'X' at rue Tresor Paris

'X' at rue Tresor Paris

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Paul from Paris

About me I studied Visual Communications and also Design Writing & Criticism to masters degree level. And my career pathways have spanned the advertising sector and design education. Apart from Paris, it's London, Birmingham and Brussels that have also been places I've called home. I'm currently working as a transcriber for Arte Reportage, continue to make typographic artwor...
""'X' at rue Tresor" in Paris is one of several Tic Tac Toe O-X-Os that can be found in the area. They blend neatly with the environment and raise prices..."

X marks this spot and it never erodes! The first time I spotted this 'X' on the wall was when eating at one of the Paris' night restaurants. The restaurant is in one of the city's gourmand locations at rue de Tresor in the 4th neighbourhood. I already knew about the artwork from a time when a tour guide took me along to explore the city. That was a few years back, and so I was glad to see another one of the famous Tic Tac Toe images.

I've seen other 'X's that mark the spot. Also the 'O's of this puzzle too. O-X-O. At this particular spot I really see the 'X' as having a harmonious link with the design of the steel balcony. A sympathetic design feature in-keeping with the architecture, in tune with the concrete landscape as if intended as part of the architect's original plan.

I'd seen too, De ZeeR's Tic Tac Toe in an Agnes B. boutique near Saint-Eustache. The apparel designer had been working on a range of designs promoting street artists. The power of fashion to champion street art. Only in Paris? What next, real estate? I mean, having a De ZeeR work painted on an outside wall to your apartment? Can street art impact positively on real-estate valuations? Erm, yes...

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About me I studied Visual Communications and also Design Writing & Criticism to masters degree level. And my career pathways have spanned the advertising sector and design education. Apart from Paris, it's London, Birmingham and Brussels that have also been places I've called home. I'm currently working as a transcriber for Arte Reportage, continue to make typographic artwork and produce a bi-weekly radio show on World Radio Paris called #urbanstates which gives portraits of city projects which I think make the city a better place to be. Why Paris? Par...

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