Theo Viardin
A visual artist exploring dichotomies between classicism and contemporaneity, light and darkness. Through international exhibitions and works blending historical representation and biopunk themes, reflects on humanity's evolution and fragility.
With a background in Graphic Design and a focus on painting, creates works that interrogate tensions between past and future. Through exhibitions at spaces such as PACT Gallery in Paris and L21 Gallery in Palma de Mallorca, delves into themes of vulnerability and transformation, inspired by historical representation and biopunk anticipation. The work explores concepts of protection, community, and the essential resources of our existence, maintaining a dialogue between optimism and pessimism, lightness and darkness.
Exhibitions
Works by Theo Viardin (0)
Curriculum Vitae
Born 1992, Paris, FR
SELECTED SHOWS
June – August 2024 Enigma, Solo show, PACT Gallery, Paris
June – September 2024 Artist-run Space, Group show, Friche de la belle de mai, Marseille
April – May 2024 EARLY MAN 2, Group show, The Hole, NYC
April 2024 Apocalyptic Changes of State, Group show, Brush with greatness, London
November – December 2023 Beautiful Chaos of Existence, Solo show, L21 Gallery, Palma de Mallorca
January – February 2023 Solitudes, Solo show, NBB Gallery, Berlin
December 2022 – January 2023 Et In Arcadia Ego, Solo show, Kandlhofer Gallery, Vienna
September 2022 Gado Gado, Group show, Everyday Gallery, Antwerp
August – September 2022 Jusqu’à ce que nous redevenions sauvages, Solo show, Linseed Project, Shanghai
February 2022 ARCO 2022, Group show, With L21 Gallery, Madrid
November – December 2021 Feather of Eternity, Solo show, G.ART.EN Gallery, Como
September 2021 Distant Echoes, Solo show with Samuele Visentin, London
July 2021 ARCO 2021, Group show, With L21 Gallery, Madrid
March 2021 Toute présence se mêle avec les pierres, Solo show, L21 Gallery, Palma de Mallorca
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
June 2024 The Steidz, Le freak mélancolique de Théo Viardin
June 2024 Beaux Arts Magazine, Artist to Follow
2023 Juxtapoz Magazine, The Beautiful Chaos of Existence by Théo Viardin
2023 Metal Magazine, Light and Darkness
2022 SwarmMag, Distant Humanity – Family Business Theme
EDUCATION
2013 – 2015 DSAA (Master’s degree) in Graphic Design, Lycée des Arènes, Toulouse, France
ARTIST STATEMENT
Théo Viardin's work thrives on dichotomies and contrasts, presenting a coexistence of pessimism and optimism. Rooted in historical human representation and enriched by biopunk anticipation and philosophical insights, his art depicts colossal, vulnerable figures in wasteland settings. These characters reflect the interplay of danger and protection, individuality and community, lightness and darkness. Viardin’s practice meditates on humanity’s end and its transformation, confronting a future shaped by the depletion of Earth's essential resources. His "primitive-future" figures embody both the fragility and resilience of our existence, navigating the tensions between classicism and contemporaneity.