HIT THE NORTH ARTISTS 2025
Louis Masai
England





Louis Michel is a British painter, sculptor, illustrator and street artist perhaps best known for his murals of endangered animals, in particular, bees. Colourful patchwork quilt style animals, reference cuddly plush toys inspired by a childhood favourite book, Elma the elephant. Inside each patch is detailed micro paintings celebrating, pop culture, the arts, cartoons, worldly fabrics, and enviro messaging. As a graduate of Falmouth School of Art, he strives to incorporate conceptual depth often finding human reference to animals juxtaposing an element that might not be previously obvious.