Tarek
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Tarek

France • 1971  994 followers

Explore the colorful world of a versatile artist known for his graffiti, illustrations, and comics.

Biography

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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Fine Art Drawings, La vie est belle, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 23.4 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 9.2 x 0 inch

$664

Print, Le masque de la vie, Tarek

Tarek

Print - 22 x 15 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.7 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$60

Sculpture, Skate mask marron, Tarek

Tarek

Sculpture - 50 x 22 x 3 cm Sculpture - 19.7 x 8.7 x 1.2 inch

$543

Painting, Abstract geometrik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$603

Painting, Asia Games, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,620

Painting, Europa Games, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,620

Painting, Beef, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$965

Painting, Gold Soup, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$965

Painting, Lupus, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$784

Painting, Blue Sky - Geometric Art, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 73 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$2,413

Painting, Mask of life, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$664

Painting, Hip Hop, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$905

Painting, Mask Geometrik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$664

Painting, Geometrik - Geometric art, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,775

Painting, Once upon a time, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,026

Painting, Golgoth 13, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$169

Painting, Goldorak UFO Grendizer 2, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$845

Painting, Mais où est Colombo ?, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 33 x 41 x 4 cm Painting - 13 x 16.1 x 1.6 inch

$603

Painting, Space, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 46.5 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.3 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$664

Painting, Mecanik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,654

Painting, EA Geometrik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,654

Painting, Totemik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 54 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,534

Fine Art Drawings, Make art not war, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 39.5 x 27 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.6 x 10.6 x 0 inch

$1,026

Fine Art Drawings, The Groove, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11 x 0 inch

$845

Painting, Les vaisseaux de Véga, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$664

Painting, Sky, Tarek

Sky

Tarek

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,026

Painting, Brown geometrik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 60 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,931

Fine Art Drawings, Spicy pop, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 37 x 31 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.6 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$1,026

Painting, Africa Games, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 65 x 81 x 5 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 2 inch

$3,620

Fine Art Drawings, The Gotham city, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 44 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.3 x 11 x 0 inch

$845

Fine Art Drawings, Robot Jaune, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$72

Fine Art Drawings, Robot Gris, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$72

Fine Art Drawings, Afrique, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 37.5 x 46.7 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.8 x 18.4 x 0 inch

$1,026

Painting, Mask geometrique, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,026

Painting, Mask geometrique, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 55 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch

$1,026

Painting, A Tribe, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,026

Painting, Propaganda, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 46 x 55 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 21.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,026

Painting, Geometrik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 20 x 20 x 4 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 1.6 inch

$145

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #9, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$115

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #8, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$115

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #7, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$115

Fine Art Drawings, Masque totemic #6, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$115

Print, Print Paris Tonkar, Tarek

Tarek

Print - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Print - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

$60

Fine Art Drawings, Belgique, Tarek

Tarek

Fine Art Drawings - 46.7 x 37.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.4 x 14.8 x 0 inch

$1,026

Painting, Water - ?, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,861

Painting, Daredevil, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$5,430

Painting, Mecanik dark, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$543

Painting, God save the duke of York, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 81 x 65 x 5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 25.6 x 2 inch

$3,620

Painting, Spiritus, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$3,620

Painting, Hades, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,223

Painting, Veritas, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 70 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 27.6 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$4,223

Painting, Oceania Games, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,620

Painting, America Games, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 65 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch

$3,620

Painting, Me geometrik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$193

Painting, Cubik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 24 x 19 x 2 cm Painting - 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.8 inch

$326

Painting, Green Geometrik, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 20 x 20 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.8 inch

$145

Painting, Goldorak, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,146

Painting, Purgatorio, Tarek

Tarek

Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$422

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