Bressaï - Pour l'Amour de Paris exposition

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDMYjMF3Mqqu-Pm9UaNU9-tklU89_rGfJtGjNu07mLXa0krisdi-2Ep-sM2S-Q5JBpbPfgB7JEo5yVS9Mm4VfG5PTKJsGmOcBD6yUdJiAcRJB4_E36dl9CWNaNyquJTiMHrW0nEEg4X8/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+083+DSC_8749.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwDMYjMF3Mqqu-Pm9UaNU9-tklU89_rGfJtGjNu07mLXa0krisdi-2Ep-sM2S-Q5JBpbPfgB7JEo5yVS9Mm4VfG5PTKJsGmOcBD6yUdJiAcRJB4_E36dl9CWNaNyquJTiMHrW0nEEg4X8/s1600/2013+Nov14+Paris+_20131114+083+DSC_8749.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bressaï - For the Love of Paris exhibition</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">November 8, 2013 - March 8, 2014</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This free exhibit at Hôtel de Ville is a delight for photographers and everyone who sighs at the romance of Paris.  Even in the first week of opening, the wait was less than 15 minutes on a weekday in November.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Brassaï, Pour l'amour de Paris</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>exhibition tells the extraordinary</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>story of the passion that has united </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>for more than 50 years Brassai, the</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>writer, photographer and moviemaker,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>to every nook and cranny of Paris,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>but also to intellectuals, artists,</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>great families, prostitutes and little rascals.</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>In short, to everyone who defines the</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>legend of Paris.  Paris remains indeed</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>in the heart of his reflection, the</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>governing theme of his work. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.parisphoto.com/agenda/brassai" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(www.parisphoto.com)</span></span></i></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Put this one on your list</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hôtel de Ville de Paris</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Salle Saint-Jean. 5, rue de Lobau</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75004, Paris</span></span></i></div>

Bressaï - Pour l'Amour de Paris exposition

Bressaï - For the Love of Paris exhibition November 8, 2013 - March 8, 2014 This free exhibit at Hôtel de Ville is a delight for photographe...

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Siegfried Courteau - Percussionniste

<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8696860073/" title="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_267DSC_8359 - color by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><img alt="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_267DSC_8359 - color" height="800" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8544/8696860073_1665a2e8a9_c.jpg" width="530" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/90442945@N06/8697907390/" title="2012 Oct 4 Thursday_267DSC_8359 by Genie Paris, on Flickr"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://siegfriedcourteau.net/" target="_blank">Siegfried Courteau</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To say that he is a percussionist is a gross understatement.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is a musical artist, pushing the limits and producing delightful rhythms and sounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is versatile as seen here arranging his "instruments" of tone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He appeared this day at an exhibition opening for artist <b><a href="http://www.remonbeauvais-orfevre.com/" target="_blank">Xavier Rémon-Beauvais</a></b>, a goldsmith.  The exhibit and acoustic performance were found in a gallery in the narrow pedestrian street, Cour Damoye.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The percussionist's tools are the art of the goldsmith.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">You must pay attention as you never know what greatness you will discover:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">two artists at the top of their fields... in the same gallery.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">(small gallery)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cour Damoye</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">75011, Paris</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is my contribution the the City Daily Photo Blogs </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">Theme Day for May</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;">"The Creative Artisan" (x deux)  </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Times,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://cdpbthemeday.blogspot.com.au/" target="_blank">Here is the link</a> to view all the participants for Theme Day</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Siegfried Courteau - Percussionniste

Siegfried Courteau To say that he is a percussionist is a gross understatement. He is a musical artist, pushing the limits and producing del...

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Sergei Loier - Photoquai 2011

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZDaGkhgYtmxGxM5EAt-11MBOfMktOisOqEx0LvP6HnruxwZ9Rbx4C-cx2CXkZ3KIUqwOL5ppQ9phN9LdKESbAdfXezBRRmjmsFrxsvRXLIwI2k8_Y4k5zjlgE5sHV2D-MoXncU47_ec/s1600/2011+nov+8+-+P1010376.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ZDaGkhgYtmxGxM5EAt-11MBOfMktOisOqEx0LvP6HnruxwZ9Rbx4C-cx2CXkZ3KIUqwOL5ppQ9phN9LdKESbAdfXezBRRmjmsFrxsvRXLIwI2k8_Y4k5zjlgE5sHV2D-MoXncU47_ec/s640/2011+nov+8+-+P1010376.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On the last day of <strong><a href="http://www.artnet.fr/magazine/expositions/caujolle/photoquai.asp">Photoquai 2011</a></strong>, an open-air exhibit along the Seine at Quai Branly, the dreary day was brightened by the nearly 400 photo images by 46 photographers from around the world.  I met Vreni (<strong><a href="http://verenasparisblog.blogspot.com/">Verenas Paris Blog</a></strong> and <a href="http://viennadailyphotobyvreni.blogspot.com/"><strong>Vienna Daily Photo</strong></a>) and we enjoyed the afternoon strolling through this free exhibit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The above by Sergei Loier, a 30-something Russian, was my favorite.  As I remember, his models are all children from an orphanage, and by the time he concluded his photo project, all had been adopted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">What a treat to see this eclectic photo exhibit... on the very last day!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>Photoquai 2011</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>musée du quai Branly</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>37, quai Branly</em></span><br /><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><em>75007 Paris</em></span>

Sergei Loier - Photoquai 2011

On the last day of Photoquai 2011 , an open-air exhibit along the Seine at Quai Branly, the dreary day was brightened by the nearly 400 phot...

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