Wags - Hormuz - Waterline Collection

About the Waterline Collection series: Each work reveals a scene where reality shifts as soon as the eye crosses the waterline. Humor, poetry, tension, irony or absurdity coexist in a single image, reminding us that the most important part of a story often lies… just beneath the surface.

Title: Hormuz - Waterline Collection

Fine Art Print on 300g cotton paper

Dimensions 70x50 cm

Signed and numbered by the artist

Edition 2/10

New work, kept flat

Delivered with a signed certificate of authenticity

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

Tags: Digital painting, oil painting, oil on canvas, figurative painting, contemporary figuration, contemporary realism, female silhouette, swimming pool, diving board, turquoise water, Mediterranean light, summer, vacation, art of living, minimalism, graphic composition, interior decoration, luxury, contemporary art.

Biography:

Wags, born in Paris in 1970, embodies the journey of a polymath artist whose creativity has unfolded from electronic music to contemporary graphic art. From a family where art was already present thanks to his father, a draftsman, Wags discovered at a very young age his first passion, music creation. This passion guided him in his youth, and his early talents led him to make a bold decision: to invest the money set aside for higher studies into creating his first album.
Distributed by EMI, the album did not meet the expected success, but it marked the beginning of a rich artistic career full of experimentation.

Alongside his musical career, Wags entered the advertising world as a copywriter for the iconic Playboy magazine. For many years, he put his creativity to work for the publication by creating and directing the magazine’s advertising campaigns.

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

In 2017, Wags made 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.

Wanting to explore new artistic universes, Wags is none other than Kobalt, who signs under this pseudonym so as not to interfere with his usual work.

This contemporary figurative painting draws on classical realism and a glamorous modern 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 a 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