Red-faced in Shoreditch
These fun 3D faces pop up all over the world.
They are the work of Gregos, a French self-taught artist. His graffiti paintings first appeared in Paris in the late 1980s, but in 1997, after 2 years in Athens, Gregos started to experiment with sculpting.
He returned to Paris in 2006, via Boston, and resumed practicing street art in Montmartre, where he brought together the variety of techniques he had developed over the years. The result was a series of 3D replicas of his own face, each one depicting his mood of the day.
To date, there are over 1000 Gregos faces around the world, the majority of which are in his home town of Paris. They vary widely: tiny to large; happy to sad; front-on or profile; stand-alone or part of a larger piece. There are even some disguised as Simpsons characters.
Travel with Intent 
Firstly my apologies for a late comment, i have been far to busy repairing my blog after a moval from one host to another… and taking care of other things that needed to be taken care of since my husband and i have health issues at the same time.
till now i did not know about the artist nore his work… but i do like it 😉
have a nice weekend
Melody (abc-w-team)
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Can’t figure out what kind of mood he was in then!!
Ann
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Enigmatic?
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Interesting! Had not seen one before.
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I haven’t seen any since but they are definitely out there!
On Wed, Aug 19, 2015 at 4:08 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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I’m with LeslieBC on this, I find the faces rather spooky too!
Would love to visit Montmartre, read so much about it.
Best wishes,
Di.
ABCW team.
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Woah! i dunno why but that mask creeped me a bit
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It makes me smile, but I can understand that some would find it creepy
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Interesting. Never knew of this.
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I’ve just seen a face – reminds me of Beatles lyrics
ROG, ABCW
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Hmm…that would make me pause and look…
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Fabulous! But also a teensy bit creepy…
Leslie
abcw team
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What fun faces!
I’ve never seen these before but they are really fantastic!
Thanks for the smile for the letter F.
A+
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I haven’t seen any more. Which is a shame – they made me smile too
On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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This makes me smile. More faces are needed around the world.
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This was a great share today! Thank you and know I love art so enjoyed this very much. Have a good weekend and thank you.
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I love quirky street art like this – art that makes you smile as you pass by
On Sat, Jun 27, 2015 at 4:26 AM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Interesting theme to post
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you have to be an artist to do what he did – creatively and life wise:)
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Hi.
I’m popping in via the A to Z Challenge, as one of the assistants.
This art is stunning. I love the cheeky face. Such talent…
Happy A to Z’ing!
Writer In Transit & A Minion From The Joyful Brigade
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Thanks for the visit
I hadn’t really appreciated it fully till I studied the photo and looked at some more of his work online.
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This is great! I like his mood on this face:) He must be making quite the name for himself
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Such fun to find them.
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I hadn’t realised what variety he had produced – I shall definitely be looking for more
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 7:58 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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AWESOME! I posted one his sculpture a couple of weeks ago(https://frenchtouchincebu.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/the-french-word-of-the-day-mur-to-ride-in-peace-and-to-listen-to/) and had no idea of who he was. Thanks so much for answering my questions 🙂
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Thank you too – I’ve seen one of those bikes you showed in Paris. Off to check out my photos!
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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Amazing all the kind of street art you can find in Paris, don’t you think?
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I remember seeing some of these masks whilst walking around Montmatre a couple of years ago.
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