Artcraft titled "TIFFANY. Décors mur…" by Applestrophe, Original Artwork

TIFFANY. Décors mural pour aider à la Sauvegarde du ART-DECO District. (1990) Artcraft by Applestrophe

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Dimensions Height 114.2in, Width 189in
Categories Street Art

La cité de Miami Beach défie les lois de la pesanteur
Texte en anglais par Jim Tommaney, écrivain :
Pierre Marcel's whimsical cascade of hotel castles in the air, joined by Miami Beach's old City Hall, suggests the end of the law of gravity in more ways than one.
The architectural beauty of the hotels is no less distinctive when viewed horizontally, soaring in mid-air to bewilder the astonished seagulls. The gorgeous Carlyle manages to maintain it's horizontal aplomb, but even here the umbrella tables are seen to be flying off, apparently in search of fresh costumers.
With Marcel's mysteries are revealed, but never explained. Does the inclusion of the yellow and beige Old City Hall indicate that government is less than earthbound? Does upending of architectural gems suggest that these may not be any safer than destroyed hotels such as The Senator, torn down for a parking lot? Does the Eastward flight to Europe suggest that Miami Beach's appeal to Europe works both ways?
One is left to speculate, but it seems most likely that the city commissioners, in an attempt to rule out gloom and doom, inadvertently repealed the law of "gravity". And it must be so, for surely the painting dispels depression and makes us wish to join the joyful mid-air dance.
The city commissioners may have passed a law wiser than they knew. For the paintings makes us wish to visit Miami Beach again, to savor the unlikely marvel here created, to be soothed by the cool blue of the seductive sea, to be dazzled by the imaginative architecture, and to be grateful to reside even temporarily in a world captured so well in the rich, extraordinary art of Pierre Marcel.

Image 3 : Pierre Marcel and artist Karen Schnell, on the cover of September 13, 1987 issue of Sunshine magazine. " New wave on South Beach, will it become Greenwich Village by the sea?"

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France

Pierre Marcel SCHMIDT, also known as Applestrophe, is an international painter specializing in ecological art. Born 35 years ago, he became an “ambassador of France” through his works focused on love and apples. His artistic journey took him to Miami Beach, Florida, where he left his mark in the heart of the historic Art-Deco district.

During his career, Pierre Marcel Schmidt has maintained a close link with three French regions, where he creates daily: Île de France, Normandy and Picardy. In addition, he devoted each summer to the study of the South of France, in particular Saint-Cyr-sur-Mer.

His professional career is rich in notable achievements. In the 1970s and 1980s, he began his career as a screen printer, then became a decorator, running a business with up to ten employees. His work consisted of beautifying Parisian restaurants and cinemas while promoting environmental protection.

From 1986 to 2005, Pierre Marcel Schmidt became an international decorator under the name Pierre Marcel, working in the United States, in Miami, Florida, with the company "Subject to Change". He contributed to the preservation and renovation of the Art-Deco area of Miami Beach, decorating stores, private and public spaces, as well as commissioned municipal murals. For seven years, from 1991 to 1998, he traveled to Moscow as an official American expert to create the scenery for the first tourist attractions and the new Moscow City Hall, while helping to train Russian students in trades of official decorators.

In 2001, Pierre Marcel Schmidt returned to France, this time as an ecological painter. He lives in Guerny, in Eure, where he works publicly to promote the Vexin Français Regional Natural Park. Since 2003, he has created daily artistic works in public art at the Salle du Prieuré in Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, a village linked to the history of the creation of Normandy during the peace treaty of 911 with the Vikings.

From 2013 to 2016, he also directed a workshop-gallery located in La Roche Guyon. Throughout his career, Pierre Marcel Schmidt, aka Applestrophe, has used art as a means of raising awareness of ecology and promoting French history and culture.