lasveguix (1986) - NOT BANKSY

Canvas on a wooden frame, torn posters, spray paint, Posca, 55x46cm. Tribute to Banksy and the rats.
Original and unique artwork on canvas, handmade, directly from the workshop. Ready to hang on the wall.
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LASVEGUIX

French contemporary artist Lasveguix develops a singular universe at the crossroads of street art, collage and contemporary painting. His work questions the memory of walls, the passage of time, and the poetry of the ephemeral, turning urban scars into pieces charged with emotion.

Introduced to graffiti by his cousin SUOZ, he shapes his visual language through contact with the walls of Paris and London. His work sits within an artistic lineage where the great names of urban and contemporary art dialogue. You can sense the heritage of Jacques Villeglé and Raymond Hains in ripped-poster art, the sculptural power of Vhils, the raw energy of Jean-Michel Basquiat, the silhouettes of Jérôme Mesnager, the poetry of Miss Tic, the urban memory of Ernest Pignon-Ernest, Jef Aérosoleur’s stencil, Invader’s pixelated universe, and the iconic force of Shepard Fairey. Without ever imitating them, Lasveguix asserts a personal handwriting, instantly recognizable.

Ripped posters, spray paint, acrylic, Posca, and reliefs compose true “wall skins,” where tears, superimpositions and the traces of time become witnesses to a collective memory. Each work reveals a dialogue between material, history and emotion, inviting the viewer to rediscover the beauty of what the city seemed to have forgotten.

Lasveguix regularly shows in France and internationally. His works join private collections in many countries and reflect growing interest from collectors. His career leads him to participate in art fairs, prestigious exhibitions, and charity galas bringing together collectors, patrons and institutions. His work has notably been presented at events organized at Roland-Garros, the District 13 Art Fair at the Hôtel Drouot, Monaco, and several emblematic venues of the contemporary art scene.

Through each of his creations, Lasveguix gives a second life to the city’s vestiges. He does not simply depict walls: he reveals their soul, letting urban heritage, memory and creation dialogue within a profoundly contemporary and timeless work.