Pablo Tomek dropped out of school for graphic design because he found it boring. He didn’t like following strict design guidelines and working to client’s briefs. It was very different to the freedom he felt doing graffiti in the streets of Paris with his friends as a teenager. As Tomek transitioned from graffiti to painting in the 2010s, his work became more and more abstract. Now, his bold, intuitive brush strokes have become his signature style. With layers of colour and paint, they pop out from the canvas in an almost cartoonish way. To make the works, he also incorporates found materials...
Bio
Pablo Tomek (he/him) was born in Paris, 1988. He continues to live and work in the city.
Collaborations
Tomek collaborated with Virgil Abloh for the Off-White Pre-Fall 2017 show, adding his gestural painting to puffer jackets, trousers and t-shirts.
Early life
Tomek’s father was an amateur painter, exposing him to painting at an early age.