Jef Aérosol has been one of the main “urban art” proponents in France since 1982. He belongs to the very first “street art” pioneers of the early 80s (Blek le Rat, Miss.Tic, Jérôme Mesnager, Speedy Graphito, etc.). He spray painted his first stencil in 1982, in Tours (central France) – nicked from Wikipedia.

One of the old skool masters like Michelangelo maybe?

I’ve found his flickr page – dude has been stenciling the Great Wall of China!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefaerosol/

and here is some quality 80s pop featuring the man himself . . .