Artiste Ouvrier (1972) - Egon Schiele

Artiste Ouvrier (1972): Egon Schiele, 2021

Original painting with a stencil on canvas panel of 30 x 30 cm.
Work certified by the artist on the back: Signed, titled, dated and countersigned on the back.
Framed in a black American box frame of 35 x 35 x 3,5 cm including!

Work in good condition, never framed.

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Biography:
Artiste-Ouvrier, a French painter and urban artist, has specialized in creating works with stencils and spray paint since 2000. He often applies his art on walls, but also on various supports such as vinyl and wooden panels.

His career begins in 1993 with stencil painting, but in 2000 he decides to devote himself to it fully, adopting the name “Artiste-Ouvrier.” Three years later, he orchestrates, in collaboration with Spliff Gâchette, the event “Internationale Pochoiriste” in Nogent-sur-Marne. This event consists of the joint realization of a 69-meter wall fresco with the participation of Yseult, Epsylon Point, among others.

Artiste-Ouvrier engages in several legal initiatives in the field of urban painting. Among these, the Stencil Project in 2004 gathered eminent figures of Paris street art, such as Blek le Rat and Jef Aérosol. In 2005, he exhibited during “Section Urbaine” at the Blancs-Manteaux market in Paris, alongside artists such as Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Speedy Graphito and others.

His stencil skills attracted Is Bach, future Js de JanaundJs, and 6lex, who wished to learn from him. This collaboration marks the birth of WCA, the Working Class Artists, which later became WCA-ASA, or “Altona Stencil Art.” At that time, he traveled to Hamburg and welcomed new members into the collective, including Jana, future member of JanaundJs.

In 2008, he participated in the annual Lézarts de la Bièvre festival in Paris and was invited to London by Banksy for the Cans festival, where he rubbed shoulders with renowned artists such as the Portuguese Vhils.

Artiste-Ouvrier’s works are distinguished by their high level of detail and frequent use of color. His technique, which uses only two stencils but can include up to 48 colors, is remarkable, especially in his representations of religious spaces such as Amiens Cathedral.

His style is strongly influenced by 19th-century painting, particularly Pre-Raphaelitism.