{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urban Exploration"],"cover":{"alt":"Jeff Soto’s Underground Drawings","height":1520,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris-underground.jpeg","width":2480},"credit":"","date":"2012-01-14T18:27:04Z","description":"Jeff Soto recently explored hidden places around the Metro lines underneath Paris and created some nice underground drawings using nothing more that chalk and his dreams...","html":"\u003cp\u003eFortunately, Jeff Soto has a friend in Paris, who is urban explorer and urban art enthusiast. Otherwise the US-based artist would never have had the chance to create those nice chalk drawing in an exhaust vent above the Metro line underneath Paris!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"chalk-underground-drawings\"\u003eChalk Underground Drawings\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeff is not the first urban artist who went exploring the almost hidden ways under the French capital: Not long ago, a team including \u003cstrong\u003eC215\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eFutura 2000\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eConor Harrington\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eHow \u0026amp; Nosm\u003c/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSaber\u003c/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eSheOne\u003c/strong\u003e explored and repainted the \u003ca href=\"/underbelly-paris-abandoned-urban-art/\"\u003eParisian tunnel system\u003c/a\u003e (one of the most spectacular throughout Europe!), creating \u003ca href=\"/the-underbelly-of-new-york/\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnderbelly Project\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e Paris.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI was originally going to paint in here, but decided against it when I saw the walls. It was perfect for chalk\u0026hellip;(Jeff Soto)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooks like I should spend my next holidays also in Paris\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 1228\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"1228\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1228\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_ee1036a14f34bb62.avif 480w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_18b24b30bca31a18.avif 960w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_1e547ced302535d1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_7d414a868ca2da59.webp 480w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_cffde54c3f0cb00e.webp 960w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_6e7db519ae6e2551.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_f241f340ab6deb97.jpg\" srcset=\"/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_ce4f96aae100aa61.jpg 480w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_6f53e17d13a939f7.jpg 960w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings_hu_f241f340ab6deb97.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"961\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n \u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 2480px; --image-ratio: 2480 / 1520\" data-source-width=\"2480\" data-source-height=\"1520\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"1520\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_83d1d42e925d9f09.avif 480w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_931cb05afde36ace.avif 960w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_a355764735ea0e8e.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_7041f108ff8b0b9b.webp 480w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_9452d6629a11fe35.webp 960w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_ccc9883f218bd394.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n   \u003cimg src=\"/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_ae66aed58755171e.jpg\" srcset=\"/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_b2e1559217073336.jpg 480w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_3e6dfb653b4e5a00.jpg 960w, /jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris_hu_ae66aed58755171e.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"883\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n \u003c/picture\u003e\n \u003c/figure\u003e\n\nVia \u003ca href=\"http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/01/jeff-soto-underneath-paris/\"\u003evandalog.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n\n\nFortunately, Jeff Soto has a friend in Paris, who is urban explorer and urban art enthusiast. Otherwise the US-based artist would never have had the chance to create those nice chalk drawing in an exhaust vent above the Metro line underneath Paris!\n\n\n## Chalk Underground Drawings\n\n\nJeff is not the first urban artist who went exploring the almost hidden ways under the French capital: Not long ago, a team including **C215**, **Futura 2000**, **Conor Harrington**, **How \u0026 Nosm**, **Saber**, and **SheOne** explored and repainted the [Parisian tunnel system](/underbelly-paris-abandoned-urban-art/) (one of the most spectacular throughout Europe!), creating [*Underbelly Project*](/the-underbelly-of-new-york/) Paris.\n\n\u003e I was originally going to paint in here, but decided against it when I saw the walls. It was perfect for chalk...(Jeff Soto)\n\nLooks like I should spend my next holidays also in Paris...\n\n![](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-underground-drawings.jpg\u003e) ![](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/jeff-soto-paris.jpg\u003e) \nVia [vandalog.com](http://blog.vandalog.com/2012/01/jeff-soto-underneath-paris/).\n","tags":["Chalk Art","Jeff Soto","Drawing","Street Art Paris"],"title":"Jeff Soto’s Underground Drawings","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jeff-soto-underground-drawings/"}