Daru
ArtMX Artist
Daru
Pop iconography with a wink
Daru is a French painter and street artist. He started as a cartoonist, then was drawn to urban art. Today he paints famous characters from cartoons, video games and manga, often on unexpected surfaces such as wooden slats and mailboxes.
His inspiration comes from everyday life as much as from luxury brands. His work sits between satire and tribute: familiar pop figures placed in luxury settings, with a light comic and critical touch. The fun comes from the contrast between ordinary characters and extraordinary places.
His recent work brings pop characters into vintage paintings, inside their classical compositions. Old and new meet, and start a conversation.
He works with spray paint and markers, between cartoon illustration and urban art. Simple surfaces, a complex and colorful world painted on them.
On ArtMX
Daru's ArtMX works — DRAWN THAT WAY, HIGH MAINTENANCE, PEACHY, PUPPY LOVE, WONDER JESSICA, MIRROR MIRROR, GRANTED — span the main catalog and La Collection Privée.