NAME: Angelo Aversa

LOCATION: Paris, France

OCCUPATION: Woodcut Artist

Where do you live and what’s it like riding in your city?

I am an Italian-born woodcut artist, and I live in Paris, France. It is a friendly biker’s city with many exclusive bicycle lanes.

What was your favorite city to ride in, and why?

So far, Paris. I live near the Canal Saint Martin in the 10th arrondissement, which, if you follow it northeast, takes you outside the city and in a half hour you are in the country far from the chaos. I bike every day, because I don’t like to take the metro. I buy supplies with my bicycle; go around to exhibitions, meet friends, and more.

A place where I would like to bike is Portland, OR. I heard it is a very green city and super bike-friendly. Who knows? Probably one day I will ride around there with my bicycle gallery.

Why do you love riding in the city?

Two wheels are my favorite way to go to a meeting. Bikers here are very well accepted. It’s the fastest way to get around.

Or just say whatever you want about riding in the city… Poetry anyone?

I started the very first bicycle art gallery and the smallest art gallery in Paris, in which I sell my woodcut prints around the city. I am meeting lots of new people every day. Even at the stoplights people chat with me asking information about my “different” bicycle. I can’t count the number of pictures people take of my bike.

Check out woodcut.weebly.com

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