The calligrapherL’Atlas, aka Jules Dedet Granel,
is what you might call a
“hybrid” artist. His roots were
in the streets in the 1990s
when he tagged everything in
sight, but his style has evolved
beyond graffiti, as he fuses the
optical, abstract, minimalist
and geometric art movements
by researching writing and
calligraphy to produce an
original typography.
With the aim of creating a
universal pictorial language, heThe ArT
of LeTTer
WriTing
Paris-based French artist L’Atlas’
universal language of lines, shapes
and letters sees him crossing
boundaries.has successfully embedded the
history of writing within the
history of art and brought optic
art into graffiti. These days,
the 41-year-old Toulouse-born
and Paris-raised artist – who
designed the logo for Rihanna’s
fashion brand Fenty, launched
capsule collections with Agnes
B. who organised his first
gallery show, and collaborated
with Perrier to decorate 200
million cans and bottles –
works not only on canvas and1