tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post8094327057196839490..comments2023-12-06T11:18:27.198+01:00Comments on ThinkShop: The Sprayer of ZürichP. M. Doolanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-79819603211997746312011-01-25T10:15:18.478+01:002011-01-25T10:15:18.478+01:00About Rousseau: I know it seems odd, but I saw it ...About Rousseau: I know it seems odd, but I saw it when I visited (a while ago but my memory is still fine...at least so far...) and it made a huge impression on me! Will check for more details. DeeBeeTravel France Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944836623797085969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-82373298723747493332011-01-25T09:52:45.543+01:002011-01-25T09:52:45.543+01:00Hi Paul,
Thank you for taking the time of visiting...Hi Paul,<br />Thank you for taking the time of visiting my "work", leaving such positive comments and adding me to your list.<br />It is very difficult to write "everything" about a specific topic, and I was thinking of mnetioning Robespierre or Rouget de l'Isle but that might be a bit too much for those who are not "too much into history". I try to find the balance, and I am always thrilled when I find someone else who "loves' history.<br />Looking forward to reading your next articles, DeeBeeTravel France Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944836623797085969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-81760632820451217302011-01-25T09:18:46.934+01:002011-01-25T09:18:46.934+01:00Thanks for your comment DeeBee. What you say is ve...Thanks for your comment DeeBee. What you say is very true. But, I don't think Rousseau ever went to Greece - are you sure you are not thinking of Byron? By the way, a piece of graffiti of Bryon's can also be found in Chateau de Chinon. Like the Mona Lisa, it is protected behind glass.P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-48463615612356243212011-01-25T09:07:42.831+01:002011-01-25T09:07:42.831+01:00Yes Hels, it is a difficult one. I would guess th...Yes Hels, it is a difficult one. I would guess that Naegeli (and the city authorities) would not like to see a graffiti artist paint over any of Naegeli's works. As far as I know, most (or all) of his works were done in public spaces - he didn't deface, for instance, the side of somebody's home.P. M. Doolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16673509230835222713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-88907767215943215582011-01-24T23:59:52.438+01:002011-01-24T23:59:52.438+01:00It is a vexed issue, isn't it. The difference ...It is a vexed issue, isn't it. The difference between public art and willful vandalism is hard to pinpoint, even now. I can imagine that in the 1970s, the authorities wanted to burden Harald Naegeli with a very harsh penalty, far out of proportion to the crime.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740147662943742025.post-35551107556740658142011-01-24T21:45:35.849+01:002011-01-24T21:45:35.849+01:00Graffiti is one of the most fascinating and timele...Graffiti is one of the most fascinating and timeless forms of art. <br />Modern society tends to ignore that street art has existed since time immemorial and is not only often very beautiful but is also a fabulous link between present and past. <br />I am here referring to the century old graffiti carved by ordinary people on the walls of the narrow corridors leading into the pharaohs’ tombs, the graffiti made by Jean-Jacques Rousseau on one of the columns on Cap Sounion in Greece, or those carved on the walls of their jail in the Chateau de Chinon by the Knights Templar…the list goes on and on…Travel France Onlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00944836623797085969noreply@blogger.com