This French Castle Just Got An Eye Popping Makeover

Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.Who says high society can’t have a little flair? One 19th-century castle in France’s Loire Valley got a whole new look this summer as street artists from around the world turned the nearly 100-acre estate into a masterpiece of urban art. At its center is the chateau itself which, after nearly 30 years of disrepair, was transformed into a dreamlike mural by Spanish pop artist Okuda San Miguel.

Lorsqu’un artiste espagnol Okuda San Miguel redonne des couleurs à un ancien collège espagnol en France @okudart #okudart #okudacastle #urbanart #urbanwork#hello_france #instaphoto #pressignylespins #festivallabelvalette #streetart #multicolor#castle #instaart #crane#popart #urbanart #colorfull #bluesky #sprayart#colorfull#super_france#castillo#okudasanmiguel#streetartist#label Valette @festivallabelvalette A post shared by @clo6437 on Jul 14, 2017 at 11:51pm PDT

Titled Skull in the Mirror, the mural draws on Okuda’s distinct style with a whirlwind of color and shapes, polka dots that jump off the walls and two prism-like skulls that’ll stare down any visitor. It’s nothing like the unremarkable gray-and-brick castle that previously stood there; the new building looks as if it were torn from a parallel, psychedelic world. The surrealist work certainly stands out in the quiet Pressigny-les-Pins village, which is about 55 minutes from Paris by train.

skull mirror castle / video by @chopemdownfilms @spencershea +++ curated by @inkandmovement + @bynightgallery somewhere in France #okudasanmiguel #okudartchateau #okudacastle #okudart #+++ @labelvalettefestival / thx & love to my lovely assistants @marcosmandm @hattori_ A post shared by OKUDA SAN MIGUEL (@okudart) on Jul 7, 2017 at 12:21pm PDT

The piece was done to kick off the upcoming LaBel Valette festival, a French art expo put on by Urban Art Paris that celebrates street culture. More than 100 artists from around the world came to the festival’s grounds in late-June to give the Château de la Valette’s sprawling grounds new life. Their work will be featured on guided tours throughout the festival, which runs from September 1-3, 2017.clo6437.H/T: AWOL

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