Wags - Cairo - The Red Hat Collection

This work is part of The Red Hat Collection, a series of paintings in which a mysterious silhouette wearing a red hat traverses the world's most emblematic places, inviting the viewer to imagine its story.

Title: Cairo - The Red Hat Collection

Fine Art Print on 300g cotton paper

Dimensions: 70x50 cm

Signed and numbered by the artist

Edition 5/5

New artwork, kept flat

Delivered with a signed certificate of authenticity

All artworks are protected with kraft paper and shipped in extremely sturdy tubes. Sent with insurance and tracking number.

Tags: Oil painting, oil on canvas, realistic painting, contemporary realism, figurative painting, elegant woman, female nude, glamour, sensuality, New York, Manhattan, skyline, rooftop, pool, Empire State Building, luxury, golden light, interior decoration, contemporary art.

Biography:

Wags, born in Paris in 1970, embodies the journey of a polymorphic artist whose creativity has unfolded from electronic music to contemporary graphic art. Coming from a family where art was already present thanks to his father, a draftsman, Wags discovers at a very young age his first passion, musical creation. This passion guides him in his youth, and his early talents lead him to make a bold decision: to invest the money intended to fund his higher studies in the creation of his first album.
Distributed by EMI, the album does not meet the expected success, but it marks the beginning of an artistic career rich in experimentation.

Alongside his musical career, Wags enters the advertising world as a designer/writer for the iconic magazine Playboy. For many years, he lends his creativity to the publication by creating and realizing the magazine's advertising campaigns.

The turning point in his career comes in 2005 when he becomes a cameraman, thus exploring a new facet of the visual world. In 2007, he discovers a passion for photography, adding another artistic string to his bow. In 2010, he successfully founds his own photography agency, highlighting his entrepreneurial spirit.

In 2017, Wags makes a radical choice to sell his agency to fully embrace graphic art, influenced by his son, who has become a major figure in global street art. A pioneer of computer-assisted artistic creation, Wags stands out with more than 3000 works sold in galleries and online to date.

Wishing to explore new artistic realms, Wags is none other than Kobalt who signs under this pseudonym to avoid interfering with his usual work.

This contemporary figurative painting draws inspiration from classical realism and a modern glamorous aesthetic. Collectors who appreciate the light of Joaquín Sorolla, the mastery of Anders Zorn, the elegance of John Singer Sargent, as well as the worlds of Richard S. Johnson, Pino Daeni, Jack Vettriano, Fabian Perez, and Jeremy Lipking will find in this work an atmosphere and treatment of light that are familiar to them.

Tags: Luxury Interior | Interior Design | Home Decor | Hotel Decor | Modern Living | Contemporary Decor | Beach House | Coastal Living | Luxury Lifestyle | Warhol | Lichtenstein | Banksy | Obey | David Hockney | Bess Irissa