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Jules Dedet, better known as "L'Atlas", is a French street art artist born in 1978.

Meticulous, in search of a certain purity both in the form and in the choice of colors used, L'Atlas expresses through his life and his art the Asian philosophy of duality as a source of complementarity. Throughout the almost hypnotic works of L'Atlas, we find a dichotomy between black and white.

Refusing academic studies and a conformist life, L'Atlas abandoned his studies in art history to devote himself entirely to his love of writing. He chose to go to Morocco then to Egypt to study the art of Arabic calligraphy with great masters and teachers. Back in Paris, L'Atlas transposed ancient Arabic techniques with contemporary mediums such as tape and spray onto canvases and posters. He then created a unique and universal signature inspired by the labyrinth, which is still a recurring motif in his works.

These compasses and labyrinths made of gaffer tape (the white tape used on movie sets) and applied to the ground are an invitation to reflection. In each of these works, you can always guess a word, more or less hidden, which is one of the inherent characteristics of the urban art to which The Atlas belongs. His works have been exhibited in numerous museums and institutions such as the Center George Pompidou, the Palais de Tokyo and the Grand Palais.