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#humor #Paris #street art #wheatpaste
French Artist ‘Levalet’ Injects Humor into the Streets of Paris with New Site-Specific Street Art
A bronze bull head fountain is suddenly transformed into a Minotaur. A decrepit corner of an alley becomes a holding pen for ostriches. If any of these odd happenings sound familiar to you, you’re probably living in Paris and have just witnessed the work of French artist Charles Leval (previously). Assuming the name Levalet, the artist injects humor into the streets of Paris by gluing animal and human-shaped paste-ups onto walls. A lot of thought goes into location too as each piece usually interacts with its environment in one way or another.
Levalet has been updating his site and facebook page with new work he’s created so far in 2015. “I was looking for places and contexts to operate,” says Levalet, referring to his prime medium: the wall. “The street became a creative space I had to invade.”
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