Painting Abha by Istraille | Painting Figurative Acrylic Portrait

It was aged 17 that Istraille began learning about drawing before starting to practise graffiti two years later. Self-taught, he learnt graphic techniques on drawing pads to then spread his art onto walls in cities. By working, he passed the entrance exam for the École Pivaut, a private applied arts college in Nantes, where he graduated in 2007. He then began a career as an artistic director and freelance illustrator in Nantes, then in Saint-Étienne, before setting up in the city of Toulouse in 2015. In parallel, Istraille pursues the development of his personal artistic production.