LONG TIME, NO SEE

Vintage Emmanuel Braudeau street art

Because of its ephemeral nature, a good deal of what I shall describe as early or vintage Emmanuel Braudeau street art has been worn away by the passage of feet and car tires, or simply lost under street and sidewalk resurfacing. That's why I've been surprised this past week to come across two of his vintage pieces on the sidewalk of rue Royale in Versailles. Long time, no see! I first noticed Braudeau's street art around 2009. Works of Versailles' favorite finger-paint-dribbling artist are today more easily found in local galleries.

Expression
Ça fait un bail:  it's been a while; long time, no see

Vocabulary
un bail:  a lease

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TRIANGULATION

Deux c'est bien, trois c'est trop.

Two's company, three's a crowd.

A French Education is admittedly taking liberties in interpreting this vintage street artwork, circa 2009, of Versailles artist Emmanuel Braudeau...

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YES!

Delivery and content

This "oui"  on a Versailles sidewalk, like a voice from the past, takes me back to a university  Philosophy of Religion survey course in which an enthusiastic and venerable professor flounced around the auditorium punctuating his every lecture with energetic proclamations of "the answer is yes!" The challenge was to find the question, and still is.

Vocabulary
le trottoir:  sidewalk
le voie publique:  public thoroughfare

More street art by Emanuel Braudeau
Versailles Streets: In the Mood for Art
More on Versailles Street Art

©2012 P.B. Lecron

MORE ON VERSAILLES STREET ART

A fine romance

If you're of a curious nature and still wondering about my earlier post, Versailles Streets: In the Mood for Art, and you like the delicate renderings of the infatuated couples that discreetly grace our city's pedestrian crosswalks and bike paths, then go to the artist's site by clicking here.


You'll be smitten and might want to have lunch in a Versailles restaurant, Chez Renaud, currently displaying a related expo, "Relations Amoureuses en Mileu Versaillais."  


Chez Renaud, 4 rue Philippe Dangeau, Versailles. Open noon every day except Sunday; open evenings Wednesday thru Saturday.