A city steeped in it’s own history and a deep respect for the cultural arts, Paris has also had a romance with New York – style graffiti since the early 1980s and has a thriving Street Art scene of it’s own making today. In yet another example of institutional recognition of the contribution of graffiti and Street Art, the city hosted an exemplary tribute to graffiti history two years ago with “Graffiti, Born in the Streets,” an exhibition that took over the gallery space of the Fondazione Cartier. The popular show included the building’s façade and the surrounding garden as well as large scale photos of tags and pieces displayed in the Paris Metro on buses, and of course, trains.
Recently photographer Er1cBl41r did a small survey of the Street Art scene in Paris and shares some images here. In this collection we can see that the techniques of stencils (many one-color), wheatpastes, direct painting, illustration, and of course the glued tiles of local street artist Invader are in many locations around the city.
Banom (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Ema (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Unknown (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Unknown (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Unknown (photo © Er1cBl41r)
A classic New York style graff truck from FD Cru (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Ludo (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Invader (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Invader (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Invader meets Bullwinkle (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Unknown (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Popeye (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Unknown (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Unknown (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Unknown (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Unknown (photo © Er1cBl41r)
Other Articles You May Like from BSA:
Jeice 2 checks in the with the animal kingdom as he starts a new series he'll call "Savage Planet". The street artist has experimented with a variety of styles on the street over the last year includ...
Bryson Strauss and the L.A. Art Machine keep an eye on global art phenomena and support the ongoing conservation of Los Angeles' substantial outdoor mural collection, continuing to promote a vital art...
What is it about Brooklyn Street Art that is so appealing that one would curate the opening exhibition of a museum with it? Four pillars of the New York Street Art scene are welcoming the first guest...
An anti-abortion billboard in Corinth, Mississippi was vandalized last week by the activist art collective INDECLINE off of Highway 72 & Howell Drive (directly across from San Roque Tienda Mexica...
The Bullfight! The historic tradition! The glorious danger of a confused and raging bull ready to charge at his tormentor. The bulging manhood of the Matador as he proudly steps around the coliseum in...