DJALOUZ

DJALOUZ

Painting ( acrylic )

Acrylique sur assemblage bois. 49 × 49 x 26 cm

/// Biography ///

Born in 1985, Djalouz is a visual artist, illustrator, and graffiti artist. While earning his degree in graphic design, he began doing graffiti in 2003, inspired by the rising young French and European graffiti scene (Marko 93, Dran, Daim, MTO, etc.) as well as the world of comics (Enki Bilal, Frank Miller).

He became known for his signature "pigecam" motif, but his artistic universe is vast. He is comfortable working on various surfaces; his works can be found on canvas as well as on Parisian walls, wastelands, and abandoned factories where nature has reclaimed its territory. He practices the art of lettering with 3D graffiti as well as figurative drawing, and loves to explore the art of anamorphosis.

Recently, in his series of drawings "I, as a child, draw me a sheep," he sketches the world's ills through a child's eyes. Beneath the apparent simplicity of the lines lie multiple references that question the world around us and often brutal current events: war, migration flows, pollution, ecology, surveillance…