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French Artist Transforms Boring City Walls Into Vibrant Scenes Full Of Life

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Imagine yourself coming back home from a long trip and… not being able to find it.

This might actually happen if you lived in one of the buildings that got touched by this talented French street artist Patrick Commecy. Together with his team, he creates huge murals of hyper-realistic facades that bring blank and boring city walls to life.

What’s interesting here is that while these realistic yet fake facades trick you at first glance, some of the people painted there were once real. Commecy often paints many notable people from the history of the town the mural is in. Can you spot any of them?

More info: a-fresco.com

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Clochemerle

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La fée verte

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Café de l’Aqueduc

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Les Dolto

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La guinguette

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Benny Lava 8 years ago

I am in awe! These buildings bring happiness.

19points

MadameButterfly 8 years ago

Unbelievably beautiful,fantastical and creative! Like windows in time.

8points

Luis Almeida 8 years ago

some are fake! O.o look at the clouds on the "Aquarium" one

6points

Aleta Boddy 8 years ago

Yes! And a lot of the "before" photos are fake too, you can see some Photoshop brush strokes that repeat. What the heck?

3points

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Maibritt Vom Faltkahn 8 years ago

Thats really sad, i was so astounished by the work and then figured out some were just badly photoshopped... Ruined the magic somehow. ????

2points

Jonathan Levich 8 years ago

So is this concept or real? I looked at one on his site and it was photoshopped as well. Is the after fresco actually legit?

0points

Daria B 8 years ago

Anybody else sees a flying bird in the before picture of the second one?

2points

Lela Rahmi 8 years ago

i think the painters did this because everyone loves active facades than the passive one

0points

Richard Scavone 8 years ago

That's awesome!! Reminds me of http://www.muralsbytalent.com here in Virginia Beach, VA!!

0points

Vic Timov 8 years ago

Brilliant.

0points

Vic Timov 8 years ago

Brilliant

0points

Jiraporn Chantaramanee 8 years ago

สวยงามมาก

0points

Henryk Tur 8 years ago

Brillant!

0points

Antonia 8 years ago

Cool!!

0points

Eddie77 8 years ago

ce magnifique

0points

Alexander Lapin 8 years ago

Дуже гарно. Приємно дивитись.

0points

Anna Salerno 8 years ago

This kind of art/talent needs to be shared with the world. What a happy feeling just viewing the pictures of these stunning buildings after being painted! I hope it catches on in the United States!

0points

Cathy Wood 8 years ago

We need this artist in the UK. Beautiful work, I love them.

0points

-1,000,000 Total Upvotes 8 years ago

I wonder how many people ran into the wall on the second one thinking those were actual stairs.. One person, that would be me..

0points

Jeanette Lamont 8 years ago

Fantastic work of art

0points

Eduardo Ávila León 8 years ago

Le puy en Velay!! (J'adore!)

0points

Tatiana Ternovykh 8 years ago

Awesome!

0points

booHguy 8 years ago

Heureux de voir que les réalisations françaises sont appréciées dans le monde. Glad to see that french artists are appreciated all over the world !

0points

Giulia 8 years ago

Absolutely stunning, love every one of these buildings!!

0points

Kristina Simaškaitė 8 years ago

Awesome, loving it all

0points

Lucia Lintnerová 8 years ago

I wish he could paint some building also in my town :)

0points

Jodie Myles 8 years ago

j'adore

0points

Kate Sherman-Munro 8 years ago

Knowing me I'd mistakingly try to walk into one of the "storefronts" because they look that real! Well done!

0points

Lou Wow 8 years ago

Has this really been painted on or is it Photoshop?

0points

Renata (Post author) 8 years ago

Anyway, to answer your question, on his website you can find some pictures of the team during the process, for example here: http://a-fresco.com/pages/metier.html. So yeah, it's real!

2points

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Renata (Post author) 8 years ago

It's THAT good, right? :))

2points

Luis Almeida 8 years ago

some are fake! O.o look at the clouds on the "Aquarium" one

0points

Imaily Cruz 8 years ago

Someone should do this on the buildings in Puerto Rico. It is beautiful!

0points

tiagoobin 8 years ago

This is INCREDIBLE! This should be done all over the world!

-1point

Michel Guntern 8 years ago

What a great way to brighten up dull buildings. Many inner cities should employ Patrick Commecy.

-1point

bubamara 8 years ago

Deepest respect, awesome work, keep it up! I am a fan of boring walls too and have a great collection from only in Sofia, Bulgaria - wish to have more time to explore beyond :-)

-1point

Kari Thomsen 8 years ago

this is what i want to see every day! in awe.. i love it! wow....

-1point

Michael Timme 8 years ago

Amazing work that adds so much to the neighborhood. Unfortunately, around here some idiot would spray paint graffiti on it.

-1point

Vincent Jay 8 years ago

These are very nice. I confess that I like these better than some of the urban art which I see in the U.S.

-1point

Hank 8 years ago

Well spotted! Photoshop at the end of the day

-1point

Marieange Dobresk 8 years ago

Absolutely stunning!

-1point

Vickie Chan 8 years ago

I just wonder... who pays for all this? Those are super large surfaces. If nothing else, the paints alone must have already been a fortune.

-1point

Hicham Elothemany 8 years ago

Some of them are clearly fake.. So i assume that all of them are.

-1point

Jarmila Sabo 8 years ago

OMG! This is beyond amazing!

-1point

Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 8 years ago

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Benny Lava 8 years ago

I am in awe! These buildings bring happiness.

19points

MadameButterfly 8 years ago

Unbelievably beautiful,fantastical and creative! Like windows in time.

8points

Luis Almeida 8 years ago

some are fake! O.o look at the clouds on the "Aquarium" one

6points

Aleta Boddy 8 years ago

Yes! And a lot of the "before" photos are fake too, you can see some Photoshop brush strokes that repeat. What the heck?

3points

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Maibritt Vom Faltkahn 8 years ago

Thats really sad, i was so astounished by the work and then figured out some were just badly photoshopped... Ruined the magic somehow. ????

2points

Jonathan Levich 8 years ago

So is this concept or real? I looked at one on his site and it was photoshopped as well. Is the after fresco actually legit?

0points

Daria B 8 years ago

Anybody else sees a flying bird in the before picture of the second one?

2points

Lela Rahmi 8 years ago

i think the painters did this because everyone loves active facades than the passive one

0points

Richard Scavone 8 years ago

That's awesome!! Reminds me of http://www.muralsbytalent.com here in Virginia Beach, VA!!

0points

Vic Timov 8 years ago

Brilliant.

0points

Vic Timov 8 years ago

Brilliant

0points

Jiraporn Chantaramanee 8 years ago

สวยงามมาก

0points

Henryk Tur 8 years ago

Brillant!

0points

Antonia 8 years ago

Cool!!

0points

Eddie77 8 years ago

ce magnifique

0points

Alexander Lapin 8 years ago

Дуже гарно. Приємно дивитись.

0points

Anna Salerno 8 years ago

This kind of art/talent needs to be shared with the world. What a happy feeling just viewing the pictures of these stunning buildings after being painted! I hope it catches on in the United States!

0points

Cathy Wood 8 years ago

We need this artist in the UK. Beautiful work, I love them.

0points

-1,000,000 Total Upvotes 8 years ago

I wonder how many people ran into the wall on the second one thinking those were actual stairs.. One person, that would be me..

0points

Jeanette Lamont 8 years ago

Fantastic work of art

0points

Eduardo Ávila León 8 years ago

Le puy en Velay!! (J'adore!)

0points

Tatiana Ternovykh 8 years ago

Awesome!

0points

booHguy 8 years ago

Heureux de voir que les réalisations françaises sont appréciées dans le monde. Glad to see that french artists are appreciated all over the world !

0points

Giulia 8 years ago

Absolutely stunning, love every one of these buildings!!

0points

Kristina Simaškaitė 8 years ago

Awesome, loving it all

0points

Lucia Lintnerová 8 years ago

I wish he could paint some building also in my town :)

0points

Jodie Myles 8 years ago

j'adore

0points

Kate Sherman-Munro 8 years ago

Knowing me I'd mistakingly try to walk into one of the "storefronts" because they look that real! Well done!

0points

Lou Wow 8 years ago

Has this really been painted on or is it Photoshop?

0points

Renata (Post author) 8 years ago

Anyway, to answer your question, on his website you can find some pictures of the team during the process, for example here: http://a-fresco.com/pages/metier.html. So yeah, it's real!

2points

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Renata (Post author) 8 years ago

It's THAT good, right? :))

2points

Luis Almeida 8 years ago

some are fake! O.o look at the clouds on the "Aquarium" one

0points

Imaily Cruz 8 years ago

Someone should do this on the buildings in Puerto Rico. It is beautiful!

0points

tiagoobin 8 years ago

This is INCREDIBLE! This should be done all over the world!

-1point

Michel Guntern 8 years ago

What a great way to brighten up dull buildings. Many inner cities should employ Patrick Commecy.

-1point

bubamara 8 years ago

Deepest respect, awesome work, keep it up! I am a fan of boring walls too and have a great collection from only in Sofia, Bulgaria - wish to have more time to explore beyond :-)

-1point

Kari Thomsen 8 years ago

this is what i want to see every day! in awe.. i love it! wow....

-1point

Michael Timme 8 years ago

Amazing work that adds so much to the neighborhood. Unfortunately, around here some idiot would spray paint graffiti on it.

-1point

Vincent Jay 8 years ago

These are very nice. I confess that I like these better than some of the urban art which I see in the U.S.

-1point

Hank 8 years ago

Well spotted! Photoshop at the end of the day

-1point

Marieange Dobresk 8 years ago

Absolutely stunning!

-1point

Vickie Chan 8 years ago

I just wonder... who pays for all this? Those are super large surfaces. If nothing else, the paints alone must have already been a fortune.

-1point

Hicham Elothemany 8 years ago

Some of them are clearly fake.. So i assume that all of them are.

-1point

Jarmila Sabo 8 years ago

OMG! This is beyond amazing!

-1point

Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 8 years ago

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