White Man with Birds
Jerome-mesnager-portrait

Jerome Mesnager

Painted in: Batumi, Tbilisi
From: France
ArtWorks: Character, Installation

Jérôme Mesnager is a French artist from Colmar based in Montreuil. He was one of the pioneers of street art in Paris during the 1980s.

In 1983, he created his iconic "White Man", a white human body silhouette, depicted in playful poses, that he described as "a symbol of light, strength and peace". It can be found all over the world, from Paris to the Great Wall of China, including Tbilisi (Fabrika) and Batumi.

Eternal happiness, but possible. I am an idealist without beeing an utopian. I believe in it, and I want everyone to believe in it.

Jérôme Mesnager