Who am i ?

EN

Artist & Abstract Calligrapher born in 1996 in Paris, working on walls since 2012 and with a pen since 2016.

Among his fondest childhood memories, Dark carries typography: infinite source of inspiration and fascination. Writing being a primordial pillar in the architecture of collective living, in communication, which serves as a medium for diversity.

A relentless dreamer, the artist unconsciously interprets the myth of Babel, attempting a true recreation of the Adamic language through his work.

After having finely studied the visual typographical particularities of dozens of alphabets from all over the world, Dark has fun handling them, working them in his own way, until he has totally tamed them.

His work then becomes the carrier of a universal message, just as flexible in its form, it expresses unity in disparity, cohesion in plurality and harmony in diversity.

The mural dimension therefore takes on its full meaning and becomes the ideal support for the communication of this omen: heterogeneity in difference. Whether his work pleases or displeases, the artist seeks above all to arouse emotion and invites his impromptu viewer to reflect.

With love, from Dark.

FR

Artiste & Calligraphe Abstrait né en 1996 à Paris, il travaille sur les murs depuis 2012 et à la plume depuis 2016.

Parmi ses plus tendres souvenirs d’enfance, Dark porte la typographie: source infinie d’inspiration et de fascination. L’écriture étant un pilier primordial dans l’architecture du savoir vivre collectif, dans la communication, qui sert de média à la diversité.

Rêveur acharné, l’artiste interprète de manière inconsciente le mythe de Babel, en tentant une véritable récréation du langage adamique à travers son travail.

Après avoir finement étudié les particularités typographiques visuelles des dizaines d’alphabets du monde entier, Dark s’amuse à les manier, les travailler à sa manière, jusqu’à les apprivoiser totalement.

Son travail devient alors porteur d’un message universel, tout aussi souple dans sa forme, il exprime l’unité dans la disparité, la cohésion de la pluralité et l’harmonie dans diversité.

La dimension murale prend donc tout son sens et devient le support idéal à la communication de ce présage: hétérogénéiser la différence. Que son travail plaise ou déplaise, l’artiste cherche avant tout à susciter de l’émotion et invite son spectateur improvisé à la réflexion.

With love, from Dark.

Represented by

Urban Signature • Paris, France

@urban_signature • www.urban-signature.com

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ERBK Gallery • Paris, France

@erbkgallery

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Parody Gallery • Miami, United States

@parodygallery - www.parodygallery.com

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Young Artist Montmartre • Paris, France

@youngartistsmontmartre • www.frenchartcollection.com

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Galerie WAWI • Paris, France

@galeriewawi • www.galeriewawi.com

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Le Lavomatik • Paris, France

@lelavomatik • www.lelavomatik.com

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Nomart Gallery • Paris, France

@nomartgallery • www.nomart.eu

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Artdeme • Paris, France

@artdeme.france • www.artdeme.com

Events

Solo/Duo Exhibitions : 8

Collective Exhibitions : 58

2016

/ Mural at Nomart Galerie opening in Paris, 22/09

/ Collective Exhibition at Nomart Art Runway Show in Paris, 17/11

2017

/ Collective Exhibition and live perform at Society opening x Nomart in Paris, 13/03

/ Solo Exhibition at TXIKI : Ebsilon x Nomart at the Poly parisian bar, 22/03

/ Collective Exhibition at Intuit Lab Paris, 18/03

/ Mural for LEFF'R Association on Camondo School, 29/03

/ Live Perform | Dark x FollowDaRabbit, 20/05

/ Solo Exhibition Dérivation au bar Les Philanthropes, 7/06 - 8/07 & 30/08 - 25/10

/ Live canvas - Body painting au FAUST Paris pour Dark x Hiya!, 9/06.

/ Live Perform for the festival Artycule, 25/06

/ Floor Artwork for One More Bar Paris, 23/08

/ Artistic Direction on the Smoking Room Mona Lisa Paris, September.

/ Live Perform for Les Apéros du Lab, 20/09

/ Solo Exhibition Red is the New Black à Mona Lisa Paris, 1/10 to 21/10

/ Artistic Direction on Veranda Club - Aubervilliers, October.

/ Live Perform with P. & Jibe.P - Le Génie d'Alex, 11/11

/ Artistic Direction in VIP room - Fat Bar Paris, 14/12

/ Collective Exhibition - DIZORDER of DECEMBER - Akiza Gallery Paris, 1/12 to 25/12

2018

/ Mural for Hiya! in front of Station F - Paris 13, 28/01

/ Rooftop fresco for AZ invests in Lisbon, 3/02

/ 3 Murals for AZ Invests in Lisbon, 4/02 - 5/02

/ Wall in the FatBar Paris, in collaboration with TocToc, 13/03

/ Collaboration with WOM Creation - Paris & Cannes, March - September.

/ Live Painting at La Nuit Des Ecoles d'Art, in collaboration with P., 6/04

/ Collective Exhibition " RÉVÔLT " powered by Hiya - Paris 3, 13/04 to 15/04

/ Live Paintin' during Cannes Film Festival for WOM Creation & Weill Paris, 10/05 to 17/05

/ Curator Collective Exhibition "Rue" - Paris 11, 8/06 to 10/06

/ Collective Exhibition & Live Painting' at "Moonlight in Paris" by Nomart, 12/06

/ Artistic Direction in smoking room in collab with Fluide - Fat Bar Paris, 13/06

/ Walls for Street Art x Secours Populaire 2k18 - Paris 18, 21/06

/ Live Paintin' for WOM Creation x Sohso la Guinguette, 15/06, 22/06, 29/06 June and 6/07

/ Live Paintin' for Le Pop'ulair - Paris 20, 27/06

/ Workshop with Toctoc in Paris School of Economics - Paris 13, 4/09

/ Collective Exhibition Le Street Art s’invite au 59 Rivoli by Urban Signature, 6/09 to 9/09

/ Monumental wall for Mairie 13e - Paris, 17/10 to 19/10

/ Collective Exhibition Asie at Le Lavomatik - Paris 13, 9/10 to 23/10

/ Collective Exhibition YAM Birthday at Young Artists Montmartre - 9/11 to 23/11

/ Collective Exhibition, Live Painting & Workshop for Festival TSR, 21/11 to 25/11

/ Collective Exhibition Black Book powered by Hiya! - 14/12

2019

/ Collaboration with Toctoc for his solo show Hors Cadre at Galerie Sakura - 26/01

/ Collective Exhibition Naissances by Asso Art’Murs at Secours Populaire, 22/02 to 25/02

/ Live Performs for Roads Orléans 2019, 6/04

/ Live Perform for Le Street Art s’empare de la ville, Asso Art’Murs - Champigny/Marne, 18/04

/ Collective Exhibition C’est pas la taille qui compte by Urban Signature, 16/05 -19/05

/ Mural & Identity for Street Art x Secours Populaire 2k19, 21/06

/ Collective Exhibition Feat at Galerie Sakura - 28/06 to 22/09

/ Live Perform for Les Canaux Paris by Urban Signature - Paris 18, 29/06

/ Collective Exhibition La rentrée du Street Art by Urban Signature - 12/09 to 22/09

/ Collective Exhibition Miniature Street Art by Le Cabinet d’Amateur - 5/09 to 15/09

/ Collective Exhibition Boards to be solidaire 2, 5/11 to 7/11

/ Solo Exhibition It’s all about shapes at Renaissance Le Parc Trocadéro, 4/11 to 4/12

/ Collective Exhibition EVOLVTION by Artdeme - Paris 3, 14/11

/ Collective Exhibition Cent par Cent by Young Artists Montmartre - 28/11 to 14/12

2020

/ Collective Exhibition Born in 1980’s by Young Artists Montmartre - 28/01 to 6/02

/ Collective Exhibition Make Street Art Not War by Galerie WAWI - 31/01 to 23/02

/ Duo Show Family Affair’s by Young Artists Montmartre - 12/03 to 22/03

/ Collective Exhibition Atypique by Galerie WAWI - 12/06 to 12/07

/ Collective Exhibition Les Enfants de la Mythologeny by Noty Aroz - 26/06 to 28/06

/ Collective Exhibition C’est pas la taille qui compte by Urban Signature - 26/06 to 28/06

/ Mural for Festival Grimaud Art Urbain 2020 - 31/07 to 31/08

/ Collective Exhibition Street Money by Galerie Sakura - 3/09 to 31/10

/ Collective Exhibition Full Metal Placket by Urban Signature - 8/10 to 11/10

/ Collective Exhibition Frissons by Galerie WAWI - 30/10 to 20/11

/ Collective Exhibition Urban Xmas Market by Urban Signature - 1/12 to 25/12

2021

/ Collective Exhibition 150 by LE Journal du Chat Noir - 21/05 to 24/05

/ Solo Show Transform Me at ERBK Gallery - 02/06 to 27/06

/ Collective Exhibition Fragmentation - 03/06 to 03/07

/ Collective Exhibition Street vs Wild by Urban Signature - 9/6 to 13/6

/ Mural for Le M.U.R. Saint Raphaël at Festival Résonances Urbaines 4 - 08/06 to 12/06

/ Collective Exhibition La Collective by Asso Art’Murs - 15/06 to 20/06

/ Collective Exhibition Covers by Galerie Fratello - 28/06 to 04/07

/ Murals for Grimaud Art Urbain 2021 - 01/07 to 30/08

/ Collective Exhibition Retrouvailles by Le Cabinet d’Amateur - 09/09 to 26/09

/ Collective Exhibition Sneakers Generation by Galerie Sakura - 08/09 to 14/11

/ Collective Exhibition Street Art Wonderland by Urban Signature - 15/10 to 19/10

/ Collective Exhibition Back To The Shack by Urban Signature - 4/12 to 12/12

/ Collective Exhibition Plateaux de Jeu by Akiza Gallery - 15/12 to 9/01/2022

2022

/ Contemporary Art Fair District 13 with Vangart VG - 13/01 to 16/01

/ Collective Exhibition Made In by Le Cabinet d’Amateur - 8/02 to 13/02

/ Collective Exhibition Boards to be solidaire 3 by Urban Signature - 7/03 to 10/03

/ Contemporary Art Fair Lille Art’Up with ErbK Gallery - 10/03 to 13/03

/ Collective Exhibition Boards to be solidaire 3 by Urban Signature - 7/03 to 10/03

/ Live Perform on canvas for Maisons-Alfort - 14/03

/ Collective Exhibition Wood Morning Paris by Juce Gace - 25/03 to 28/03

/ Collective Exhibition Monochrome by Urban Signature - 6/04 to 10/04

/ Collective Exhibition BALEK by Galerie WAWI - 8/04 to 08/05

/ Mural in Orleans for ROADS Orleans - 14/05

/ Solo Show Transform Me II at ERBK Gallery - 15/06 to 16/07

/ Live Perform Mural for Le Printemps des Arts by Yassine Hmitti - 18/06

/ Collective Exhibition for Le Printemps des Arts by Yassine Hmitti - 18/06 to 06/07

/ Collective Exhibition It’s Street Art Time by Urban Signature - 24/06 to 22/07

/ Live Perform Mural for Le Lavo//matik - 1/07

/ Collective Exhibition 50 Autoportraits Imaginaires by Le Cabinet d’Amateur - 20/10 to 30/10

/ Collective Exhibition Portes Ouvertes II by La Cale - 3/12 & 4/12

/ Collective Exhibition La Petite Collective by Asso Art’Murs - 8/12 to 11/12

/ Collective Exhibition Expo des 150 II by Journal Le Chat Noir - 5/12 to 11/12

/ Collective Exhibition Galerie Ephemere by Galerie Jumble - 5/12 to 16/12

/ Collective Exhibition Murs Ouverts 54 by Le Lavo//matik - 5/12 to 24/12

2023

/ Collective Exhibition Nuances de Noir(s) by Galerie WAWI - 13/01 to 27/01

/ Collective Exhibition Cartes sur table : Rebelote by Le Cabinet d’Amateur - 30/03 to 9/04

/ Collective Exhibition Murs Ouverts 56 by Le Lavo//matik - 01/04 to 22/04

Collaborations

Posca | 2021 to 2022

Secours Populaire | 2017 to 2021

SNCF | 2019

Aximum | 2019

Diesel Fragrances | 2018

Mairie Paris 13e | 2018

Orange | 2018

WOM Creation | 2018

Weill Paris | 2018

FAT Bar Paris | 2018

Mona Lisa Paris | 2017

ATD Quart Monde | 2017

References

Paper by Wonder Brunette | Link

Paper by QG des Artistes | Link 

Paper by Lisbon Street Art Tour | Link

Quote in Le Figaro | Link

Paper in Følge Magazine | Link

Paper in Alpha Kilo Creative | Link

On ClassArt Website | Link

Hiya! Website | Link