
Vicky-May Giraud - Artist
My name is Vicky-May Giraud, and I am a French-Swedish artist based in Paris, where the intersection of classical inspiration and modern exploration shapes my creative journey.
My passion for art began at the age of nine when I first encountered Michelangelo’s frescoes in the Sistine Chapel—a moment that revealed the boundless power of storytelling through visual media.
Entirely self-taught, I see art as an instinctive and deeply personal process, shaped by continuous experimentation and self-discovery. I work primarily with oil, acrylic, and charcoal, but in recent years, my practice has expanded into digital mediums, marking a significant transition in both my artistic approach and personal evolution.
I have exhibited across at Paris Fashion Week, the Carousel du Louvre and the London Lighthouse Gallery. I am an in-house artist at Fusion Art Gallery in Marbella.
My work explores themes of identity, transformation, and the traces life leaves behind.
For me, art is more than an image; it is a conversation, a mirror, a lingering question. Through my work, I hope to create spaces where emotions, memories, and contradictions can coexist—where we can embrace the beauty of being both.
Collections
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Duality & Reflection
We are never just one thing - we are contradictions, reflections, and shifting identities. My collection, “Duality & Reflection”, is a visual exploration of these contrasts: strength and softness, darkness and light, reality and illusion. Each portrait captures a moment suspended between two worlds, where emotions are layered, and the truth lies in the in-between.
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Artotos
This is a collaboration between myself and a photographer. Called ‘You’re ruining my looks’, it explores the concept of beauty (e.g. questioning whose picture perfection is ruined in the art - the photographer's or the artist's?) and by extension, the ideas behind make-up and cosmetic surgery masking supposed flaws.
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Marked
This project centred on being marked, as in tattooed, in particular internally by love. The prevalence of tattoos in modern culture demonstrate our love of things, yet, internally we rarely see what marks us in the same way. My ‘marked’ series aims to explore this dichotomy.