Collection: WRD

WRD is a 43-year-old artist from Lyon whose creative universe is rooted in a passion for drawing and painting developed since childhood. His work is distinguished by a recurring character, inspired by icons from 1930s Disney cartoons, pop culture, and contemporary painting trends. WRD explores different forms and media to bring this character to life, which he uses a unique technique combining acrylic and posca on canvas, as well as digital creations on a graphics tablet. His work, at the crossroads of classical and modern influences, stands out in the artistic landscape thanks to its bold style and emotional depth.

WRD, ART AS A MIRROR OF THE SOUL

“The Child in Me,” “Purple Haze,” “All About My Mother”… So many evocative titles that offer a glimpse of the depth that the artist WRD infuses into his works.

Painting is the very expression of who he is, a mirror of his soul. His canvases are always born from intense experiences, from moments traversed with their share of emotions. Nothing is superficial; everything is felt.

For WRD, art is a diary in color and form. Each work is a visual confession, painted over the course of his tribulations. Through his creations, he seeks to "get the energy flowing," to break the loneliness by sharing a fragment of his experience. It is not only an invitation to contemplate, but also a hand extended to the viewer. A powerful message emerges: even in adversity, there is always a glimmer of hope.

A TECHNIQUE THAT CONFUSES AND FASCINATES

WRD doesn't play with transparency. He favors opacity, like the comics that populated his childhood and offered him refuge from a difficult daily life.

A nonconformist artist, he breaks free from the traditional codes of realism. In his world, skin can be blue, a beard pink, a sky green. The colors are vivid, sharp, and pop. They convey raw emotion, the frozen moment of a powerful feeling. Each color choice is a roundabout way of showing that change—no matter how disruptive—carries within it a promise of renewal.

WRD's work is constantly evolving, reflecting his worldview. Increasingly, he tends to convey a message imbued with positivity. It's up to us to capture it, to feel it, to draw inspiration from it.