Street Art in Paris

August 5-9 I went to Paris with my sister. I had won tickets for the Crazy Horse show and certainly didn´t want to miss out on that. (Thanks again to the lovely ladies at Crazy horse, who exchanged the Vegas tickets for Paris tickets.) Paris is such a beautiful city and I took tons of pics. I´ll post some of them here sorted by themes.

Lilith in my Myth Moly_x_20

Sitting sick at home, with no chance of going to bed during the past days, at least I had the chance to draw a little bit today. This is my own moly and has the theme of myths and legends. There have been some great additions by the other artists, so I´m glad, this moly is running again. Our group consists only of two members right now: Joyce and myself. And I´m having fun again with it.

The pages I drew show Lilith in a comic version. (I think she must be from Marvel.) I´ve always been fascinated by the story of Adam´s first wife.


(I just love the top picture, which was altered with an iPhone app. I guess I do need some brighter colors to draw my stuff.)
More information about the Moleskine Exchanges can be found here.

Test 2

Still testing the iPhone app BloggPress. Somehow when I upload the pics, they are full of pixels. I have to replace them with the original pic. Any ideas why? They have the same size.

Kiosk Reichenbachbrücke

One of the few (maybe the only one) 24/7 shops in Munich is this little kiosk right across of the building we live at. Very convenient.

BlogPress App

I'm testing the BlogPress app for the iPhone. If it works, I'll be able to post whenever I'm on vacation. Last August I spent a few days with my sis in Paris and a few weeks with the family in Lanzarote. And now I just can't find the time to post about it. But if this app works, there won't be further excuses.

BLUMEN ART - Thorsten Roth

A flower store in the street I live in. The day I took this picture, the window looked like a painting in the morning.

My Favorite Moly_x Exchanges

I loved to add to Steve´s moly. Somehow it is easy for me to add to his art. Look at the pic below. You almost can´t see where my drawing merges into his.

And it is similar with Samatha´s art. I really love her style and love adding my art to hers.




This was a fun one. I enjoy drawing very detailed insects or animals.

Gorey #1.  One of my favorites!


Ladies...

Gorey #2.


More ladies...


Carnival



Another great one with Samatha´s work

The mythology moleskine

And of course some Japanese details


See some more of my work here, here, here and here.

Second Addition to Joyce´s Moly_x_20

This is my second contribution to Joyce´ moleskine* for the moleskine exchange group 20. 

It took me ages to get started with this one. I had stopped with the moly_x exchanges for a while, as I was frustrated about all the lost molys and all the demotivated group members. But we are back on track and slowly starting again. 

Marty (the founder of moly_x) has been doing some reorganizing of the groups and it seems the groups are starting with new power. Great! Thanks Marty!

More information about the Moly_X International Moleskine Exchange can be found here.

*Check out Joyce´s art. Her photorealistic drawings are incredible.

Moleskine Daily Planner 2011

My Moleskine daily planner 2011 did arrive just in time. So I could take it along to Paris. I even asked someone (Thanks Yves!) to translate a few sentences for me, so that I could get some French submissions for my next project. But I have to admit, that I didn´t dare to ask anybody. I guess I´ll have to practice talking with strangers... hopefully soon. Paris was great and I will report about it later.
Thanks to moo I took some wonderful minicards with me to Paris. There is information about the project on the back of the card. I left them all over Paris, so hopefully someone will send me a message.

Afraid in Paris:

Afraid on the plane:

My sister, afraid on the RER (train to Paris city):

I had fun leaving the cards all around Paris, watching my sister shake her head at me. :) Maybe one day you´ll also find a minicard.

Waiting for the Moleskine Daily Planner 2011

Before I started the project, all 12 monthly volants where in the case. Now - with all the pictures inside - only half of them do.

6 months have been completed:


6 more months to come:


Can´t wait to receive my Moleskine Daily Planner 2011 for my new project. I pre-ordered it months ago, but it had been cancelled twice. I ordered it again now and it is already out of stock, though the publishing date was yesterday. Crazy! I had hoped that it would arrive before I leave for Paris next week, but the calendar hasn´t even been dispatched from the UK. It would have been great to have had a few French submissions for next year.

Moonassi

Daehyun Kim, also known as moonassi, is an artist from Seoul, South Korea. The drawings are beautiful. Simple, but clever.

경쟁하는 슬픔, Tear drop competition , 29.5 x 42cm, Marker and pen on the paper, 2010

"I draw something I'd like to draw and I can draw well. I draw people because that's what I'd like to talk about. I prefer to draw in a small scale as I wish to capture my everyday thoughts and feelings during a limited time of the day. If I think I want to touch you my drawing reflects that thought. I draw an act that I'm upsetting you if I think I want to distress you."

"I'm anyone or anything in anywhere. I want to sweep and gather all those tiny little fractions on paper so as not to be scattered."

너로된 이불, Blanket of you , 29.5 x 42cm, Marker and pen on the paper, 2009

자꾸만 네가 떠올라, Sinking of you , 29.5 x 42cm, Marker and pen on the paper, 2010

불면의 낮, Sleepless days , 29.5 x 42cm, Marker and pen on the paper, 2009

구원, Save , 29.5 x 42cm, Marker and pen on the paper, 2009

빌어먹을 존재, A begging being , 29.5 x 42cm, Marker and pen on the paper, 2009

Identity And Memory

Identity and Memory – author Benjamin Stein | Arts.21
Hochgeladen von deutschewelle. - Kunst und Animation Videos.

"Benjamin Stein is a computer specialist, management consultant and novelist. Born in East Berlin, Stein's new novel is titled «Die Leinwand», which is scheduled to appear as «The Canvas» in English translation.The story can be read from the front or the back, with the novel's two narrators meeting in the middle… a literary discovery and a fascinating page-turner about the nature of German-Jewish identity."

For once, a review about Benjamin and his book "Die Leinwand" (The Canvas) has been translated to English. Nice! Quite a few of you have asked me about his book. This report will give you an idea.