The artwork, titled “Stencil on Rivington Street, Shoreditch, London,” is a creation of the prominent street artist Blek le Rat. Falling under the art movement of street art, this piece belongs to the graffiti and figurative genres.
This artwork is a striking black-and-white stencil depicting a man in a suit, wearing sunglasses, and carrying two large bags. The man exudes a sense of mystery and authority. One of the bags bears the artist’s name “Blek le Rat,” while the other reads “STENCILS,” indicating the medium used for this piece. The artwork is painted on a white exterior wall, juxtaposed with a window and a sandwich board sign on the sidewalk, situating it firmly within the urban environment of Shoreditch, London.
