“St. Lazare”

26 x 23 cm (2013), acrylic on Fredrix canvas paper, framed

SOLD

All around Paris, I noticed and fell in love with elegant dark green columns that carried posters for movies, concerts and theatre shows which I came to know as “Morris columns”. The first of these advertising columns were built in the middle of the 19^th century to keep up with the demand for public ad space for performing arts at the time. I find the idea that one should come up with an equally creative medium to promote the arts so inspired.

This particular one near the St. Lazare train station is special because it served as the starting point for many wonderful discoveries exploring this romantic city.