Wags - Venise - The Red Hat Collection (Unique Edition)

This work is part of The Red Hat Collection, a series of pieces where a mysterious silhouette wearing a red hat traverses the world’s most iconic places, inviting the viewer to imagine its story...

Regarding the square at the bottom left: Each work signed Wags is henceforth accompanied by a discreet red square, most often.

This graphic mark serves as a visual landmark, a deliberately minimalist presence that links the works together without disturbing their composition. Like a contemporary seal, this square accompanies each creation and contributes to the visual identity of Wags' universe.

Title: Venice - The Red Hat Collection (Unique Edition)

Fine Art print on 300g cotton paper

Digitally painted entirely by computer
Dimension 70x50 cm

Signed and numbered by the artist

Unique edition: 1/1

New work, kept flat

Delivered with a signed certificate of authenticity

All works are protected with brown kraft paper and shipped in extremely sturdy tubes. Shipped insured with tracking number.

Tags: Oil painting, oil on canvas, realistic painting, contemporary realism, figurative painting, female nude, woman, sensuality, glamour, elegance, boat, yacht, sea, Mediterranean, Riviera, Mediterranean light, holidays, luxury, 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. Hailing from a family where art was already present through his father, a draftsman, Wags discovers at a very young age his first passion, music creation. This passion guides him in his youth, and his precocious talents lead him to make a bold decision: to invest the money destined to finance his higher education in the creation of his first album.

Distributed by EMI, the album does not meet the expected success, but it marks the beginning of a richly experimental artistic career.

Parallel to his musical career, Wags enters the world of advertising as a designer/writer for the iconic Playboy magazine. For many years, he puts his creativity at the service of the publication by creating and producing 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 photo 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 became a major figure in world street art. A pioneer of computer-assisted artistic creation, Wags stands out with more than 3,000 works sold in galleries and online to date.

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

This contemporary figurative painting draws inspiration from 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 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 |