Karl Lagasse

France  • 1981

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Born into an family of artists in 1981 in Paris, Karl Lagasse is a French artist and sculptor. From a young age he began experimenting with plastic arts, in particular collages with his mother when he was 7 years old. At that age, he met the French sculptor César Baldaccini (1921 - 1998). The latter pushed him to pursue an artistic path. A few years later, he explored another means of expression by creating numerous pieces of graffiti in the Parisian metro. Under the guidance of the artist Yvaral Vasarely (1934 - 2002), son of Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997), Karl Lagasse incorporated his tags into his collages.  

Karl Lagasse's artistic career began in 1996, when at the age of 15 he sold his first work in Antwerp. In 2003, Karl organised his first exhibition in Paris in which he exhibited works combining painting and collage techniques. His first solo exhibition took place in 2006. During this exhibition, he presented his famous "Buildings" at the Isy Brachot gallery in Brussels. 

2009 was to be the artist's breakthrough year. Indeed, Lagasse gained notoriety thanks to his "One Dollar" sculptures and was ranked among the top ten sculptors in the world under 30 by Artprice. In 2012, the artist was named one of the top fifty contemporary artists who were inspired by American icons. The same year, Lagasse created the sculpture "Building". This bronze sculpture was created for the 65th Cannes Film Festival and represents the history of the festival. 

During 2014, the artist was contacted by Maserati for a collaboration to celebrate the Italian brand's centenary and the worldwide launch of the new Ghibli12. A year later, Karl Lagasse and Maserati once again collaborated together on a monumental installation entitled "A Piece of Heaven on Earth". The work consists of a Maserati covered with white plastic film and a statue of Jesus Christ, whose feet are covered in a number of "One Dollar" sculptures. The latter represents the repayment of humanity's greatest debt.

More recently, at the Art Paris Art Fair in 2016, the President of the Republic François Hollande personally congratulated the artist on the success of his work "One Dollar", a bronze sculpture measuring two metres high displayed in the Grand Palais.

In 2017, Karl Lagasse created the trophy for the winners of the 43rd edition of the Deauville American Film Festival.

Best known for his "One dollar" sculpture, his "Buildings" are inspired by New York skyscrapers. Moreover, they are constructed as points of reflection on his personality and on the world around him. Karl Lagasse's works are inspired by both the American world and his personal need to "build himself, to elevate himself". His works are the result of his admiration for the United States. In addition, his "One Dollar" illustrates for the artist what can be made with only one dollar. These sculptures, Lagasse makes them red, blue, purple or even yellow - but they all keep the metallic finish that is unique to aluminium. "Making art with $1" is therefore quite an art.


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One dollar green hope, Karl Lagasse

One dollar green hope

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 6.5 x 15 x 2.8 inch

$2,700

Street Life, Karl Lagasse

Street Life

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$7,560

Lithographie Store Housse Blue, Karl Lagasse

Lithographie Store Housse Blue

Karl Lagasse

Print - 18.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$2,052

3D, Karl Lagasse

3D

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$7,560

Je t'aime seigneur, Karl Lagasse

Je t'aime seigneur

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,800

Full Sun, Karl Lagasse

Full Sun

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,800

Son Soon, Karl Lagasse

Son Soon

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,800

Son Soon, Karl Lagasse

Son Soon

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,800

Resurrection VII, Karl Lagasse

Resurrection VII

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,800

Resurrection III, Karl Lagasse

Resurrection III

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$10,800

I love you, Karl Lagasse

I love you

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$25,921

One Dollar Black One Way, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Black One Way

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15 x 6.5 x 0.1 inch

$2,052

One Dollar Bleu Royal, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Bleu Royal

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15 x 6.3 x 0.1 inch

$2,160

One dollard red, Karl Lagasse

One dollard red

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 8.7 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

$1,728

Lithographie Store Housse Pink Gold, Karl Lagasse

Lithographie Store Housse Pink Gold

Karl Lagasse

Print - 18.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$2,052

Lithographie Store Housse Gold, Karl Lagasse

Lithographie Store Housse Gold

Karl Lagasse

Print - 18.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$2,052

One Dollar USA To Rob a Bank (Red Ed), Karl Lagasse

One Dollar USA To Rob a Bank (Red Ed)

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,808

Just one, Karl Lagasse

Just one

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$14,041

Je taime 1/1, Karl Lagasse

Je taime 1/1

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$27,001

Just lord, Karl Lagasse

Just lord

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$14,041

Jesus is Lord, Karl Lagasse

Jesus is Lord

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$14,041

Si il suo amore e per sempre, Karl Lagasse

Si il suo amore e per sempre

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$25,921

One Dollar Roll Gold, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Roll Gold

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 2 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$1,717

One Dollar Roll Silver, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Roll Silver

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 2 x 11.8 x 2 inch

$1,717

One Dollar Gold Black KL, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Gold Black KL

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 6.9 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,700

One Dollar super gold, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar super gold

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15.6 x 6.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,484

One Dollar Gold Pink, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Gold Pink

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15.6 x 6.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,484

One dollar black silver, Karl Lagasse

One dollar black silver

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15.6 x 6.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,484

One Dollar Rols Blue, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Rols Blue

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15.9 x 2 x 2 inch

$2,052

One Dollar Rols Black & White, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Rols Black & White

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15.9 x 2 x 2 inch

$2,052

One Dollar Rouge Mat, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Rouge Mat

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 6.5 x 15.6 x 0.1 inch

$2,484

Bronze Kriptogram, Karl Lagasse

Bronze Kriptogram

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 17.3 x 4.7 x 4.7 inch

$102,605

One Dollar Chrome, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Chrome

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 20.1 x 8.3 x 0.8 inch

$24,301

One dollar Alaska, Karl Lagasse

One dollar Alaska

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

$2,754

One Dollar black aluminium 2 mètres, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar black aluminium 2 mètres

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 78.7 x 35.4 x 2.4 inch

$486,022

One Dollar Rols Silver, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Rols Silver

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15.4 x 1.6 x 1.6 inch

$2,797

One Dollar Rols gold pink, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Rols gold pink

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 15.9 x 2 x 2 inch

$1,836

One Dollar XXL, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar XXL

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 78.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$21,601

Si il suo amore e per Sempre, Karl Lagasse

Si il suo amore e per Sempre

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$21,601

I love you lord forever, Karl Lagasse

I love you lord forever

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

$25,921

One Dollar Black Aluminum, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Black Aluminum

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 78.7 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$864,038

Painting "Je T'Aime", Karl Lagasse

Painting "Je T'Aime"

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$62,285

One dollar "One way"  blue maldives, Karl Lagasse

One dollar "One way" blue maldives

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 6.5 x 15 x 0.1 inch

$2,484

Je t'aime, Karl Lagasse

Je t'aime

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$14,041

Save your life, Karl Lagasse

Save your life

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$14,041

One way, Karl Lagasse

One way

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$14,041

Just one, Karl Lagasse

Just one

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$14,041

I Love You Lord, Karl Lagasse

I Love You Lord

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$19,441

I Love You, Karl Lagasse

I Love You

Karl Lagasse

Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$18,901

To Rob a Bank One Dollar, Karl Lagasse

To Rob a Bank One Dollar

Karl Lagasse

Print - 16.7 x 12.2 x 0 inch

$6,228

New Litho Store House Green, Karl Lagasse

New Litho Store House Green

Karl Lagasse

Print - 18.3 x 12.6 x 0 inch

$6,228

One dollar, Karl Lagasse

One dollar

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 35.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

Sold

One Dollar Bronze 6/8, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Bronze 6/8

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 8.7 x 20.1 x 0.4 inch

Sold

To Rob a Bank Blue Ice, Karl Lagasse

To Rob a Bank Blue Ice

Karl Lagasse

Print - 18.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch

Sold

To Rob a Bank Minimaliste, Karl Lagasse

To Rob a Bank Minimaliste

Karl Lagasse

Print - 18.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch

Sold

Jesus is Lord Black / White, Karl Lagasse

Jesus is Lord Black / White

Karl Lagasse

Print - 18.1 x 12.6 x 0 inch

Sold

One Dollar Green USA, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Green USA

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

Sold

One Dollar Gold USA, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar Gold USA

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 5.9 x 13.4 x 0.1 inch

Sold

One Dollar USA One Way (blue Ed), Karl Lagasse

One Dollar USA One Way (blue Ed)

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

Sold

One Dollar USA - My Name is, Black Ed, Karl Lagasse

One Dollar USA - My Name is, Black Ed

Karl Lagasse

Sculpture - 13.4 x 5.9 x 0.1 inch

Sold

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Who is the artist?

Born into an family of artists in 1981 in Paris, Karl Lagasse is a French artist and sculptor. From a young age he began experimenting with plastic arts, in particular collages with his mother when he was 7 years old. At that age, he met the French sculptor César Baldaccini (1921 - 1998). The latter pushed him to pursue an artistic path. A few years later, he explored another means of expression by creating numerous pieces of graffiti in the Parisian metro. Under the guidance of the artist Yvaral Vasarely (1934 - 2002), son of Hungarian artist Victor Vasarely (1906 - 1997), Karl Lagasse incorporated his tags into his collages.  

Karl Lagasse's artistic career began in 1996, when at the age of 15 he sold his first work in Antwerp. In 2003, Karl organised his first exhibition in Paris in which he exhibited works combining painting and collage techniques. His first solo exhibition took place in 2006. During this exhibition, he presented his famous "Buildings" at the Isy Brachot gallery in Brussels. 

2009 was to be the artist's breakthrough year. Indeed, Lagasse gained notoriety thanks to his "One Dollar" sculptures and was ranked among the top ten sculptors in the world under 30 by Artprice. In 2012, the artist was named one of the top fifty contemporary artists who were inspired by American icons. The same year, Lagasse created the sculpture "Building". This bronze sculpture was created for the 65th Cannes Film Festival and represents the history of the festival. 

During 2014, the artist was contacted by Maserati for a collaboration to celebrate the Italian brand's centenary and the worldwide launch of the new Ghibli12. A year later, Karl Lagasse and Maserati once again collaborated together on a monumental installation entitled "A Piece of Heaven on Earth". The work consists of a Maserati covered with white plastic film and a statue of Jesus Christ, whose feet are covered in a number of "One Dollar" sculptures. The latter represents the repayment of humanity's greatest debt.

More recently, at the Art Paris Art Fair in 2016, the President of the Republic François Hollande personally congratulated the artist on the success of his work "One Dollar", a bronze sculpture measuring two metres high displayed in the Grand Palais.

In 2017, Karl Lagasse created the trophy for the winners of the 43rd edition of the Deauville American Film Festival.

Best known for his "One dollar" sculpture, his "Buildings" are inspired by New York skyscrapers. Moreover, they are constructed as points of reflection on his personality and on the world around him. Karl Lagasse's works are inspired by both the American world and his personal need to "build himself, to elevate himself". His works are the result of his admiration for the United States. In addition, his "One Dollar" illustrates for the artist what can be made with only one dollar. These sculptures, Lagasse makes them red, blue, purple or even yellow - but they all keep the metallic finish that is unique to aluminium. "Making art with $1" is therefore quite an art.

What is Karl Lagasse’s artistic movement?

The artistic movements of the artists are: Pop Culture Street Artists, Industrial-Style Assembly

When was Karl Lagasse born?

The year of birth of the artist is: 1981