Le Diamantaire / Street Art

Exhibition Profiles

Written by Bérengère Treussard - Saturday, October 3, 2015

Street artist and talented upcycler Le Diamantaire dares to decorate the street with diamonds! You probably came across one while passing through a Parisian street or somewhere else. He scatters them on walls in major cities around the world to spread a message of love, and surely peace but I haven’t asked him yet! The artist recovers mirrors and glasses from the street to remodel them by hand and turn them into numbered and signed diamonds… He’s definitely in tune with the upcycling trend, according to which nothing is lost, everything is transformed… mainly into art!

Diamonds – Le Diamantaire – Photo ©Le Diamantaire

Le diamantaire makes us ponder on the value we place on things around us, our relationship to society, our place as human beings. The mirror reflects our image, that of the city and of others…

Street art by Le Diamantaire – photo ©Le Diamantaire

It is no coincidence that Le Diamantaire chose diamonds, a strong symbol of absolute and eternal love. He spreads a positive message of love. He created these artworks in such a way that we see a diamond when our image is reflected in the mirror… It is both a humanist and poetic message. That diamond in the middle of the city, that’s you! Dare to shine, dare to be yourself and pay tribute to the work! You too are valuable! You too can shine, even if life and the streets can sometimes be hostile, it doesn’t have to be that way.

For its second season, Le Diamantaire is exhibiting his work in galleries. From streets to galleries, creativity is more expressive and monumental, diamonds become murals. The artist plays with materials and their disposition, thus preserving the street art spirit in his work. The dynamism of the streets is brought into the walls on which the works are displayed. The diamond no longer lies flat on the wall, it is now three-dimensional… it gives the work depth and the appearance of a real diamond, in which the eye can get lost and the image can be reflected endlessly, which leaves room for imagination, and simply beauty.

Le Diamantaire – Crystal work, 2015 – 100 x100 cm – photo ©Le Diamantaire Le Diamantaire – Dust work, 2015 – 100 x100 cm – photo ©Le Diamantaire

To discover his creations, his universe and fall for a diamond like no other, I encourage you to stop by:

Wide Painting gallery from October 8 to December 19, 2015.

And if you would like to win one of his diamonds, check out his Instagram page, you can enter to win a beautiful pink diamond on October 5th!

Le Diamantaire also makes really cool brooches, so you can keep a small diamond with you at all times!

Le diamantaire – Brooch – photo ©Le Diamantaire

Exhibition from October 8 to December 19, 2015

Wide Painting

17 Rue du Cardinal Lemoine – 75005 Paris

Tuesday – Saturday: 11am – 7pm

+33 1 47 20 75 59

Le Diamantaire – Fantasia work, 2015 – 100 x100 cm – photo ©Le Diamantaire

« DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER »