeff Koons began his career as a broker on Wall Street. The artist will subsequently manage to combine his talent in business and his passion for art. The artist is inspired by popular iconography and American pop art.