along bd Sébastopol, in the heart of Paris, and along the Seine river.
G Crackle from USA with Paulo Ito from Sao Paulo
John Howard from Sao Paulo (John is 72 years old)
Léna and her brother Akuz from Metz (France)
Andrew Wilson from California
Kris Trappeniers from Belgium
...les artistes de rue continuent d'illuminer notre espace urbain.
l'immense artiste Zilda, de Rennes. (voir le Fickr de Zilda )
Ro l'enchanteur
et Jeremica.
Pastings done all around the Halles, in the heart of Paris...
Cranio, from Sao Paulo
Celso Gitahy from Sao Paulo
Thiago Hattnher from Sao Paulo
Hélio from Sao Paulo
another Helio
Liniya from Bogota
Toligadoboe from Natal (Nordeste of Brazil)
Mauro from Sao Paulo
As part of the "Street Art Without Borders" project, I pasted the largest work on paper I ever had to paste so far : 6,60 meters long, 2,30 meters high !!!
The final result was outstanding and greeted with a warm welcome from the homeless people living in the streets around Bràs Station, Sao Paulo.
I also pasted (with the help of Fabiano from 2D Crew) another of Ro's pieces under the Minhocao, the elevated highway which crosses the centre of Sao Paulo.
and a third one near Bara Funda :
New pastings of outstanding artwork form Zilda, a french young artist from Rennes, west of France. I choose three places in Sao Paulo : top of Paulista, end of Minhocao (Bara Funda) and Bràs.
Thanks to Susan (aka as Dona Augusta), two exhibitions were organised on Oct 15 and 20 in Sao Paulo. See Susan's website :Dona Augusta
The first exhib was set up in a old butcher's shop : Z Carniceria. The artists presented were Niko, Léo & Pipo, Suriani and Ozi, with a combination of original works pasted on the walls and pictures of the same artists works taken around the world.
The second exhib, also comining pasted original works and pictures was set up at Vegas, a famous night spot of rua Augusta, Sao Paulo.
The artists were ZHE155 (UK), Nice Art, Léna, Tian (France) and 2D Crew (Brazil)
As part of "women are heroes" project, JR covers Ile St Louis's walls with 1500 m of pictures ! 15,000 rolls of paper to achieve the most gigantic ephemeral piece of art of all times.
In September, new talents from USA, Korea, Brasil, Nederlands, UK, Belgium and Australia joined the projects and were all pasted in Paris.
Andrew Wilson from California on Obey's pasting in front of the Cartier Foundation.
At Point Ephémère, Alessandra Cestac and Zezao completed a pasting by Betty Baron (left). I added korean artist Bigmoon (right of Alessandra) and brazilian Cris Gommes (top right).
JX from Nederlands, next to Alessandra Cestac from Sao Paulo and Bigmoon from Seoul, Korea.
tCHë from Brazil pasted next to Paul Bloas giants.
Lena a french artist next to Suriani's dog
Cris Gommes from Sao Paulo in the heart of Paris
Thanks to the journalist Susan Eiko, a great coverage of the french, korean and US street artists pasting in Sao Paulo was published in the daily newspaper O Estadao do Sao Paulo.
Intercambio is the weekly supplement of "Estadao"; report by journalist Marina Vaz.
In addition to my friends Niko, Kouka, Tian, Speedy Graphito, Larry, Paella, Leo & Pipo, Pedro, Billikid (from NYC), Andrew Wilson (from San Diego), Nara Youn (US), Seung Min Cho, Hwan Soo & Santa (from Korea), I pasted new talents from France : Claire, Oniria, Suriani and Gorellaume.
...dont 2000 de Street Art
Well, if "best of the world" means anything in a world full of talents, Brazil is certainly one of the most active, with so much creativity.
As part of the project "Street Art Without Borders", after Brazilian, it is now three Korean artists and three US which are pasted in the centre of Paris.
Thank you to Wany from Culturator in Seoul, for gathering and sending the artworks on paper.
Here, around the french FKDL and brazilian Zeila, we have Santa from Korea on top right and first left (woman with heart) as well as Andrew Wilson (top) and Nara Youn from USA.
Hwan Soo (Suede053) and Santa from Korea
Next to NiceArt's Hitchcock, there is Seung Min Cho from Seoul.
Culturator , a Seoul based Gallery dedicated to street art is joining the project of traveling art aka "Street Art Without Borders" and is actively promoting the concept. This will allow soon to have Asian Street Art being pasted and displayed in Europe and Brazil.
Since last week end, 22 artists from Brazil (12), France (9) and USA (1) are on the walls of Hongkik University area. (some pics on Flickr Urbanhearts )
The latest example of traveling street art : a Paulo Ito from Sao Paulo pasted next to Nana, a famous woman artist from Seoul (left) and on the right in front of Mundanove from Sao Paulo.
Culturator, galerie à Séoul consacrée au Street Art, apporte son soutien au projet "Street Art sans Frontières" qui permet la diffusion sur les murs du monde d'oeuvres en provenance d'autres continents. 22 artistes du Brésil, France et US sont ainsi présentés au public de Séoul sur les murs du quartier de Hongik depuis ce week end. (quelques photos sur Flickr Urbanhearts )
Grâce au remarquable travail de Sylvie Devier (centre culturel de Bergerac) et de ses équipes, les trois expos simultanées se déroulent jusqu'à fin mai au Centre culturel, à la Médiathèque et à la Gare Mondiale (80 photos en tout).
Autres photos sur Flickr Urbanhearts
Paulo Ito et Eymard à Sao Paulo
Paulo Ito, AKN à gauche, Zito, Magrela,Sola et Sihna à droite (Vila Madalena, Sao Paulo)
effets matières
"mots et murs" à la médiathèque
Afrique du Sud, Berlin et Irlande du Nord à la Gare Mondiale
Dans le cadre du "Mai des Arts" à Bergerac (60km de Bordeaux), une triple exposition est organisée par la Mairie de Bergerac, du 5 au 30 mai. Le 7 mai à 18h30, conférence avec projection de mes photos sur le thème "Le mur, média de la poétique urbaine"
Lieux des expos : Médiathèque municipale : "Mots et Murs" - 17 photos
Centre Culturel Municipal : "Grafs du Monde et effets matières" -39 photos
Gare mondiale : "Politique et poétique urbaines" - 15 photos
Plus d'infos sur le site de la Mairie de Bergerac .
I came back to Paris with the works of 19 artists from Sao Paulo and Rio, and will paste them on Paris walls as well as on Seoul walls in South Korea, end of May.
The objective of this project is first to bring to other countries the works of artists from around the world : after pasting french artists in Bristol, UK, and Sao Paulo Brazil, I will paste the Brazilian in Paris and the french as well as brazilian in Seoul, Korea. Second, it is a way to promote actively street art as a major part of contemporary art.
The brazilian artists who joined the project are : 2D Crew , Anjo, Caju, Daniel Bileu, Gen, Goms 321, Magrela, Marcella Franca, Mundanove, OZI, Paulo Ito, Renato Pontello,Rodrigo Branco, PR!, Sinha, Sola, Teia, Zeila and Eymard.
Anjo in Bara Funda
OZI
2D Crew, rua Augusta
Paulo Ito, Bara Funda
Gen, bara Funda
MundaNove, Brooklyn
Renato Pontello, Magrela and Sinha, Butanta
Zeila and Tikka, Zona Sul
PR!, Santana
Eymard, Villa Madalena
En avant première de l'année de la France au Brésil, avec l'aide de 2D Crew, j'ai collé les oeuvres de Niko, Tian, NiceArt, FKDL , Mimi le Clown, Pedro, Stew, Léo et Pipo, David Gouny, Kouka, Larry,Spizz, Mosko et Looniz ! (plus de photos sur Flickr : http://www.flickr.com/photos/32883565@N02/ )
Bara Funda : oeuvre collective rassemblant Ozi, Gen, Magrela, Bugre, Gen, Sinha, Sola, Pontello, et Raul Zito qui a intégré à son oeuvre FKDL, Tian et Léo-Pipo.
Larry, rue Augusta, Sao paulo
Le flamant rose de Mosko cotoie les pénis volants de Larry, Maria Callas de NiceArt, Pedro, un reste de Billikid (de Novembre dernier!) et le samouraï de Stew
Léo et Pipo
Mosko & Associès
David Gouny
Prévert par NiceArt
Mosko et FKDL
Pigeon et couple Birkin-Gainsbourg par Niko, Prévert par NiceArt
Tian
Mimi le Clown
Arthur Rimbaud...la poétique urbaine, par NiceArt
Spizz being included by Raul Zito in Butanta
Kouka, pasted in Butanta.
Over 40 pieces of 15 different french artits took off to Sao Paulo : in addition to my usual travelling partners Kouka, FKDL, Gouny, Mimi le Clown, Larry,Tian, Stew, NiceArt and Pedro, some new ones joined the group :Looniz, Spizz, Mosko, Leo & Pipo and Niko la Cachette.
With the great help of my brazilian friends form 2D Crew, we pasted over 25 pieces in the Augusta area.
La Callas from NiceArt joins Pedro,next to a remain of Billikid pasted last November and a great piece from Stew.
Niko La Cachette, in honour of Serge and Jane
Jacques Prévert by NiceArt
Mimi le Clown pasted by Fabiano of 2D Crew
FKDL special edition for Brazil
Eymard, an artist from Sao Paulo, displayed for the first time on Paris walls, next to Konny
and a couple of Koca's works in an abandonned warehouse in St Denis, a suburb of Paris
a great idea from artist SKIO led to a gathering of artists pasting their work in one of the very "chic" districts of Paris, close to Place des Vosges and rue de Rivoli.
I took this opportunity to paste some brasilian friends works, Paulo Ito and Jey , as well as french Tian and NYC Billikid .
those two pieces from Jey stayed, but the STICKS one was torn within 24hrs...some bigot people seem to be offended by nudity...
This one too from Lyl was removed...
a cop getting ready to put a fine to an artist for illegal pasting? no, just a traffic cop...Skio on the left, Looniz on the right and Paulo Ito on the top
I like the look of this man on this poster from BIRD who says "remember that you are unique like everyone"
on Monday, I went back on the crime scene with Tian (who could not come on Sunday) and he pasted this beautiful Jane Russel portrait...who was stolen a couple of hours after being pasted.
Tian taking a pic of his last pasting next to JB
and another Tian just under SKIO's magnificent work
Banksy, of course, but many other talents in this vibrant city
The travelling art goes on...this time it's in Bristol, the city of Banksy.
And with new works from Kouka, Tian, Rero
and Larry in addition to NiceArt, as well as "older" stuff from Gouny, Antonin, Mimi, Billikid from US, 2D Crew, Magrela, Zito and Jey from Brasil. You can see more pics on FlickR.
on this first pic, below Banksy we have NiceArt, 2D Crew, Larry and Gouny.
Kouka (far left), Tian, Magrela and Zito, Antonin, Rero and Mimi the Clown
Magrela checking Parking meters...
and Larry's girl topped by NiceArt rock band in Bath...
L'originalité des pochoirs de NiceArt, c'est que ceux ci sont délibérément mis sur les murs pour être enlevés,au gré des admirateurs. Démarche généreuse et unique sur vinyl...
ici, Maria Callas...
Unique and generous concept by french stencil artists NiceArt : they do the stencils on LP records, stick them on the walls in such a way that people can remove them and keep them... more pics on Flickr
quelques inédits ( Paul Bloas;2D Crew, Kouka, Némo...) sont sur ce compte Flickr :http://www.flickr.com/photos/32883565@N02/
bonne visite and a very happy new year to all.
Le Street Art mis à l'honneur dans Beaux Arts Magazine : 12 pages dont 4 sont illustrées par mes photos prises à Rome, Paris et Sao 
Paulo
Over 1500 photos of street art in two weeks...and almost as many emotions, surprises, and enthusiasm. Tough choice to select just a few for display here...should I start with Vitché and his wife Jana who invited me in their home?
Amazing sculpture from Vitché...
Another great street performance from Zeila (standing next to her work), Magrela, Zito (photograher who puts enlarged pics on the walls, like JR), Pontello, Sinha and Sola :
The 2D Crew who helped me sticking french posters on Augusta street...
the amazing discovery of Horoiwa (with Yusk below) in Butanta and in Vila Madalena :
Paulo Ito and Jey starting a monumental piece near Garulhos Airport (I even stuck Mimi le clown!) :
and a couple of works from Paulo Ito and Jey...
a great wall in downtown Sao Paulo :
Meeting with TitiFreak and his brother Whip...
TitiFreak at Choque
12 french artists plus one US were either glued or set up on Sao Paulo walls. Thanks to the great help of Fabiano from the Sao Paulo team 2D Crew , I could glue over 20 different pieces of art from France and USA.
Most have been glued on Rua Augusta, in the centre of Sao Paulo.
On the first one you can see FKDL, Tian, Paella and Stew. Above the Tian and Fkdl is a piece from 2D Crew.
Then you have BilliKid from NYC with a Stew, and a Némo in Vila Madalena.
Below is a Kouka being glued by 2D Crew and then Tian with Larry (the two dogs !).
The bus stop gathers Mimi le clown, Pedro, Paella, Tian and Antonin.
Last one is made of Mimi le Clown, Rero and in the frame, David Gouny.
Le trimestriel d'analyse de la presse Médias du mois de septembre 2008 publie un portfolio de photos prises au Brésil et à Paris ainsi qu'une interview sur 8 pages réalisée par Emmanuelle Duverger, Rédactrice en chef.
La biche d'Antonin s'est confrontée aux regard de ses congénères du parc de Nara, ancienne capitale du Japon...avant de s'inviter à une performance d'artistes (ici KT et Ujimaru) dans ce même parc.
Antonin's bambi joined a family gathering in Nara's Park before participating to a street art performance with KT and Ujimaru.
On July 30, I presented 20 slides related to "Urban Poetry" in front of the electric Tokyo fans of PK Nights ...a big adrenaline push !
That was a good opportunity to present some artists form Brasil, Portugal, Ireland, Germany and of course France.
Roppongi is one of the night spots of Tokyo.
The Nemo-Suntory picture has a story : Nemo came to Tokyo a few years ago to stage the background of a Suntory ad.
Street art is ephemeral art...but street art staged for photography is even more ephemeral! it's a performance made of good timing, fast execution and playing the urban poem to the tune of the photographer's eye.
Five artists (FKDL , Némo, Stew , Mimi le clown , David Gouny and Antonin) prepared art pieces on posters that I am setting up during my trip to Korea and Japan.
These are the first samples from Korea...Enjoy !
The annual graf festival in Bagnolet, Kosmopolite was hosted by excellent artists such as Jeff Aerosol , Stew , Moskos , C215 , YZ Open your eyes , M City ...and many more !
La Forge a vu successivement deux fresques se réaliser avec chacune , autant de force et de présence, tout d'abord avec Nativ Darkside, Gorellaume et Rolo, puis M City.
Vue aussi, une très belle fresque Rue Denoyez (près de la Forge, à Belleville).
Leonardo Veras made an interview published on the site "Digestivo Cultural" published on June 17 in Sao Paulo, Brasil.
Interview Digestivo Cultural by Leonardo Veras (en portugais)
In a week of hunt within Sao Paulo streets, I added another 1000 pics ! Jey, Paulo Ito, Mauro, Bugre and Os Gemeos just to name a few. The Brasilian art scene is still as live as ever. Parabens a os artistas !
Look, on the top of the Paulo Ito red nude (second pic), a small C215 !
Pietro, aka Bol23, invited me to discover this graf spot which is "Forte Prenestino", in the suburbs of Rome. This ancient military ground is now all occupied by artists...a pretty good idea, don't you think?
C'est à Forte Prenestino que je retrouve Pietro, alias Bol23 qui me fait découvrir le temple du graf Romain, dans cet ancien fort militaire transformé en lieu de culture alternative. Une idée de transformation putôt sympathique, non?
Ici, une oeuvre de Bol23.
enfin, en plein Rome, la surpise de découvrir un C215 !
Interview très cool réalisée par Live Frétigné pour Street Culture.
Live Frétigné interviewed me...very nice job (sorry it's only in french)
cliquez sur le lien ici :
http://streetculture.citadium.com/?p=385
The thematic of my presentation at the PK Night of Feb. 21 was "Urban Poetry" with a selection of pictures displaying cracks, rust, wall details .
C'est sur le thème de la "Poétique Urbaine" que j'ai présenté 20 photos de fissures, craquelures et rouilles diverses lors du Pecha Kucha du 21 février.
Les chemins de réflexions allaient de Keith Harring, "l'art vit de l'imagination des gens qui le regardent" à Marie-Claude White, auteur de "Art naturel ou artefact. La photographie comme médium de la connivence" en passant par Jiro Yoshihara, fondateur de l'art Gutai.
Sélection parmi les photos présentées ce soir là :
« L’art n’est pas à mes yeux une réjouissance solitaire. Il est un moyen d’émouvoir le plus grand nombre d’hommes en leur offrant une image privilégiée des souffrances et des joies communes » Albert Camus, discours de Stockholm, 1957. C'est autour de cette définition , parfaite illustration de l'art urbain, que j'ai présenté les 20 photos ci-dessous montrant les correspondances entre les passants et l'art urbain, lors de la soirée Pecha Kucha du 13 décembre organisée par Designers Interractifs.
Franck Duval, alias FKDL éclaire les murs de Paris comme l'illustre parfaitement cette première photo faite à l'issue d'un collage gigantesque réalisé en bordure du canal St Martin, le 11 Novembre 2007.
La photo ci-dessous montre Fanck en plein travail...
et la prépartion du collage suivant. 
Mon ombre, petit clin d'oeil à Némo....
Un peu plus de 1000 photos d'oeuvres de street art de San Francisco, Berkeley, Oakland et Seattle viennent compléter ma quête d'art contemporain.
Ces quelques exemples illustrent la variété présente à San Francisco, entre le muralisme mexicain, le surréalisme, le politique.
La première est sur un immeuble lui même oeuvre d'art délirante avec son mobilier accroché en façade ou sortant par les fenêtres!
Over 1000 pics of SFO street art (a few from Berkeley, Oakland and Seattle too) complete my perpetual quest for contemporary art. Here are a few samples from San Francisco. Look at the first pic where the building itself is a piece of art with hanging furniture!
When the walls are the easiest way to promote a political message...that was in essence what Danny Devenny explained during an improvised interview in Belfast last week. Danny is an historical figure who went to jail and learned there the art which is now displayed on Belfast walls. See below his anti-Bush potest. Further down are samples of he two communities antagonisms : the catholics and the protestants.
"C'est en prison que j'ai appris à peindre" me dit Danny Devenny, figure historique du combat des Républicains Catholiques contre les Loyalistes Protestants. Le mur ci-dessus illustre tous les combats contre la politique de G.W. Bush. Les autres murs ci-dessous représentent un échantillon des oppositions toujours vives, malgré un net appaisement politique, entre les communautés protestantes et catholiques à Belfast ou Derry.
