The toe hunters / Blancbec

Place de Ghlin - 7011 Ghlin

After spending ten years in the graffiti movement under the pseudonym VEKS, in early 2000 he turned his attention to new approaches. His first canvases were furnished with geometric writings inspired by graffiti. In Barcelona in 2002, he discovered the work of hand-painted and glued posters - a revelation! The technique appealed to him because it allowed him to combine studio work with urban activity. He adopted it! The initial geometric writings were gradually transformed into characters. Then came the bird. For the time being, the canvases were put aside to make way for paper. At the beginning of 2003, the first posters of the bird appeared on the walls of the city; they were the first of their kind in Brussels.

The bird and the artist would be called ‘Blancbec’, chosen for the artist's inexperience and the certainty of his bird.

His distinctive geometric construction and vivid range of colours create a style that is instantly recognisable.

Since then, bold protagonists have entered his world, which he continues to represent using new media and techniques.

Blancbec is regularly exhibited, and his work is always a feature of the urban landscape.

His fresco ‘Les chasseurs d'orteils’ is a revisiting of the urban legend ‘Les Coupeux d'Artoilles’, the nickname given to the people of Ghlin. A cross between the world of Gulliver, the artist's story recounts the encounter between a poacher and the living people of the valley who have come to defend their forest. The story ends with a feast of toes around an open fire.

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