An informal photo dump and some thoughts on French building elements, establishments, food and people. 01., “Les Fontaines Wallace:” This cast iron sculpture, painted a dark green to blend in with the Parisian streetscape, is not just a work of art but also a fountain. Commissioned by Sir Richard Wallace, these fountains brought clean drinking […]
A common type of portraiture found in classical era Paris art museums is the animal-type still-life. These paintings, in contrast to the lively, human-focused paintings from around the period, portray dead animals, either as the immediate result from a hunt or prepared among other inanimate crops as a food source. Despite the rather grim focus, […]
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When traveling throughout the idyllic city of Paris, a common sight is street-level art scattered on building sides, in remote areas, or on abandoned objects. However, by far the most common and most unusual is the art of Invader, a well-known street artist active around the world. This art first appeared in the late 1990s […]
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