A photograph from the Olympics is making the rounds internationally, but it is not strictly athletic.
It is the inspiration of Canadian photographer Bilal Aufin, a photo taken during the road cycling events at the Paris Olympics that resembles the famous painting “The Rue Montorgueil in Paris” by Claude Monet from 1878!
The Olympic Photograph-Painting
The Canadian photographer shared the photo on the official profile of the 2024 Olympics and, through his personal social media account, mentioned that he had to make an effort to convince the owner of a house to let him watch the race from his window.
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The Canadian’s photographs show cyclists passing through a narrow space in the middle of the street, while the crowd is squeezed behind the railings. There are even spectators who are “hanging” from buildings or stretching their hands trying to greet an athlete.
However, it was one of the photographs that caught attention because of its similarity to Monet’s painting from 1878. It was the perspective of someone observing the street from a window, with the colors emphasized by the French flag. The impressionist technique of the painter shows a specific animation of the crowd in the waving of the flags.
The most important thing before someone takes these photographs was to find the right place. Cycling is a sport that is watched by a crowd – we definitely see it at every Tour de France – so the best way to pay homage to the crowd is to take a photograph where the people are clustered,” Bilal Aufin noted in his post.
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