Finally, it would be a big mistake to avoid Courcoult's giants, of whom there are three here. El Campesino is the twin brother of Le Grand Géant, come down from the mountains to help in the Mexican revolution. At his side is Le Petit Géant noir, the son of Le Grand Géant, born in Africa. Also included in the mural is La Petite Géante, Le Grand Géant's niece. Sadly, El Xolo, the Aztec dog-god who became La Petite Géante's travelling companion, has been effaced.
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The wall fallen from the sky which I featured in an earlier post deserves far more than a few brief words. I can only mention some of the many features in this wall, partly because many are now hidden beneath the act of mindless vandalism of some tag fanatic. It's a history of Nantes, also of many of the people who've made some contribution to that history. And behind it is Jean-Luc Courcoult, co-founder of the Royal de Luxe theatre, of Les Géants, instigator of street happenings, and eternal child. Here he is in the painting.
Looked at from one angle, this bizarre wall appears to be a remnant from an old period, although it is in fact an art exibit by Jean-Luc Courcoult created in 2011. It's a great pity it's been vandalised to such an extent though. A map of the features and characters (the vast majority of which are associated with Nantes) lists eighty-four.
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