French artist Patrick Commecy and his team of muralists transform dull and boring facades around France into vibrant scenes full of life. His hyperrealistic painted-on windows, balconies and tiles closely resemble their real-life counterparts. Hanging in the balconies and outdoor space, Commecy would often incorporate figures of famous and influential persons from the history of the town the mural is in.
The painted trompe l'oeil architecture on the Montpellier building (inset pictures) sports six famous figures and residents of Montpellier including Antoine Jérôme Balard, a chemist and discoverer of bromine.
A building façade painted by Patrick Commecy based on the characters of Gabriel Chevallier’s famous novel "Clochemerle" (1934), in which he sketched a gallery of characters typical of the context and the time - truculent, burlesque, and good drinkers.
A mural at the town of Le Puy-en-Velay
A mural depicting 20 pioneers of mountaineering on the side of the first Guides Office within view of Mont Blanc.
The tree is part of the painted mural.
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These are fantastic! It looks like real railings were installed on some of them, or his painted railings just look that real. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteI hate it it's ugly kitch. No art whatsoever
ReplyDeleteAh, I see. I too was expecting challenging, daring art on a website called "Amusing Planet".
DeleteThese are stickers are painting....?
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ReplyDeleteThese are fun, amusing, charming! 1001% improvement in each neighborhood. Boring and/or ugly buildings are vastly improved :) Love this artist's work!
The man is a genius, I love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnyone know where I may find a list of the locations of these - and other - murals? Living in France, I would love to visit as many as I could! (Apologies if part of this appears twice. Must have hit a "wrong" button!!!). :-)
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