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Learn to draw Les Animaux!

fings — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:40:46 -0800

Les Animaux tel qu'ils sont is a delightful 1920s French art instruction book, showing one how to draw various animals, from the previously discussed Agence Eureka.

Le territoire des morts

Korou — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:22:56 -0800

Portraiture of the living dead. [some NSFW; via Bygone Bureau] The zombies are drawn by Frederik Peeters. Peeters makes bandes dessinées, equivalent to comics/graphic novels. This Swiss artist has published Pilules Bleues (Blue Pills), a quasi-autobiographical story of a couple falling in love and the HIV that changes their lives; Lupus, where a twenty-something goes on an intergalactic fishing trip; Koma, in which a girl explores hidden worlds under the chimneys her father cleans; RG, based on Pierre Dragon's crime fighting experience; and Ruminations, a collection of 20 short stories. Official bibliography.

There is no such thing as erotic art.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:29:08 -0800

@mateurdart is a French-language blog on erotic art in a wide variety of eras and styles. (NSFW)

Stephane Halleux - Jules Verne meets Tim Burton

jonson — Sat, 05 May 2007 22:00:29 -0800

Stephane Halleux is a French sculpture artist whose work feels like Jules Verne as realized by Tim Burton; the sculptures all share cartoonish steampunk vibe that's really appealing. Sadly, the site is 100% Flash, so no linking to specific favorites, but at the very least the navigation remains fairly straightforward.

Seditious delicious

Zack_Replica — Mon, 17 Apr 2006 21:23:31 -0800

Atypyk seems to be two guys from France who change everyday things into stuff you want. From soap and Pez dispensers to art on dollar bills and interesting ideas.

les Français n'aiment pas le Publicité

Sticherbeast — Tue, 07 Dec 2004 07:42:51 -0800

SA VI GN AC. Welcome to the world of Raymond Savignac, the greatest poster artist of all time, and inventor of the little Bic man. Joyous, naughty, simple, elegant, and beautiful.

Encyclo(pedia) seculorum?

languagehat — Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:37:20 -0800

Insecula. As the Wiki says:

Insecula: L'encyclopédie des arts et de l'architecture is a French language art website containing images and descriptions of thousands of works of art from major museums and collections in France and elsewhere, including the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, the Palace of Versailles, the Centre Pompidou, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the MOMA.

But it's not just museums and art. It's got Mayan ruins, Manhattan and Brooklyn, and of course lots of Paris streets. I can't believe plep hasn't posted this already...

pleix

crunchland — Fri, 17 Oct 2003 19:02:12 -0800

"pleix is a virtual community of digital artists based in paris. some of us are 3d artists, some others are musicians or graphic designers. this website is the perfect place to share our latest creations." [note: quicktime]

plexi — Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:19:03 -0800

Centre for Contemporary Images. Provides things such as Up to 625.