Can you spot me in the bottom-left corner?
I painted this large mural in a sports hall in Evry-Courcouronnes, South of Paris, and specifically in a low income neighbourhood called “Les Pyramides”.
My patterns are inspired by local architecture, urbanism and flora.
Thank you to @villedevrycourcouronnes, @francejudo, @renault_france.
“Nur” (Light) – acrylic on a 50 x 80 cm canvas.
Geometry enthusiasts will have noticed a structure following a central symmetry, the middle of the sunflower being the central point. Also suitable for non-geometry enthusiasts.
This stadium is a special place for me. Almost 20 years ago, on a late summer’s day when the stadium was empty, I participated for the first time in the creation of a stadium display (aka choreography or tifo) with the group of fans. Leading the creation was Dudu who showed me how they were painting huge pieces of cardboard that would then form a mosaic covering the stand on a match day.
That’s when I started to learn about making these displays, flags and painting banners which gradually turned me into at artist.
I’ve seen many games in this stadium and spent numerous hours creating all sorts of banners on empty terraces. Dudu later became my assistant on Share The Word Project.
I painted the portraits of 8 club legends who’ve played here : Maës, Brandao, Théault, Rix, Cauet, Olsen, Paille and Gravelaine. My idea is to share some history, and give something to look at for the fans inside the main stand. But I also wanted the mural to be highly visible from afar with huge white letters spelling out “MALHERBE” – the name of the club.
Thank you to Anthonin from the “Association Stade Malherbe”, and the “Amicale des Anciens” for coming up with a tricky list of just 8 players.
I painted this mural in front of Lycée Joliot-Curie, a high school in Nanterre, France.
Frédéric Joliot and Irène Curie were chemists and physicists who worked as a couple and were the first to artificially created radioactive atoms, paving the way for many medical advances, especially in the fight against cancer.
In the mural I included references to their research with wavy gamma rays and atoms, as well as cornflowers and poppies, symbolising those who fought in the first world war.
Irène Curie helped the wounded during the war by working for the Red Cross.
The mural was painted with the help of some of the high school pupils and organised by Lucie, Christine, and the best duo in town Urban Signature ! Big thank you to all of them!
Here is my canvas for the “Impressions Urbaines” collective art show in Argenteuil.
Argenteuil is a town near Paris where numerous artists have painted murals these last few years.
In this show, all the artists who’ve painted murals have been invited to create a piece.
This year we’re celebrating the 150th anniversary of the impressionist movement and my canvas makes references to works my Claude Monet, Edgar Manet, Berthe Morisot and Gustave Caillebotte.
Lidia and Melvin chose the word “Educación”.
They both work for an NGO that deals with education and mental health in order to break the cycle of violence that El Salvador has been suffering from.
After the long civil war in the 80s and beginning of the 90s, gang activity as well as domestic violence became a massive problem. The Salvadoran population was in a state of trauma after living through such violence, and this led to further violence in slums inside homes.
Lidia and Melvin are dedicated to stopping this cycle of violence through educational and mental health programs.
This is my 8th and last wall in Comunidad Las Palmas, San Salvador. I want thank the community for being so welcoming and supportive throughout the month! I had an amazing time! Projects like these make me love humanity. ¡Muchas gracias!
Josue chose the word “Dios” (God).
He told me that when he was younger he suffered an open-heart surgery but thanks to god he survived.
It was god’s choice to keep him alive!
He now lives in this house with 7 dogs who all look exactly the same.
Kerim chose the word “Vida” (Life).
7 years ago he suffered a terrible illness and his life was in danger. He was close enough to death to really appreciate life today.
Kerim – along with his family Sonia and Katherine – were the first people who invited us to their home when we first visited the slum a few weeks ago. Even though their wall is small, I wanted to leave something colourful for them!
Seb Toussaint 