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Tarek is well-known for his graffiti work as well as his illustrations and comics, which he infuses with his modern and endearing characters. The artist, whose full name is Tarek Ben Yakhlef, was born in Paris in 1971. He grew up surrounded by the urban artistic scene, and made his way into the graffiti world at a young age - an artistic community he's now an active protagonist of.

Trained in history and history of art at the Sorbonne, and keen on street art, he published at only 20 years old "Paris Tonkar", the first book dedicated to graffiti to ever come out in Europe. This publication was the very first to give a voice to taggers and graffiti-artists, mentioning their motivations, their artistic approaches as well as the public reception following this new cultural phenomenon.

The camera quickly replaced Tarek's aerosols, as he slowly became a privileged witness of French urban art. Simultaneously, the artist developed his art on other media, such as comics, a field in which he found himself to be very successful. But spray cans were never away for too long: they still allowed him to leave a trace of his passage in this world on city walls.

Listed on Artprice since 2014, his paintings are now part of several art lovers' collections all around the world: Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Rennes, Brussels, Montreal, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Geneva, Zürich, Lausanne, Tokyo, Hamburg, Venice, Lodz, Prague, Athens, Zagreb, Budapest, Kribi, São Paulo, Dakar... His works are also exhibited in museums, cities and private companies: Viltaïs (Moulins), City of Guéret, French Red Cross (Paris), Ad Tatum (Paris), Havas Worldwide (Paris), MoLA Museum (Paris), Graff'art (Saint-Ouen), Street art city (Lurcy-Lévis), Hospital La Porte Verte (Versailles), Shoes or no Shoes Museum and King Albert II Institute (Belgium) as well as Havas Worldwide (Tunis)...


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Painting, Blue Sky - Geometric Art (1), Tarek

Blue Sky - Geometric Art (1)

Tarek

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,264

Fine Art Drawings, Tribal, Tarek

Tribal

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 12.8 x 9.4 x 0.4 inch

$226

Sculpture, Matrix, Tarek

Matrix

Tarek

Sculpture - 9.6 x 9.6 inch

$340

Print, Prades, Tarek

Prades

Tarek

Print - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

$102

Painting, Goldorak UFO Grendizer, Tarek

Goldorak UFO Grendizer

Tarek

Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$792

Painting, Goldorak UFO Grendizer 2, Tarek

Goldorak UFO Grendizer 2

Tarek

Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$792

Painting, Black Geometrik, Tarek

Black Geometrik

Tarek

Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.4 inch

$328 $295

Painting, God save the duke of York, Tarek

God save the duke of York

Tarek

Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 2 inch

$3,396

Painting, Spiritus, Tarek

Spiritus

Tarek

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,396

Painting, Hades, Tarek

Hades

Tarek

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,962

Painting, Veritas, Tarek

Veritas

Tarek

Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,962

Painting, Masque tribal #5, Tarek

Masque tribal #5

Tarek

Painting - 9.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch

$181

Painting, Batman Dark Knight - Gotham City, Tarek

Batman Dark Knight - Gotham City

Tarek

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,264

Painting, Masque tribal #2, Tarek

Masque tribal #2

Tarek

Painting - 9.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch

$181

Painting, Totem tribal, Tarek

Totem tribal

Tarek

Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$328

Painting, Golgoth, Tarek

Golgoth

Tarek

Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$340

Painting, Actarus, Tarek

Actarus

Tarek

Painting - 9.8 x 9.8 x 0.8 inch

$340

Painting, Geometrika, Tarek

Geometrika

Tarek

Painting - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0.4 inch

$79

Fine Art Drawings, Geometric #5, Tarek

Geometric #5

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$108

Painting, Water - ?, Tarek

Water - ?

Tarek

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,623

Painting, Totemik, Tarek

Totemik

Tarek

Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,377

Fine Art Drawings, Geometric #4, Tarek

Geometric #4

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$108

Painting, Darth Vader, Tarek

Darth Vader

Tarek

Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,623

Painting, Mask #14 geometrik, Tarek

Mask #14 geometrik

Tarek

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 2 inch

$2,286

Painting, Masque tribal #3, Tarek

Masque tribal #3

Tarek

Painting - 9.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch

$181

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #2, Tarek

Masque totemic #2

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$108

Painting, Skull, Tarek

Skull

Tarek

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$181

Painting, Kapital is here, Tarek

Kapital is here

Tarek

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$181

Painting, Sin city, Tarek

Sin city

Tarek

Painting - 5.5 x 9.4 x 0.8 inch

$158

Painting, Masque tribal #4, Tarek

Masque tribal #4

Tarek

Painting - 9.4 x 5.5 x 0.8 inch

$181

Painting, Masque tribal, Tarek

Masque tribal

Tarek

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$192

Painting, Blue Sky - Geometric Art, Tarek

Blue Sky - Geometric Art

Tarek

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,264

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #3, Tarek

Masque totemic #3

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$108

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #1, Tarek

Masque totemic #1

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$108

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic, Tarek

Masque totemic

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$108

Fine Art Drawings, Batman, Tarek

Batman

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$108

Fine Art Drawings, The punisher, Tarek

The punisher

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$108

Painting, Mask geometric - Geometric art, Tarek

Mask geometric - Geometric art

Tarek

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,604

Painting, Asia Games, Tarek

Asia Games

Tarek

Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,396

Painting, Europa Games, Tarek

Europa Games

Tarek

Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,396

Painting, Gold Soup, Tarek

Gold Soup

Tarek

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$906

Painting, Geometrik #1, Tarek

Geometrik #1

Tarek

Painting - 21.7 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$1,234

Painting, Mask 2, Tarek

Mask 2

Tarek

Painting - 11.8 x 9.1 x 1.2 inch

$396

Painting, Sky, Tarek

Sky

Tarek

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$962

Painting, Brown geometrik, Tarek

Brown geometrik

Tarek

Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,811

Painting, Beef, Tarek

Beef

Tarek

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$906

Painting, Green Geometrik, Tarek

Green Geometrik

Tarek

Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$136

Painting, Batman Dark Knight - Gotham City, Tarek

Batman Dark Knight - Gotham City

Tarek

Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,264

Painting, Hip Hop, Tarek

Hip Hop

Tarek

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$849

Painting, Geometrik - Geometric art, Tarek

Geometrik - Geometric art

Tarek

Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,604

Painting, Mask geometrique, Tarek

Mask geometrique

Tarek

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$962

Painting, Space, Tarek

Space

Tarek

Painting - 18.3 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$623 $560

Painting, Masque, Tarek

Masque

Tarek

Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$849

Painting, Le Roi, Tarek

Le Roi

Tarek

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$883

Painting, Spiritus, Tarek

Spiritus

Tarek

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,208

Painting, Green, Tarek

Green

Tarek

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,208

Painting, Geometrik #2, Tarek

Geometrik #2

Tarek

Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$2,208

Painting, Mais où est Colombo ?, Tarek

Mais où est Colombo ?

Tarek

Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

$566

Painting, Propaganda, Tarek

Propaganda

Tarek

Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$962

Painting, Vanitas, Tarek

Vanitas

Tarek

Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,019

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Who is the artist?

Tarek is well-known for his graffiti work as well as his illustrations and comics, which he infuses with his modern and endearing characters. The artist, whose full name is Tarek Ben Yakhlef, was born in Paris in 1971. He grew up surrounded by the urban artistic scene, and made his way into the graffiti world at a young age - an artistic community he's now an active protagonist of.

Trained in history and history of art at the Sorbonne, and keen on street art, he published at only 20 years old "Paris Tonkar", the first book dedicated to graffiti to ever come out in Europe. This publication was the very first to give a voice to taggers and graffiti-artists, mentioning their motivations, their artistic approaches as well as the public reception following this new cultural phenomenon.

The camera quickly replaced Tarek's aerosols, as he slowly became a privileged witness of French urban art. Simultaneously, the artist developed his art on other media, such as comics, a field in which he found himself to be very successful. But spray cans were never away for too long: they still allowed him to leave a trace of his passage in this world on city walls.

Listed on Artprice since 2014, his paintings are now part of several art lovers' collections all around the world: Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Rennes, Brussels, Montreal, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Geneva, Zürich, Lausanne, Tokyo, Hamburg, Venice, Lodz, Prague, Athens, Zagreb, Budapest, Kribi, São Paulo, Dakar... His works are also exhibited in museums, cities and private companies: Viltaïs (Moulins), City of Guéret, French Red Cross (Paris), Ad Tatum (Paris), Havas Worldwide (Paris), MoLA Museum (Paris), Graff'art (Saint-Ouen), Street art city (Lurcy-Lévis), Hospital La Porte Verte (Versailles), Shoes or no Shoes Museum and King Albert II Institute (Belgium) as well as Havas Worldwide (Tunis)...

What are their 3 main works?

What is Tarek’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Basquiat-Style Artists

When was Tarek born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1971