Blek Le Rat

Going through my notes ...

Found a write up about Blek Le Rat after I heard him talk about street art along with Remi Rough at the Tate.

He was so modest, knowledgable and genuine in the way he spoke. His opinion obviously valued by many because the place was packed out.

"As an artist I do not think we truly invent anything at this point. For me it is more about focusing on a memory that I may have had, than actually inventing anything. People recreate what they have seen but with their own vision. It is just how you do it that makes it different than others'' - Blek Le Rat

Im totally feelin it. And its the way people view things that makes this world interesting.

A dude in the audience was whinging how he used some of his same street art in the 2008 Cans Festival. To his reply, Blek mentioned that although it was the same, different people will see it this time and interpret it in their own way in addition to others who have already seen and find a new meaning.

Its what you dont know about a painting, that tells you the most.