Thomas Iser
Thomas Iser was born in 1987 in Metz, France. He is a self-taught painter, photographer and performer and, with his art, he wishes to inspire people to use and channel their suffering in order to accomplish their dreams.
Though best known for his globe-spanning performance art project ‘Universal Humanity’, the French-Luxembourgish artist is also making a name for himself as a painter.
Using Acrylic paint and Aerosol paint, the artist strongly inspired by the art of graffiti, will paint on canvas works exploding colours and symbols. His art can be described as Autobiography because the artist puts a lot of his own Experience and reflections into it, while keeping a Figurative art and almost childish brushstroke in order to bring a lightness and delicacy to difficult experiences. In this way, the symbol of the window, which appears in almost every work of the painter, is also developed. According to the artist, the window is a symbol of resilience and hope, because it offers a bright perspective when people are going through difficult times. The window is the other side of everyday life, as it it the place where all Dream and aspirations are forged.
Thomas Iser is also inspired by Japanese language Kintsugi art. Feeling himself broken by the events he faced, he painted his body black with golden shards in order to repair himself using the Kintsugi method. He hopes to share his story and inspire people to use their brokenness to fulfil their dream.
In May 2016, Thomas Iser launched his "Universal Humanity" project, the goal of which is to paint a Portrait painting of humanity and celebrate the diversity of the world. He asks participants to hold a card in front of their right eye representing his own eye, when he was painted black with golden shards, while asking them what their dream is. In this way, he hopes to share his vision of a world without borders where humanity is united and to inspire people to use their suffering to find the strength to realise their dreams. During his many travels, he collects Portrait photography portraits in order to reach out to humanity and inspire as many people as possible with his vision of the world. His collection features many Celebrity including: Nicole Scherzinger; Gigi Hadid; Pharrell Williams; Anitta (singer); Andy Murray; Willem Dafoe; Jean-Claude Juncker.
