"Mirages of the World" Exhibition - Paintings by Hervé di Rosa

Since the 1980s, he has been developing a rich, vibrant, and deeply unique body of work that lies at the intersection of comics, graffiti, art brut, and folk art from around the world. Conceived as a journey in three chapters, this exhibition traces more than forty years of creative work, from the 1980s to his most recent pieces, including series inspired by Hervé Di Rosa’s travels around the world. It highlights the richness of a constantly expanding artistic universe, nourished by diverse influences and a unique perspective on visual cultures. Born in 1959 in Sète, Hervé Di Rosa is a major figure in the contemporary French art scene. Trained at the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris, he established himself in the early 1980s as one of the co-founders of the Figuration Libre movement, alongside Robert Combas, Rémi Blanchard, and François Boisrond, among others. His work is distinguished by a rich and vibrant universe, populated by hybrid figures and visual narratives inspired by popular culture, comic books, vernacular imagery, and the so-called “modest” arts. Very early on, he developed a cross-disciplinary approach to painting, championing formal and narrative freedom.