“Smile maker & Spray painter & Doodler & Street paste-up artist & Designer”
In the 1990s, Kekli began painting through graffiti, rooted in hip-hop culture. Over time, one character became increasingly central to his work: “Boyo”, originally a yellow head with narrow eyes and a big smile.
Today, he enjoys mixing styles and techniques on every imaginable surface, from a 200 m² façade to an 8 cm-tall BIC lighter!

He paints his broad-smiling characters on street corners throughout our cities, paying tribute to his childhood heroes and pop culture icons while developing his own distinctive visual language and graphic motifs.
These smiles aim to spark more smiles, to prompt a response from passers-by and break them out of their routines, even if only for a few seconds.

Smile!