3rd Wave of Inspiration
Since 2003
French artist Cyril Rolando creates surreal fantasy universes inspired by Hayao Miyazaki and Tim Burton
“Tim Burton and Hayao Miyazaki are both the roots of my own world. I like the surrealism movement, especially the work of Boris Vian and his ‘Foam of the Daze’ (L’Ecume des jours). I like the absurdity, the creativity and the enchanting universes, where colors bring more emotions than thousands smiles or million tears”
P Magazine
Russian photographer Stas Kalashnikov based in Paris shoots model photography for vast range of fashion editorials, collections and brands
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"Babeth Lafon is a beauty and lifestyle illustrator from Paris currently based in Berlin. Her work is characterised by pastel colours, layers of transparent washes and brushy textures which she creates for fashion magazines, cosmetics packagings and luxury brands." via
“I was born in Paris from French/Vietnamese parents who fled the war in the ‘70s, and as a teen, I’ve always thought of Saigon as my ‘real’ hometown (both my parents were born there).
Until I went backpacking there for a few weeks as a young woman, and realised that Paris was definitely my one and only hometown. I felt like a stranger in Vietnam, much more so than all the constant racism I grew up with in France could ever make me feel.
Still to this day, I have fantasies of tropical windows, sleepy hot afternoons and colourful details mixing up with my actual teenage years memories and obsessions – a mash-up made of bits and pieces from my real teenage bedroom in Paris and a dreamy Saigon, one I’ll never get to see. Now at last, it exists here, and strangely I feel more complete”
French photography shares her imaginative world made through lens of a camera. I'd describe her shots as a short still movie where your imagination sparks and continues a story started by Maia
Advertising is vanishing the borders of perception last days, becoming more a piece of art, performance or installation. After epic Kenzo feminist statement we have a parkour from young parisien lady making jaw-dropping climbing through Paris roofs to her special little box of gifts (collaboration Claudie Pierlot x My Little Box) Premiered on My Little Paris the video is quickly catching a viral spiral now
Talented French illustrator Kim Roselier has unique 3D-like style of doing artworks mainly basin on dynamic composition of human bodies. Check his latest commission below
Fabien Merelle's "renderings, simultaneously absurd, humorous, ironic and cruel, weave their own tapestry of tales and legends, blurring the line between what has been written and what our memory has forged."
François Beaurain was born in Bordeaux, France in 1976. Francois is a self-taught and multifaceted artist working predominantly as a photographer, but he sometimes extends to drawing, collages and sculptures. Francois is mostly known for his animated gifs project “Monrovia animated” which is part of the “Making Africa” exhibition by Vitra and Guggenheim Bilbao. From January to May 2014, Francois Beaurain wandered the streets of Monrovia and put in animated images the people met and places visited.
Hakanaï is a solo choreographic performance that unfolds through a series of images in motion. In Japanese Hakanaï denotes that which is temporary and fragile, evanescent and transient, and in this case something set between dreams and reality. This symbolic relationship is the foundation of the dance composition in which a dancer gives life to a space somewhere between the borders of imagination and reality, through her interactions with the images she encounters. Performed by Adrien M and Claire B (previously) it was debuted in San Francisco few years ago.
"The famed French street artist JR has struck again, this time with two giant athlete installations across Rio de Janeiro in anticipation of the upcoming Olympic Games the city will host. Created as part of JR’s ongoing ‘inside out’ project, the pair of athletes are created on the construction scaffolding being used to prepare the city’s buildings ahead of the games. The first athlete, a high jumper, is the 27-year old Sudan-born, Germany-based Mohamed Younes Idriss, who “missed out on qualification for the 2016 rio olympics but he is there some how,” according to JR. The second installation, located near the water, represents a diver jumping into the water." via iGNANT
Double-exposure or its imitation is nothing new on creative scene, but anyway it strongly depends on the quality of visuals selected for that. Young French artists Nevess does it very well sharing the best of collages on Instagram
Animated by George RedHawk
French indie photographer Chill currently living in Strasbourg working mainly with nude female portraits sharing the best of intimate moments
“Perhaps one of the most famous artist couples of the 20th century, Christo and Jean-Claude have become synonymous with larger-than-life fabric installations that usually involve wrapping buildings, trees, even entire cliffs with cloth.”
The most recent Christo and Jean-Claude project to have been executed is an impressive installation of floating corridors covered with orange cloth in Lake Iseo, Italy. The pair’s first project to be completed after Jean-Claude passed away in 2009, “The Floating Piers” was conceived in the 1970’s and comprises a total of 5.5 kilometres of walkways, 3 km of which float on the water by means of specially-designed polyethylene cubes.
Romain Langlois is a self-taught French contemporary artist based in La Côte Martin, France. He is known for manipulating natural elements and using bronze sculpture to challenge and shape viewers' perceptions of life, death and the world around them. Langlois uses specialized methods that lead to controlled, relatively fast petrification and crystallization, which continues his theme of questioning nature and human perceptions.
Sarah Kahn is a french graphic artist and art director based in Paris. Her work mixes commissioned work for high-profile clients and personal projects. Inspired by the worlds of visual arts, kids universe, sociology, innovation, she is constantly experimenting new perspectives and artistic collaborations. he launched her studio in 2015. Her client list includes New York Times, Adidas, Sony Music, Universal music, Tsumori Chisato, Wagram.
“I am primarily a portrait painter, lover of faces and emotions that can restore a look, an expression of body movement. I have a preference for rendering homage to the painting of the neoclassical period. the set of lights and colours that highlight the natural beauty of the models. A style that tries to get away from the dictates of modern representation of women to return to us some form of grace and gentleness.”
Immorphosis - 360 ° projection space, created by french Collectif Scale for the club space of La Gaîté Lyrique museum in Paris. The viewer can immerse himself in one of the four video tracks, controlling them through the interface in the central part of the installation.
Speechless short movie of recent Paris' floods directed by Olivier Campagne & Vivien Balzi on the music by Brice Tillet
“Paris is a vibrant city and it has never been quiet for me. It’s full of fragile sounds, unique textures of streets echoing with the patter of footsteps, wheels, horns, voices.”
Directed by Alex Soloviev
The Paris Convention and Visitors Bureau was created in 1971 at the joint initiative of the Paris City Council and the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry*. It carries out three specific missions: Welcome and informing visitors, and promoting the destination in France and abroad.
Last year the approached Graphéine studio to create a concept that covers the whole identity, then "Paris Passlib" tourist pass and Information Points redesign.
You can review the full case on Behance meanwhile enjoy the selected details of the project below
