It's a Stick-Up

LUDO

CHECK THE WEATHER FIRST, NO WIND PLEASE.

When he was a teenager, French artist Ludo was into tags. Around five years ago, after studying sociology in Paris and design and communication in Italy, he decided to make art full time. Paste-up became his medium of choice in a very natural way. ‘I’ve never been really into spray paint, while the relation with paste-up and paper fitted perfectly what I wanted to achieve.’ What really suits his artistic personality is the use of paper as a support. ‘I like to work on my pieces beforehand in my studio. I can paint, tape and write to have my pieces ready for outside. After, in the streets, it’s just about making it alive, the action and finding a good spot.’ Ludo is inspired by many things, like news ...