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Flo Muliardo, “Les Enfants Rois”: When Art Restores the Dignity of Childhood

Portrait en noir et blanc de l’artiste contemporaine Flo Muliardo, regard tourné vers la lumière. Photographie illustrant son engagement auprès des enfants et la série Les Enfants Rois, présentée dans ART MAG.
Gilles Piel

Powerful portraits of children — not decorative ones

Crowns, bold colors, black outlines: in her series “Les Enfants Rois”, artist Flo Muliardo places the child at the center. Her paintings do not seek cuteness but dignity. Direct gazes, tight framing, vibrant backgrounds — everything is designed to create a true encounter.

👉 In ART MAG, she explains why she chose this frontal format and how drawing remains beneath the layers of paint.

Flo Muliardo surrounded by children in Nepal during a visit with the association Les Enfants de Manasté. Photograph illustrating her human and artistic commitment for the series The Child Kings, featured in ART MAG.
Flo Muliardo surrounded by the children of the Namasté orphanage in Nepal

A journey to Nepal that nourishes her work

In November, Flo Muliardo will return to Nepal to work with the association Les Enfants de Namasté, which she has supported for several years. This month-long stay will allow her to paint “from life,” in close contact with the children.

👉 In the magazine, she reveals how this experience in the field directly shapes her pictorial series.

Artist Flo Muliardo poses beside one of her paintings from the series The Child Kings, depicting a young child with large blue eyes surrounded by vivid, contrasting colors — red, yellow, pink, and blue — crowned with the golden words LOVE and QUEEN. The scene reflects the artist’s expressive and colorful universe, celebrating the dignity and strength of childhood. ART MAG.
Flo Muliardo – 2025 © Gilles Piel

Crowns, tattoos, colors — a visual language

Crowns (a nod to Basquiat), tattoos, and a bright palette (pink, orange, blue) frequently appear in her work. These are not graphic effects — they are identity markers.

👉 Their origin, their intimate meaning, and their connection to her personal story are explored in detail in the full article in ART MAG.

A more intimate story emerges

Behind these proud portraits of children lies something deeply personal, which the artist evokes with great modesty. She does not display it on social media — and neither do we.
That discretion gives the series its truth: painting childhood as something to be protected.

👉 This emotional dimension is revealed only in the full version published in ART MAG.

Why we’re talking about it in ART MAG

Because this series coincides with her departure for Nepal, because it unites creation and commitment, and because it questions how we represent children today.
It’s a clear, essential, and contemporary body of work.

📩 Find the full article, exclusive interview, and visuals in ART MAG n°29.

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