Polaroids painted on the streets of Paris and beyond, by Jana und JS.
(via photojojo from via Juliette Merck):
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The other day in Paris, my mom and I had lunch with the illustrator Rick Tulka at Le Select, the cafe to which he paid homage in his recent book, Paris Cafe. Rick mentioned to me that, as of last month, you can no longer buy incandescent light bulbs in France. Sacre bleu! Since light plays a pretty big part in the drawing process, artists around the country are none to pleased. I asked Rick to eulogize the incandescent bulb in a drawing.
In the US, good old incandescents will be phased out in 2012. That also happens to be the year when the world is supposed to end. Coincidence?
AN OBJECT SO OBSOLETE THAT IT’S HARD TO SAY WHAT IT WAS FOR: Issue 2.
Snapped last night at a photography studio in Paris. Any ideas?
11 OBSOLETE CONTEST SUBMISSION DAY 1: Pissoires
Just got a nice submission from Paul D. Coleman. (Paul, if you’re reading this, please email me your email address).
“A few years ago when I was in Paris I had my friend drive all over searching for one of those handy street corner urinals (for men). The kind where there was a metallic shield from about knee high to about shoulder high. So you could stand there and tip your hat to ladies you know who happened to be passing by as you were relieving yourself. They are all gone!!! I had to settle for one of those walk in, completely enclosed things that we found near the jail. Tipping your hat to ladies as they walked by (also obsolete) required interrupting your activities and poking your head out the door.”
(Click her for contest information)
