Karl Lagasse

French artist born in Paris on April 4, 1981, Karl Lagasse has created several works that have marked his career.

In 1996, at the age of 15, he sold his first work in Antwerp, marking the beginning of his artistic career. A few years later, in 2003, he held his first exhibition in Paris where he displayed works combining collage and painting, as suggested by Yvaral Vasarely, son of the Hungarian plastician Victor Vasarely, during their meeting in 1998.

In 2004, after finding inspiration from watching Les Nuits Blanches, he began searching for his style and started the "Buildings" series, "totem" works made from various materials. That same year, he left Paris to settle in Normandy.

In 2006, an exhibition at the famous Brussels gallery Isy Brachot was dedicated to him. On this occasion, he gifted one of his works to an enthusiast who could not afford to acquire it. In 2008, he returned to Paris to exhibit at the Espace Pierre Cardin where his paintings, sculptures, and photographs were presented, along with a film about the creation of the works.

In 2009, Karl Lagasse created one of his most iconic works, the One Dollar, which stems from his admiration for the United States but also symbolizes what can be done with a single dollar; "Making art with $1".