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The Many Faces of Gregos in Paris

May 3, 2011
by Corinne Mossati

Next time you’re strolling along the streets of Paris, keep your eyes peeled for a face sticking out from behind the walls. Quite often, you’ll see the visage painted in various colours, wearing a smile or with a tongue sticking out.

Gregos - Montmartre Paris
Gregos – near Place Dalida

It’s not the statue of Le Passe-Muraille, the man who can walk through walls, but the lifelike face of Gregos, the artist behind this form of graffiti come street art.

The faces are glued to walls or structures and depict the moods of the artist. According to his website, there are more than 220 faces in Paris alone, so keep an eye out for this collection.

Gregos - St-germain, Paris
Gregos – near blvd st-germain

The two faces shown in the photographs above were spotted in different locations in Paris. The colourful face was seen near boulevard saint-germain while the ‘hard as steel’ face peered from behind a wall in Montmartre, near Place Dalida.

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Corinne Mossati

Corinne Mossati is a drinks writer, author of GROW YOUR OWN COCKTAIL GARDEN, SHRUBS & BOTANICAL SODAS and founder/editor of Gourmantic, Cocktails & Bars and The Gourmantic Garden. She has been writing extensively about spirits, cocktails, bars and cocktail gardening in more recent years. She is a spirits and cocktail competition judge, Icons of Whisky Australia nominee, contributor to Diageo Bar Academy, cocktail developer and is named in Australian Bartender Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential List. Her cocktail garden was featured on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and has won several awards. She is a contributor to Real World Gardener radio program and is featured in several publications including Pip Magazine, Organic Gardener, Australian Bartender and Breathe (UK). Read the full bio here.

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