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30 Genius Acts Of Vandalism By This French Artist
French artist Cal is a vandal. Only their mischiefs aren't rude or destructive. Rather, smart, creative, and joyful. But most notably, inclusive. The Lyon-based street artist sprinkles their works in urban places, leaving them interacting with their surroundings.
Think painted fish "escaping" a drain pipe or a red and white traffic sign "becoming" Waldo.
Bored Panda has already published an article about Cal's work in 2019, but they've kept themselves rather busy, so it's only fair we release an update.
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"I would say my art is light-hearted," Cal told Bored Panda. "I play with what surrounds me. I love distracting things from their original purpose."
Naturally, in order to spot so many opportunities where others don't, one really needs to keep their eyes open. "I walk a lot, I see loads of things," Cal said. "I love observing, looking at details. I often notice that a specific stone, piece of pavement, tree, brick looks like something."
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Perfumista Perfumista 5 years ago
*hmmm. I see the bread crumbs on the ground but they're not touching them.* "Is there something wrong with these crumbs?" *why won't they answer me?"
Sometimes Cal paints it straight away when they have time and the proper material, but sometimes they only make a note of it and come back after they prepare the drawings.
"I mainly play in my town, Lyon. It can be anywhere, in car parks, streets, parks, etc."
Cal loves going back to their works to see if they are still there. And it's a surprise every time! "The artworks stay up from 5 minutes to several years depending on both the techniques and the discretion of the drawing."
The artist also loves trying out something new different all the time, so they never get tired of "vandalizing" the city. "This year, I really enjoyed making fake books out of bricks, giving them titles, etc. I offered 5 of them (leaving them in the street) and put the 5 other ones in my art gallery @atelierducanal."
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
Smart. I wish someone in my neighboorhood did things like this
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Capelli rosa e patate 5 years ago
I didn’t notice the face at first and thought his drawing was of a very unlucky chap 😂😂😂
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
well, at least people will notice the bird and then the poop so they can watch out
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Kirsten Kerkhof 5 years ago
Admit it, even here you want to try to push down all three colours at once.
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Average Grizzlies Fan 5 years ago
"He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake....."
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Noel Bovae 5 years ago
If all graffiti looked like these, what a beautiful world we'd live in! Instead they make our cities look like absolute cr@p!
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
It's angry... wait it kinda looks embarrassed... now it looks sad...
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
"Did you see those people on the bus. They didn't have masks!!!"
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BoredPanda is awesome 5 years ago
I think a leaf fell from a tree. That's why they are shocked and terrified
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Maria Roberts 5 years ago
In case you can't see it, it's in the hole on the handle of the suitcase.
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