artist/ PIGNON ERNEST

France

Ernest Pignon, known as Ernest Pignon-Ernest, is a French visual artist, born on 23 February 1942 in Nice. Since 1966, he has made the street the very setting for an ephemeral art form that celebrates its history, events and myths. He is regarded as one of the pioneers of urban art in France. His drawings of Rimbaud and Pasolini have become global icons.