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FOR THE CITY OF LIGHT,
AND FOR NOLAN,
THE LIGHT OF MY CENTER
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Portrait of Mom in
the botanical gardens
by Nolan Chu
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CONTENTS
Guide
Ive seen you, beauty, and you belong to me now, whoever you are waiting for, and if I never see you again, I thought. You belong to me and all Paris belongs to me and I belong to this notebook and this pencil.ERNEST HEMINGWAY
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My first visit to Paris happened late in life when I was feeling a bit creatively burned-out and thought a trip might provide some stress relief. I fell asleep with my head against the window of the taxi on the way into the city and awoke to an intimacy of color, architecture, and detail I had never known before. Little did I know when the taxi suddenly turned onto the Place de la Concorde, with my hands pressed against the glass, that I was beginning a transformative journey of curiosities and visual delights. And that I would be forever changed and connected to the city as an artist and designer.
PARIS
Four qualities define the essential properties of color: hue, intensity, value, and tint. Hue names the color, while intensity or saturation defines the depth of vividness. Value defines light and darkness, and tint is a calibration of how much value is attributed to a color.
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Visiting Paris changed my color palette for life. Color resonates here in the only way it can in a city with such vast history and cultureit is not found on the surface but lifts up from within its surroundings. I had never experienced pockets of color in such a way as through the lacquered doors and storefronts framed by stone walls, glimmering lip colors of chic Parisiennes, or through the endless confections found through the citys patisseries and chocolatiers.
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29-31 Rue Saint-Louis en Lle | 75004
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Color is my day-long obsession, joy, and torment.
CLAUDE MONET
I am in vehement agreement, Mr. Monet, but with one addition... so is ice cream. Berthillon dominates the le Saint-Louis, where even city natives queue down the street for the ceremonious glaces. It was in this queue that I had many moments to spy the bins filled with their daily offerings. I tasted the pistache and poire. I can only explain that when you lay down a good oil or watercolor tint you can literally feel the purity of the color wash onto canvas. The artful glaces did just that to my mouth.
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deconstructed ice cream bits:
pistache
citron vert
mandarine
cassis
melon
fraise
ananas
vanille
chocolat mendiant
caramel
chocolat noir
caramel
praline
pignons
moka caf
noix de coco
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Boulevard Richard-Lenoir | 75011
This pop of turquoise brought such joy to my sketchbooks as I spent an afternoon wandering down Canal Saint-Martin. The many splendors and beautiful surprising bursts of color found in the city are so remarkable to methis could be any corner shop in the city.
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Jardin du Luxembourg | 75006
Here is the most verdant and intimate fountain within the Luxembourg Gardens. It is dense and intimate, inspiring an interplay of green-dappled colors.
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1 Rue de Furstemberg | 75006
Parisian storefronts are wonderful examples of contrast, as they are often painted in deep or bold layers of color. Some of my favorite types are simply black-and-white, but this combination can take on a dramatic effect, especially at night, when the shop glows from within.
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The shops on Rue Caulaincourt | 75018
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21 Rue Bonaparte | 75006
Perfumed. Pastel. Perfection. The Ladure macaron is always my last memory of Paris when I depart, as I hoard boxes of them in my suitcase. The macarons are displayed in chalky tones: bright like the citron and chocolate cherry and the more muted pistachio and spice.
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111 Boulevard Beaumarchais | 75003
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This bright little red Mini was the first thing that caught my eye when I visited Merci. It sits at the entrance and has become the loving mascot of this brilliant design concept shop. If you are a design and color nerd like I am, then you are sure to find delight in the bubblegum notebooks, rainbow-hued washi tape, and other paper goods.
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I am always reminded of all the virtues of a Frenchwomans style, with these in particular: let your hair be au naturel, and the less product the better, EXCEPT for lipstick. The brighter the better.
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