BIOGRAPHY
Remy Uno’s creative prowess began in the late nineties in the form of graffiti. In 2002 he established a collective of artists that has been invited to exhibit what has been described as “artistic and small samples of vandalism” in many cities around the world such as Sao Paulo, New York, Caracas, Moscow, London, Johannesburg, Mexico and Yaoundé.
More recently, Uno has focused on developing his independent studio work, where he creates intimate portraits that aim to deepen his human subjects, through idiosyncratic situations and simple stories. The artist dissects and cuts bodies with light, colour and energetic movement, a technique that deconstructs the expected and builds a new neo-expressionist reality.
The mastery of Uno’s work extends beyond technique. He creates a fragmented reality that eludes to Pop and Comic genres. This fragmentation allows the viewer to take pause within each fraction, assessing the amalgam of colour and movement. Uno’s work is reminiscent of the confidence and colour of his urbran art origins, and takes heed from American David Walker and Spanish Gonzalo Borondo. Described as an “urban poet” who, on his canvases, creates an implosion where subjects and background merge into a single entity.
Inspired by the strength and power of Rembrandt, with the light of landscapes emblematic of Turner, the decomposition of Alex Kanevsky, and the compositions of Dan Voinea or Conor Harrington, Uno has exhibited his work in group shows in Holland, Italy, Spain and of course his native France.
EXHIBITIONS
2024 ‘A young girl who falls asleep on the job’ wall mural, Kaxu Galerie, Paris, FRANCE
2024 ‘Out of the Box’ Exhibition, Kaxu Galerie, Paris, FRANCE
2023 ‘As we make our bed, we go to bed’ wall mural, Ville Devalence, FRANCE
2023 Wall mural, Prazowski Gallery, Aix-en-Provence, FRANCE
2022 ‘Morning Routine’ wall mural, Auray, FRANCE
2022 ‘Up there’ wall mural, Alex Hotel, Marseille, FRANCE
2022 ‘Unbored’ street board collection, Urbaneez Art, FRANCE
2022 ‘Festival D’Art Urbain’ Marseille, FRANCE
2022 ‘Exterior’ wall mural, Le MUR Lisieux, Lisieux, FRANCE
2022 ‘Vengeance: Before’ wall mural, Marseille, FRANCE
2021 ‘Heavyweight – The Seyne on Sea’ wall mural, Art Festival, Paris FRANCE
2021 ‘Overthought – Synthetic Blue’ wall mural, Marseille, FRANCE
2020 ‘Rest in Peace’ wall mural, French Street Art, Marseille, FRANCE
2020 ‘Inside/Outside’ installation, Ephemeral Gallery, FRANCE
2019 ‘Comfort Zone’ installation, Marseille, FRANCE
2019 ‘What if 6’ street art, Marseille, FRANCE
2019 ‘What if 5’ street art, Marseille, FRANCE
2019 ‘What if 4’ street art, Marseille, FRANCE
2019 ‘What if 3’ street art, Marseille, FRANCE
2019 ‘What if 2’ street art, Marseille, FRANCE
2019 ‘What if 1′ street art, Marseille, FRANCE
2018 PDV Street Art Festival, Bayonne FRANCE
2018 ‘Emancipation’, Group Show, Le Couvent, Marseille FRANCE
2017 ‘Punto de Fuga’, Museo del Tequila and Mezcal, Mexico City MEXICO
2017 ‘Urban Art Festival’, Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
2017 ‘Trenta 3’, Rossoventisette Arte Contemporanea, Rome ITALY
2016 ‘Vortice’, Emilio Pucci, Milan ITALY
2016 ‘Happy’ Group Exhibition, 19 Karen Contemporary Artspace, Gold Coast, QLD AUSTRALIA
2016 ‘The Way You Move’ installation , Espronceda, Barcelona SPAIN
2015 ‘Collective’ Exhibition at Musée Antoine Lecuyer, St Quentin
2015 ‘In Your Face’, Ausburg GERMANY
2015 ‘MSAS’ Galerie St Laurent, Marseille FRANCE
2015 ‘The Tarnished Age’ Group Exhibition, 19 Karen Gallery, Gold Coast, QLD AUSTRALIA
2014 ‘Under the Wave’, Molitor, Paris FRANCE
2014 ‘Pop Up’ Art Gallery, Berlin GERMANY
2014 Exhibition with Deuz – MP2013 de l’autre coté, Spacejunk, Bayonne FRANCE
2013 ‘Marbour 2013’, Marseille FRANCE
2013 ‘Funny Zoo’, Lartmada, Marseille FRANCE
2013 ‘Pavilion M’, Marseille FRANCE
2012 ‘Pullmann’, Marseille FRANCE
2012 ‘Forum mondial de l’eau’, Marseille FRANCE
2012 ‘Marbour 2012’, Marseille FRANCE
2012 ‘Zik Zac Festival’, Aix-en-Provence FRANCE
2011 ‘Marbour Events 2011’, Marseille FRANCE
2011 Fresque du Palais Omnisports de Marseille avec Lartmada, Marseille FRANCE
2011 Friche Belle de Mai, Marseille FRANCE
2010 ‘Upfest Festival’, Bristol ENGLAND
2010 ‘Cool Globe’ with Lartmada, Marseille FRANCE
2010 ‘Marbour Event 2010’, Marseille FRANCE
2010 Performance for Mouv’art, Marseille FRANCE
2009 ‘Burning Bridge’, Brick Lane Gallery, London ENGLAND
2009 Auction Sale, Camilia Al Fayet, London ENGLAND
2009 ‘Je t’Aime’, A Pure Evil Gallery, London ENGLAND
2009 ‘Back to the City’, Johannesburg SOUTH AFRICA
2009 Auction Sale, Damien Leclere – Art Urbain 3, Marseille FRANCE
2009 Auction Sale, Damien Leclere – Art Urbain 2, Marseille FRANCE
2009 Exhibition, Open 13, Marseille FRANCE
2009 Charity Auction, La Croix Rouge, Marseille FRANCE
2008 Performance at “Por el medio de la calle”, Caracas VENEZUELA
2008 ‘Nokia Yamake’ Art project, London ENGLAND
2008 ‘Love Will Bring Us Apart Again’, London ENGLAND
2008 Gallery Nosco, London ENGLAND
2008 ‘Fresco 600m2’ with Lartmada, Tetovo MACEDONIA
2008 Auction Sale, Damien Leclere -Art Urbain, Marseille FRANCE
2007 ‘Meeting of Style’, New York USA
2007 ‘Festival Pixografia’, Sao Paulo BRASIL
ART RESIDENCY
2010 Residency for Mir Caravan 2010, Namur et Moscou
2010 Résidency with Baroque Graffiti au Centre Culturel Français de Yaoundé, Cameroun
2009 Résidency “the French year in Brasil″, Sao Paulo, Recife, Brazil
ART RESIDENCY
2019 Published in Artistic Vibrations Book, FRANCE
2012 Juxtapoz, Marseille FRANCE
2010 Juxtapoz, Marseille FRANCE
