Saturday, February 11, 2012

Konny's work of art


I found this painting at Beaubourg on one of the chimney that vent the underground parking lot and I really froze when I saw it - not because of the cold(!), but because of the strength of this work of art. I did not know anything about Konny, but I looked up on the Web and found out her full name is Konny Steding and that she is German. Have a look at her website and have a good Sunday.

7 comments:

  1. Wow, this is one that you really have to enlarge to appreciate (at least for me). It is even more impressive when you see how large the chimney vent is. I also learned something new today. I did not know this was a chimney vent - I thought it was part of the overall funkiness of the Pompidou Centre!

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  2. Not my favorite piece of art, but very striking.

    I'm more of an Impressionist girl myself, I love Monet, Degas, and Cassatt. Can't wait to visit the Musee d'Orsay!

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  3. Beaubourg never fails to intrigue. I'm not always sure I appreciate it but I like that I"m often pushed out of my "box". Paris has a fine way of doing that !
    V

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  4. It's very impressive and HUGE, I like it.

    You are so right V.

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  5. Ok Eric, so here are a few questions. There always seems to be some sort of art/graffiti/posters on these chimneys. How do they get them up there without being caught AND who takes down the previous works?

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  6. @Michael. Well I don't know. I suppose they climb up the rooftops taking huge risks.

    As for covering other work, there is a sort of honor code between graffiti guys and girls. Normally you should not cover someone else's work...

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