KONGO x MATHGOTH

For exhibition only


50cm x 40cm

Hand - engraved plate
  • Artwork Description
    At the end of 2020, Mathgoth gallery (founded by two collectors who have passion for Street Art for more than twenty years) sent an invitation for collaboration with Graffiti artist Cyril Kongo, releasing an impressive exhibition with both color and art processing on unique material background. 

    Not only made with conventional paints and acrylics, the artist's canvas now transforms into a stainless aluminum metal canvas - this creates colorfastness and adds longevity to the artwork. Conceptualized and executed by the artist, carved directly on the metal canvas, and protected by a high-quality walnut frame, so each work brings its own unique value, aesthetics and make an impression of Cyril Kongo’s art.

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,…