Posts Tagged: street art

Elephants, no. Indian food and spices, yes.
A steady diet of baguettes, cheeses stinky and not, and the ubiquitous roquette (arugula) sometimes needs a shake-up. That’s when aromatic Indian foods call to me. Luckily, a short walk past this reworking of a public announcement leads to an

Elephants, no. Indian food and spices, yes.
A steady diet of baguettes, cheeses stinky and not, and the ubiquitous roquette (arugula) sometimes needs a shake-up. That’s when aromatic Indian foods call to me. Luckily, a short walk past this reworking of a public announcement leads to an

Get outta Paris, but just a bit
Oh the plans I’ve made to explore France outside of Paris. Cycle the Loire, visit Normandy, finally go to Giverny. But once I’m in the city, I never leave. Parents of a friend, who live in Provence and travel all

Get outta Paris, but just a bit
Oh the plans I’ve made to explore France outside of Paris. Cycle the Loire, visit Normandy, finally go to Giverny. But once I’m in the city, I never leave. Parents of a friend, who live in Provence and travel all

flash-dance
Two dancing figures have happily stripped off their clothes on a quiet side street near Gare du Nord. This exuberant piece of art is probably inspired by Tous à Poil! a best-selling children’s book featuring illustrations of everyone from teachers

flash-dance
Two dancing figures have happily stripped off their clothes on a quiet side street near Gare du Nord. This exuberant piece of art is probably inspired by Tous à Poil! a best-selling children’s book featuring illustrations of everyone from teachers

Animals on walls
Emerging from the metro at Place d’Italie in the southern part of the city does not inspire: huge buildings, a confusing traffic circle and a fast food restaurant or two. But the contrast, just a few blocks away, with the

Animals on walls
Emerging from the metro at Place d’Italie in the southern part of the city does not inspire: huge buildings, a confusing traffic circle and a fast food restaurant or two. But the contrast, just a few blocks away, with the

Spear-wielders
Anyone know about these spear-wielding guards on Rue Meslay near République? A man on almost every window stands watch on this building under construction.

Spear-wielders
Anyone know about these spear-wielding guards on Rue Meslay near République? A man on almost every window stands watch on this building under construction.

Face of a building
A gaze chiseled out of the side of a building in the 11th.

Hope dashed
A sad turn of events. I used to see “regarde le ciel” in script on walls, inspiring a moment to stop and take in the world around. Now, the artist has been writing this:

Hope dashed
A sad turn of events. I used to see “regarde le ciel” in script on walls, inspiring a moment to stop and take in the world around. Now, the artist has been writing this:

Painted Walls – Canal St. Martin
It’s not often that I walk out of my apartment in the morning thinking about a wall. But on the Canal St. Martin, near Rue Beaurepaire there’s an entire side of a building where the street art changes, sometimes daily.

Painted Walls – Canal St. Martin
It’s not often that I walk out of my apartment in the morning thinking about a wall. But on the Canal St. Martin, near Rue Beaurepaire there’s an entire side of a building where the street art changes, sometimes daily.