Tuesday, August 03, 2010

True art


I found this "graffiti" (I don't really dare calling it graffiti, as it's really more of a painting than a graffito to me), at the entrance of Jardin Villemin in the 10th arrondissement, by the Gare de l'est. I could not help but thinking of the cave men whose painting is now considered as work of art by our civilisation... Will this painting also be considered as a work of art in thousands of years (providing it survives that long!) or just as another tag on a wall? I tried to decipher the signature in the upper left corner - it reads Cho, or something like that - but I have been unable to track him/her down  on the Internet.

22 comments:

  1. I wouldn't mind if the artist painted a few of my walls in this style.

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  2. She looks soooo sad.
    Love the warm yellow color around her. It warms my eyes and hope it does hers too ;)
    Great found Eric as every day!

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  3. I think it is a marvelous piece of art. Thank you for getting this beautiful shot of it. Thank you even more for trying to find the artist. I hope you will have eventual success in defining who it might be; it could be the discovery of greatness!

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  4. beautiful! it's from Cao, a Brazilian street artist.

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  5. I'd call it art too and wouldn't mind having some of his works in our house. I like his illustration style.

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  6. Francois is right—his name is Cao Guimaraes. Here's a website. (It's in Portuguese, but at least Monica and Rose will be able to understand it if they happen to come by.) And btw, I think this is definitely art, not tagging on a wall. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Love it, Eric. And thanks to Francois and Alexa for the information about the artist. This is art, not tagging which is all we seem to have in Menton unfortunately. Happily not too much of it and when we do the Mairie finds the kids and makes them clean it up!

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  8. I agree; this is art to me as well. Very expressive, creative, and colorful. Great find, Eric.

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  9. Isn't it interesting what is considered art to some and what is not to others? I think this piece is so unique and the yellow is amazing. Great shot, Eric.

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  10. I would hang her in my home. I hope you can find out about the artist. Nice find Eric!
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  11. I found a David Cho on Wiki but he seems to established to be doing this on walls in Paris. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Choe

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  12. Nice shot Eric -- Merci! for sharing this with us.

    "...or just as another tag on a wall." I watched a documentary on the excavation of the city of Herculaneum -- parts of the city are still under volcanic ash. In the documentary they showed a cafe bar that had been excavated and food that was still on the table AND graffiti on the wall. The commentator focused on that for a while. He was surprised to see people doing graffiti that long ago.

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  13. Only in Paris would I imagine graffiti looking so delightfully lovely.

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  14. Hi, folks. Great photos the past few days, and the bus in the Seine was bizarre. This wall drawing is fascinating, and the graffiti vs. vandalism discussion always stimulates.

    And now for something completely different: I owe Tomate Farcie an apology for a FB shoutout to California PDP amies, and neglected to list her. My bad. (Mon mal?) Who could forget her but a dumb 'Caine?

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  15. Very creative work, this.

    I wish my hometown artists were 1/2 this good.

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  16. I am so glad you decided to give this artist the exposure he/she deserves. I hope it lasts for 1,000 more years.
    Beautiful!

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  17. Next time, I'll read the comments first!
    I should've known my fellow PDPers got this artist covered!

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  18. I knew someone who know who this artist is. Thank you very much François.

    I really love this painting.

    @Jeff. Today, after the bus, a Péniche (flat boat) also sunk. What is it with the Seine at the moment?!

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  19. That one is a good one!!!

    I don't know what defines "art" as art is a highly subjective thing, but some of the modern stuff I've seen in museums isn't as interesting as this piece.

    Maybe someone will protect the wall with a large piece of plastic like they did here in SF, after someone noticed a Banski graffiti.

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  20. As a bit of a retired artist, I'd like to share this article with you (http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/showlink.aspx?bookmarkid=5ZNOPXBQRF66&preview=article&linkid=4e9ffa03-a6f7-432e-a7c6-285a3dceed03&pdaffid=ZVFwBG5jk4Kvl9OaBJc5%2bg%3d%3d). It's a rarity that really speaks true to the modern artistic community.

    So if you have a bit of time, this one's not a bad read.

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  21. Still expressive. Beautiful. Thanks for the look.

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