CIGAR-EVERYDAY


Mixed media on French linen

100cm x 100cm
  • Artwork Description

    In addition to his passion for graffiti, cigars are also an indispensable hobby in Cyril Kongo's life. The artist took inspiration from cigars, using bright shades and magically blending a clubby color palette into the tropical landscape of flavors and emotions. The pleasure of enjoying cigars is also the clearest reflection of the artist's spirit through his works of purity, wildness and freedom. The harmonious combination of art and the association of cigar flavors has created Kongo's own world, drawing clubgoers into his multiverse world. Through his work, the artist reminds us to slow down a bit, stop to breathe and find joy in the small moments of luxury that make each day we return to so special.

Cyril Kongo’s artworks is marked by his experience and his vision of life. After painting in the streets for more than 30 years and working so that graffiti can be perceived differently, this artist is now considered as a pioneer who understood how to break the codes and build something new through his contemporary and “avant-gardiste” point of view. His influences are multicultural, his level of excellence and his capacity to create new bridges between opposite worlds has forged his style and career.

 

 

Cyril Kongo has been able to associate his name with excellence, abundance and virtuosity. He comes from a marginalized environment which has been set aside of the institutionalized art industry but today this visionary artist is known internationally. His singular universe and his strong identity gave him the opportunity to collaborate with the most prestigious names of fashion such as Hermès, Chanel, Richard Mille but also with luxurious brands based on art and craftsmanship such as La Cornue, Pinel&Pinel, Atelier Victor, Daum,…