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U.S. punch, protester's vitality

Plus a neighborhood walk
"I would never paint that way!" a French friend said.

 

This teacher of American civilization, who hails from Wisconsin, is interested in writing in all its forms. His "calligraphy-collages" began as ways to communicate ideas to his students.

 

Many are serene, adapted to the balanced elegance that seems natural in France. Others are exuberant and brash. Although these are works of protest, their wallop comes from his country's go-and-get-it vitality.

     

     

    • Serenity

     

     

    "Word portrait of a U.S. artist's dream of Paris"

      "I dreamed of setting up shop as a tradesman of happiness in the heart of Paris." - Alphonse Daudet


       

       

      • Intensity

       

       

      "Grafitti" helped preserve the city's oldest market, that of the "Red Children" (orphans in red).

       

       
      A work that opposes the Iraq war

       

       

      • He lives in the historic "Marais" district and guides visits there

       

       

        Statue and "Place" of the Republic
        Medieval alley

         

         

        Bistro and urban art (bottom)
        Bookstore
        Synagogue by Guimard

         

         

        • The walk ends with his works, at home or in a cosy bar

         

         

        Paintings displayed a few steps from his home

         

         

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        Credits: photos of the Place de la République, the bookstore and the synagogue / Claude Abron ; other photos by the artist