L'Atlas goes solo in Paris
Last week, L'Atlas' newest solo show opened up in Paris at the famed Espace Beaurepaire. The artist has been experimenting with a new method of painting by making rub-offs of a.o. manhole covers all around the globe, which are all being exposed for the first time here. From the sound of it, it's a good one, so pass on by when you're around...
L'Atlas has been photographing street surfaces since childhood. In his opinion, the architecture of our roads is an artwork itself. Asphalt, paving stones, manhole covers, subway grids and street signals form a universe that he's trying to transfer into visual poetry through his art. Making rub-off prints of these elements gives them a distinctive identity that captures their spirit and overlaps the zone between photography and painting...
L'Atlas: "Cosmic Graffiti" exhibition until Sunday January 27th at Espace Beaurepaire, 28, rue Beaurepaire, 75010 Paris. Open daily from 11 until 19h, Metro Jacques Bonsergent or Metro République.
- Eva
