Thousands of Stencil Pics Since 2002. Blek Le Rat, 'Father of the Street Stencil,' Thinking of L.A.By Ed Fuentes | on January 16, 2014Link: Stencil street art is strategic in its placement and monochromatic imagery, allowing graphic arts to become guerilla responses to environmental and social conditions in one swift glance.
The urban art form can be found in all major cities, but it thrives in Los Angeles. It didn't have to evolve much from its original source, Blek le rat, the French artist who began stenciling on Parisian walls in the 1970s and 1980s. Kris Trappeniers.