Is there a link?

Last October, I spotted this on the wall on Washington Street, near St FinnBarre’s Bridge. I had a vague recollection of seeing a message in a similar style somewhere previous – but had not photographed, unfortunately.

Taking the photograph, I was hoping that I would again pass the one that I had previously seen; that I could then take a photograph; and then compare the two.

At the start of November, a family break to Paris saw us walking back from Basilica Sacré-Coeur towards Montmatre. I spotted this.

To my eyes, there are definite similarities with the eye and the four teeth/triangles – but any more than that had me beaten. I do not know.

The Paris message appears to translate as ‘To Victory Always’  which does not relate to ‘Rocking The World’.

This is still a riddle waiting to be solved.

Are the eyes and teeth a coincidence?
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Is there a link between the messages?

​UPDATE 2017.02.15

I found the photograph of the original marking. It is at St Patrick’s Quay.
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It is of similar style to the other two I have seen – but I am still completely lost as to the meaning.

​UPDATE 2017.02.16

Thanks to Miscellanea Curiosa on twitter who has advised that they are the work of Oré – a street artist from France.

His website reveals that there are a few more in Cork that I have yet to spot.
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It is great that the riddle has been solved.