Mr Bonheur

Born in the Yvelines, in the 80s, David Bonheur, his real name, is a visual artist. After high school, naturally gifted for drawing, he returned to the Parisian school Elisa Lemonnier, where he learned graphic arts and perfected his pencil stroke; there he meets graffiti artists like Max and Yoolk, members of 132, who will inspire him and introduce him to graffiti under the name of Rix. He began his professional career by working as a graphic designer - illustrator then DA, in various communication studios for brands such as Phillips, Ericson or Danone. At the same time, he creates frescoes for the SNCF. After a few years, the world of communication and advertising seemed too narrow to him, so he learned 3D modeling which would lead him to a special effects studio where he learned to mix 3d images. and photos: mattepainting, to create realistic settings. Initially, to compose his own image bank, he bought a camera and yet another universe opened up to him: photography, in particular, fashion photography and portraiture. seduce, and becomes a photographer. His work, on canvas, is the synthesis of these universes and the continuity of his photographic work, diversions of portraits of various icons, a realistic and poetic production endowed with a touch of humor and a very dimension. playful. Passionate about biographies, the destiny of a lifetime, he enjoys transposing a known character into the skin of another known character, as if to give them a new story, a new destiny. it creates a language or a game that invites us to compare our similarities and differences.