Blec le Rat: who needs cake when you have a can

It's hard to believe that Blec le Rat, the pioneer of stencil art, the man responsible for inspiring the likes of Banksy and all manner of other street artists, is 60.

Which does drive home the fact that you could be a graffiti artist as well as a resident at a home for the elderly if you wanted to.

Blec celebrated his birthday with an exhibition consisting of giant sprayed canvases, which, while they may not feature the kind of witicism that made Banksy famous, do feature a certain charm.