About me
My name is Ivan Mailhot, known as Dragon and Cuckoo Paparazzi
My aka Dragon was given to me by friends (in reference to Rocky and the similarity of my surname with that of Ivan Drago, his opponent). Also, I was born in 1976, the year of the Dragon in Chinese astrology. The nickname Cuckoo Paparazzi refers to the fact that I film musical groups and promote them on social media.
I am a visual artist and a percussionist (drums and djembe).
My artistic process
Overlapping lines and colors fill my drawings and create dimensional shapes. I draw on large cardboard sheets with pencils and markers. My work is influenced by tattoo art and urban graffiti, and inspired by abstract art.
Line is the most primal gesture of an artist.