Very few people have ever walked away.”Īs the city prepared for such life-altering change, Gagnon reached out to his sisters to help remember former residents, frequent visitors, and others with ties to the neighborhood. Here, neighbors saw children being born and growing up and neighbors helping each other was simply a common practice. “Sainte-Marie is the kind of tight-knit community where everyone knows everyone, from one generation to the next.
“She hoped to spend her twilight years at the same address,” the studio said. 283 Saint Louis was one of nearly 60 to be torn down that summer.Īt the time, 93-year-old Béatrice Vachon had been living in the house for nearly seven decades. Back in 2019, major flooding swamped the city, and the government required that the most damaged residences be razed. The ephemeral design was the project of Louis Gagnon, creative director of the Montréal-based studio Paprika who lived in the house as a child and wanted to honor its tenants and friends before it was demolished. Antoine Audet, Maude Faucher, James Audet… the list included hundreds of names inked on strips of white paper and pasted to the clapboards. This week, she’s directing the Cvtà Street Festival in Molise, Italy-the seventh annual event involves multiple artists previously featured on Colossal like Daku, Cinta Vidal, Icy & Sot, Ememem, and Akut-and you can follow updates on Instagram.Īll images © Paprika, shared with permissionįor five days in November 2020, a house in Sainte-Marie, Qu ébec, identified all of its residents and neighbors on Saint Louis Avenue. Pasquini’s murals grace walls around the world, including cities like her native Rome, Oslo, and most recently Toronto. Walls around the world were a way to get out a message of being united-even if that seems banal-as opposed to rampant cynicism.” Whether painted in shades of pink or awash in vibrant primary colors, the murals advocate for strengthening bonds and finding connections in unusual places. “I speak about human emotion and the relationships between people,” she tells Colossal. She then renders large-scale pieces of affectionate couples, children, and figures with extraordinarily kind and welcoming faces, expressions that contrast the largely subversive and politically charged messages synonymous with street art. Material, paint color, and various markings and damages offer indications about the area’s history and people, she says, and form a well-worn, culturally situated canvas.
The artist begins each mural by studying the intended wall and its physical qualities. All images © Alice Pasquini, shared with permissionįor Alice Pasquini, painting outside among pedestrians, cars, and the milieu of local life is an inherent component of her practice. Wipe down the metal parts of the lamp with warm, soapy water and a soft cloth. Great to display on the windowsill, mantelpiece, terrace garden table any time of year, and you will definitely feel the spirit of Summer anytime.Įasy to maintain and clean, simply use a damp sponge with warm water to clean the glass. Butterflies were painted with signature painting technique which allows you to view the butterflies no matter the angleĭimensions: Length: 5" (12.7 cm) Width: 5" (12.7 cm) Height: 10" (25.4 cm) Complete with a loop at the top for hanging.īutterflies are painted on the inside of each glass panel. The latch closure lets you open it up and place whatever you'd like inside (example: battery operated lights, flame-less candle, etc). Nine butterflies surround the black metal lantern. Each glass pane has been hand painted with this original turquoise and white butterfly design using enamel glass paint. Light up your home any time of the year with this painted butterfly glass- encased metal lantern.
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