Born in Paris in 1991, Wawapod —real name Warren Podguszer—is a French visual artist whose hybrid work oscillates between Pop Art and Street Art. Coming from a creative family background, with a painter father and a stylist mother, he grew up in an environment conducive to artistic experimentation, without immediately devoting himself to it. After several years spent as a pharmacy technician, he decided in 2020 to fully pursue his passion for visual art.
Self-taught, Wawapod first dabbled in digital design before transposing his graphic universe onto canvas and into public spaces. His style is immediately recognizable: a play of dots, lines, and curves that, viewed up close, appear abstract, but from a distance reveal portraits, figures, or reinterpretations of iconic works. He frequently works with mirror paints, creating effects of light and reflection that give his works a living, moving dimension.
The artist draws his inspiration from classical art history, which he revisits with humor and modernity, but also from popular culture, cinema, music, and the street. His influences range from Keith Haring to Warhol, from Banksy to Magritte, including Leonardo da Vinci and Matisse. He enjoys subverting conventions and juxtaposing eras, proposing an uninhibited dialogue between artistic heritage and contemporary culture.
Since 2018, Wawapod has regularly exhibited in galleries, fairs and art events. His works have been presented at the Porte de Versailles, the Carreau du Temple and the Paris Contemporary Art Fair. At the same time, he invests urban spaces with collages and stencils, often signed with his colorful and poetic mantra: "Bonjour Amour Toujours" , which has become a true signature of his time.
Wawapod embraces an accessible and joyful approach to art. For him, each work is an invitation to rediscovery, reverie, and visual awakening. He imagines art as an open-air museum—living, free, and profoundly human.
