News — French Artists

This week Freeway Editions features French urban artist, PRO176. Pro's artwork can be seen on walls and in galleries worldwide. His signature explosive style is both precise and organic. 

About the artist: 

Pro176 was born July 26th 1976 in Paris and Grew up in Choisy-le-Roi, a small town in France's southern suburbs.  He taught himself at a young age how to draw by copying the art of Jack Kirby, the famous American comic illustrator. American comic books quickly became his foundational inspiration and thus his love for art transpired.

Later in life...

Miss Van has been in LA for a few weeks working on several new projects. Most recently she created a mural in West Hollywood at the famed Palace Costume and Prop Company. The building itself is a huge three story warehouse with the facade of a castle. The space is full of costume rentals for the film industry so the bizarre facade and privacy seemed to intrigue Miss Van. According to the artist's blog about the project she just walked in and asked permission to paint the mural! Along with a few of the...

Last week Freeway Editions released a new print by artist Speedy Graphito. In case you missed it, here is the newest HPM in the Freeway Editions' collection.

Limited edition hand-painted screen print. Astro Boy Edition 1 of 8  is part of the unique set of hand-painted screen prints from urban contemporary artist Speedy Graphito. Each piece of this limited edition set was individually painted by the artist before 1 silkscreen color was applied to a high quality Khadi paper, handmade in India.  This process allows the artist to...

Jean-François Perroy, better known as Jef Aérosol, was born in Nantes, France on January 15th 1957. He's a French urban stencil artist as well as a pioneer in the street art movement in the 1980s.  Jef Aérosol has been living and working in Lille, France since 1984 but his works are exhibited worldwide.

He painted his first stencil in 1982 in central France and thus began a street art movement. Little did Jef know, he was paving the way for a younger generation of urban artists. Most often Jef paints detailed images of celebrities and icons such as ...