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  • Lonely soul<br /> <br /> When I present this image, I usually get fairly negative feedback. People tell me how their town had been embellished with beautiful, accommodating paintings on public walls. Uninvited graffiti are often related to vandalism in cities and a cause of concern.<br /> <br /> I have been collecting images of graffiti in my home town Montreal for years. My objective is to document true creative, temporal expressions. I exercise my own judgement to decipher if I am dealing with a valuable artistic expression. I find it fascinating to see how theses creations are evolving over time.<br /> <br /> What I identify as true artistic initiatives, valuable wall art, appearing on walls the same way rust appears on metal. Graffiti are part of a living urban environment. During my international travel, I attempt to decipher if different cities delivers different inspiration, when it comes to wall art.<br /> <br /> The featured image is a unique piece. The drawing and painting is done on a brown paper glued to the brick wall. Height is about 8 feet. I like to remind to my detractors that this creation did not require any public money, no multi-lateral committees, no civic approbation, no financing of any kind. It took a unknown creative mind with the desire to express a feeling to produce this wall art. The drawing was available less than 8 days starting July 20, 2011, and was located at the intersection of Sherbrooke West and Jeanne Mance streets.
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