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

This work is part of The Red Hat Collection, a series of pieces where a mysterious silhouette with a red hat travels through the world’s most iconic locations, leaving it to the viewer to imagine its story...

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

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

Title: Willemstad - 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 artworks are protected with kraft paper and shipped in extremely sturdy tubes. Shipment with insurance and 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 decor, 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. Coming from a family where art was already present thanks to his father, a draftsman, Wags discovered very young his first passion, music creation. This passion guides him in his youth, and his early talents lead him to take a bold decision: to invest the money destined to fund his higher studies to invest it in creating his first album.

Distributed by EMI, the album did not meet the expected success, but it marked the beginning of an artistic career rich in experimentation.

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

Seeking to explore new artistic worlds, 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 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 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 |