Who is Andre?

 

ANDRE is a graffiti artist from France. He began tagging the streets of Paris as a teenager, eventually becoming one of the best street artists in France. He has a boutique in Paris that houses some of his famous designs. He also owns multiple restaurants and hotels around the world. He was born in Sweden and at thirteen he became interested in writing graffiti. He began writing his name and at the time there was not a large demand for this kind of art. In France the guys did not paint trains the way they did in NY. The trains were cleaned too quickly to sustain the art. They used to paint the train stations, trucks and walls in Paris. The Paris style is interesting to me because for one, you can read it. It is simple and sustainable. He developed the stick figure above called Mr. A and it was a character that stuck with people and they could really relate to it. Andre felt that kids and grandmas could see it and this is the beauty of Andre. He wants to include others to view the art. He also started writing his girlfriend's name and other guys girlfriend's names. What started out as a joke between he and his girlfriend became future jobs for Andre. I love his stuff.