Anyone who has been to the French Riviera will likely
recognize the name of the multimedia artist, Patrick Moya and his colorful
works of art. In fact, this artist is so
busy and so popular that it’s becoming hard to keep up with what and where he
will be next!
Patrick Moya tends to be more commonly known by his last name Moya, and to me that name is synonymous with the French Riviera. Moya’s brilliant use of color and design is as big, bright and alive as the region itself.
Patrick Moya tends to be more commonly known by his last name Moya, and to me that name is synonymous with the French Riviera. Moya’s brilliant use of color and design is as big, bright and alive as the region itself.
Moya started out in the art world as a nude model, but if you’ve seen his energy in action you’d know that he probably wasn’t content enough to settle at just one thing. Moya is a multimedia artist who seems to be able to work with or on any type of item placed in front of him, whether he has a simple pen and piece of paper to canvas to delving into the computer world and producing imaginative and bold pieces of art.
While I was in Cannes one day, I was given the opportunity to
meet Moya and have a tour of some of his artwork that at the time was being
exhibited inside the beautiful Centre d’art La Malmaison located along the
Croisette on the seafront.
Getting the chance to meet Moya was certainly unexpected and I actually had a hard time believing it at first because I had admired his work for so long from afar. Even when the time came to head to the Centre d’art La Malmaison, I remember crossing the Croisette in disbelief and then I saw Moya himself going into the building with some others and for some reason it felt like I was about to meet a pop star.
There
is something about Moya that is intriguing to me, he has a gift, he has a
passion and he puts that into his work, which probably explains why he is a
success. He was completely gracious and
giving of his time, I was smiling throughout the tour while he showed and
explained to us his thoughts behind his art, and he had a gleam in his eyes the
whole time that said he was in his element.
To
me, there is something innocent about his work, yet there are also parts of it
and pieces that you will come across that are futuristic, strong and even sometimes
dare I say, sexual. To see his art in
person just exudes happiness and a loving energy.
The best thing I can suggest you do is buy a piece of it if you see it, and gaze at it in awe if it is on display somewhere openly for the public. I swear, he gets more famous by the month and his work is so expansive, but here are a couple of links for you to check out to see what Moya is currently working on now:
Patrick Moya
Patrick Moya Facebook News
Enjoy!