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rue Ourcq in the 19th

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On rue Ourcq there is a large building covered with multicoloured faces all painted by DA Cruz. So many eyes!

two women walking on the sidewalk pavement along rue Ourcq in Paris, on the left is a large building covered with street art painting of many stylized faces in many colours painted by d a cruz.
close up of part of mural by d a cruz of bright coloured faces and eyes

There is then a whole wall/fence painted by many different artists including these blue and gold faces by Un Kolor Distinto.

mural by un kolor distinto of two faces in blue and gold

close up of a face in un kolor distinto mural, on grey concrete, a face with blue nose, gold hair, and orange lips

mural with word sadio in it, tribute in memorium moral

below: In grey tones, a mural by American artist BK Foxx. This is the left half, a girl pushing against a wall.

street art mural of a young girl pushing against a wall, in black and white

below: The righthand side of the Foxx mural,

portrait of a young boy in shades of grey, street art mural, with his eyes closed, side view, very realistic
people waiting for a bus at a bus stop on rue ourcq, a large mural with bright pink background is by the bus stop

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mural on bright pink background, portrait of a black woman with long pink, orange, and green hair

below: “Can’t stop; won’t stop. Hip Hop” and Yellows. Decipher as you will.

street art painting of a man with back foreward, wearing jacket with word yellows written in yellow, also wearing a red hat with letter Z on it, mural has text can't stop won't stop hip hop

below: More Cruz faces – this time it looks like a happy couple.

two very stylized faces, a street art painting by d a cruz

below: A lovely portrait with a panda along for the ride, by Doudou Style.

street art portrait of an older black woman, smiling, with a small panda on her back

below: A spray paint can in her hand?

a street art painting of a woman squatting on the ground, with a spray paint can in her hand

below: Signed by Kaidea – a portrait in lilac and lavendar with long flowing hair.

street art portrait of a woman with lavendar colour hair

below: Baseball ptcher

street art mural of a baseball pitcher

below: A book reader who can’t stop dreaming, by FKDL aka Franck Duval.

part of a street art painting of a person holding an open book in front of their face, the word dream written many times

below: Blue faces peaking out from behind the mask

close upp of street art mural of a mask with white straw hair and two blue faces peaking out from the straw
two people walking past a wall with street art on it

below: Rue Ourcq ends at Av. Jean Jaures at the same time that the railway passes overhead. The end section is also covered with DA Cruz faces.

street art murals on rue ourcq as it ends under railway overpass, street art by d a cruz as well as one piece with text french kiss

Photos taken March 2023

rue de Croulebarbe

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In the 13th arrond. of Paris, on rue de Croulebarbe, there is one segment of wall covered with street art.

concrete wall on rue de Coulebarbe, about 8 feet tall, with some street art on it

below: Unfortunately Chloe’s name has been added on top of this mural by Titomulk, a pair of French artists. It hides some of the intricate black and white details, as well as some of the text, of the “Insania Cultura” mural. A singer with her microphone, a portrait of Van Gogh, a book with the title “Knowledge is Power”, a Spiderman mask, and a very naked man. “Si vous trouvez [illegible] culture, coute cher, essayez l’ignorance” translates to ‘If you find culture too expensive, try ignorance.’

below: Painted to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of “The Kid”, a silent movie starring Charlie Chaplin, by Sweb and Sonia O.

black and white street art painting, portrait of Charlie Chaplin, also a female actress, border is film with sprocket holes

below: A Mr. Myl creation – text and a toothy purple guy with a white nose ring, greenery, and barbed wire

mr myl text street art with purpe headed character, big teeth white nose ring,

below: Five black and white portraits of women with red text, “Hey Heroes, I will be your Queen”.

street art painted portraits in black and white, 5 women

inti in the 13th, Paris

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There are two very large murals in Paris by South American street artist INTI.  INTI was born in Valparaíso, Chile and he takes his name from the Quechua word for ‘the Sun’.

The first mural is a tall one on the side of an apartment building on Avenue L’Italie near Rue Du Tage in the 13th arrd.   Its title is “Our Utopia is Their Future”.

 

a large multi storey vertical mural on the side of an apartment building in Paris called 'Our Utopia is Their Future' by inti -

part of a large multi storey vertical mural on the side of an apartment building in Paris called 'Our Utopia is Their Future' by inti - a child is working a puppet who in turn has a small puppet on a string

part of a large multi storey vertical mural on the side of an apartment building in Paris called 'Our Utopia is Their Future' by inti - a puppet of a man in a suit and tie, on a string

part of a large multi storey vertical mural on the side of an apartment building in Paris called 'Our Utopia is Their Future' by inti - boys feet

The second INTI mural is also in the 13th arrd.  This time it is a very large horizontal mural on a fence.  It’s also difficult to take a picture of the whole thing!  It seems to be a doll dressed in a patchwork of colours and patterns filled with symbols.  His knees are wooden masks and he has two gold charms attached to his belt.

long horizontal mural of a man with many hats above his head, by Inti, in Paris, on a concrete wall

man in a long horizontal mural, cloth puppet like face, dressed in a patchwork of colours and patterns and Inca and South American symbols, two gold good luck charms attached to his belt.

the end of a hotizontal mural of man bedecked in Inca symbols and colours, wood masks on his knees, patterned knit socks with symbols, not matching, rainbow coloured socks with toes.

dancing in the glitter, Paris

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I am not sure what they’re really called, or even if they actually have names.    I saw these glittery confetti women dancing on a number of walls in Paris last spring.  They are part of a series called ‘It’s time to dance’ by French street artist SOBR.

Is she still dancing on the walls?

large size paper paste up of a young woman, standing, with a lot of small glittery pieces of paper scattered around her - wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt with a red heart on it

large size paper paste up of a young woman, standing, with a lot of small glittery pieces of paper scattered around her - wearing a black bra top and shorts

large size paper paste up of a young woman, standing, with a lot of small glittery pieces of paper scattered around her - wearing shorts with a belt, a wide bracelet. The top of her head has been ripped off. She seems to be dancing beside a window

large size paper paste up of a young woman, standing, with a lot of small glittery pieces of paper scattered around her - wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt