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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 15:00:51 GMT
The largest space for graffiti artists in Paris was recently created along rue d'Aubervilliers, which separates the 18th and 19th arrondissements. It is parallel to the train tracks (SNCF walls make the best graffiti spaces) running from Gare de l'Est and has taken the name Rosa Parks because it is very close to the new RER station of the same name. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 15:04:00 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 15:06:50 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 15:09:32 GMT
The wall has not yet been completed, so I should have the opportunity to add more photos in the future. |
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Post by htmb on Dec 31, 2015 15:14:00 GMT
These are exquisite. I especially like the birds. Should we assume the plan is for the wall art to change periodically?
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Post by mossie on Dec 31, 2015 15:26:20 GMT
Many thanks for these. What is the significance , if any, of the four eyed people?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2015 17:04:33 GMT
That artist has covered the 18th and 19th arrondissements and maybe some others with those creepy 4-eyed people. They look vaguely like Hindu gods or whatever, but I don't know if any of them have extra eyes except in the middle of their forehead.
The birds are my favourite, too.
Yes, the art will change periodically.
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Post by bixaorellana on Dec 31, 2015 17:11:29 GMT
Absolutely wonderful and so appropriate for that area. I particularly love the two calligraphic design ones and the birds -- also your photo of the bird wall, first one in #3.
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Post by fumobici on Dec 31, 2015 19:04:46 GMT
Excellent artworks. Who needs the Louvre? Well not really, but I could enjoy these quite as much.
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Post by lagatta on Dec 31, 2015 19:12:56 GMT
Yes, I loved the Arabic calligraphy (and the multilingual calligraphy) and the birds, but also find the four-eyed people creepy, and not because they are four-eyed; there is something disagreeable about them.
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Post by tod2 on Jan 16, 2016 10:52:52 GMT
I've come back to view the wall again in more detail. The birds are definitely outstanding.
Although the 'four-eyed' heads are colourful they don't appeal to me but I do really like the writing - on the one that says "Freedom Highway' - I think its wonderful.
Looking forward to seeing how they are getting on.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2016 10:38:04 GMT
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Post by lagatta on Apr 6, 2016 13:53:24 GMT
I presume that you can walk down the street for free when they aren't doing "visites"...
To be honest, I wouldn't pay that for a guided tour, unless it were curated better. There is some outstanding artwork, but also a lot of crap. I'm not referring to the four-eyed people I don't like, as the artist has obvious technical skill, but some of the stuff is rank amateurish and simply bad.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 23, 2017 18:54:43 GMT
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Post by Chazwazza on Sept 29, 2017 0:21:27 GMT
Always a pleasure looking at your photos Kerouac! I loved the birds as well. Will need to stop by on my next trip to Paris - not sure when that will be though  |
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Post by kerouac2 on Oct 21, 2018 12:07:14 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Oct 23, 2018 22:26:57 GMT
Boy, scrolling down from the beginning of this thread, you can plainly see the themes getting darker and more political. Good wall!
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 2, 2019 11:56:31 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Sept 2, 2019 18:15:54 GMT
Art truly is universal. Many of the ones featured in this latest post might come from any part of the world. The penultimate one has a certain look that I have seen around where I live, but don't know enough about the evolution of wall art to say how that comes about. For something that is so highly visible, it's remarkably difficult to find out who did what. Even Déco, who signed his/her piece and left an email address, remains elusive in my googling efforts.
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Post by kerouac2 on Sept 2, 2019 19:02:58 GMT
I had photographed a few of the soda can people on my Canal Saint Denis report.
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 3, 2021 12:41:09 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 3, 2021 12:45:54 GMT
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Post by kerouac2 on Dec 3, 2021 12:51:42 GMT
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Post by whatagain on Dec 3, 2021 14:45:03 GMT
I shoyld bring my daughter there, she would love it.
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Post by fumobici on Dec 3, 2021 15:06:26 GMT
More good stuff, thanks K2.
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