Noty & Aroz

Noty & Aroz is a duo of Parisian street artists, formed by two childhood friends. Noty is the artist name of Lucas Nadel, who studied screenwriting at the Institut international de l'image et du son. At around the age of 15, he began painting abandoned buildings and streets with his best childhood friend, who would become Aroz.

The duo built their work around Mythologeny, a contraction of "mythology" and "generation Y". Each deity in this pantheon combines a character from popular fiction with symbols from ancient civilisations, and all of them wear a mask. "El Murciélago", their first creation, sets Batman against the symbolism of the Mexican Day of the Dead. In the duo's story, the theory is credited to a mentor, the Professor. The first figures were wooden boards cut out by hand and painted with stencils.

In 2016, Noty & Aroz presented "UNO", a solo exhibition at the Akiza gallery in Paris, followed by a duo show with Combo in Nantes. In December 2018, "Mythologeny The Exhibition" was their first solo exhibition in the United States, during Miami Art Week. From December 2018 to February 2019, the Gaîté Lyrique showed "Behind The Game", an exhibition by Ubisoft devoted to Assassin's Creed, with works by four artists from street art, including Noty & Aroz and C215.

The duo has since split up. Lucas Nadel continues Mythologeny in painting, watercolour and video. In September 2024, the Cabinet d'amateur in Paris hosted "Et ils invoqueront les dieux à venir", his first fully solo exhibition.