Speedy Graphito (1961) - Ganas

Speedy Graphito, whose real name is Olivier Rizzo, is a French visual artist born in 1961 in Paris. He is considered one of the pioneers of street art in France, an indispensable figure since the 1980s. A graduate of École Estienne in 1983, he began his career with the X-Moulinex collective, before fully dedicating himself to his personal approach from 1984. Very early, he moved into urban space with a recognizable style blending stencils, painting, humor, and popular references.

His artistic universe draws on naïve figuration, comics, manga, video games, but also advertising iconography and Disney, which he reappropriates to denounce its impact on the collective imagination. The character "Lapinture," which he invents, quickly becomes a recurring icon of his work. The artist investigates, with irony and acuity, the visual codes of our consumer society, while offering a playful and critical reading of the contemporary world.

Speedy Graphito handles painting, sculpture, video, photography, performances and digital art with ease. He is the author of emblematic frescoes on the walls of Paris and in numerous cities around the world. His works have been exhibited in many galleries and prestigious institutions, in France as abroad. Among his most notable exhibitions, one can cite "Un Art de Vivre" at the Musée du Touquet-Paris-Plage in 2016, his first major museum retrospective, "Les Mondes Imaginaires" at the Musée en Herbe in Paris in 2021, or "La Grande Illusion" at Fluctuart in 2024, an immersive experience praised by critics.

His work is also shown in international galleries, such as Fabien Castanier Gallery in Los Angeles and Miami, Kolly Gallery in Zurich, or Cohle Gallery in Paris. In 2016, he set a record at a Tajan auction with his work "Art is Fight," sold for 58,500 euros, confirming his status as a major figure in contemporary urban art. In homage to the great masters of art history, he cites in his works references to Van Gogh, Mondrian, Miró, and even Dalí, while maintaining a dynamic, colorful and impactful style.

His work is a critical mirror of our time, at once engaged, poetic and accessible, which finds a strong resonance with a wide audience.