As part of Art Riviera Tour 2026, held in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat and organised by Wendy Lauwers and Multi Art Gallery, ART MAG highlights Myriam Besri, an artist who transforms the puzzle into far more than a simple support. Piece by piece, she creates a universe where memories, cultures, and encounters come together to tell a deeply human story.
When Every Piece Finds Its Place
A puzzle is often associated with play or challenge.
For Myriam Besri, it becomes a way of understanding the world.
Each piece has its own identity, yet it only finds its full meaning when connected to the others. This idea runs throughout her entire body of work. Characters, vibrant colours, popular culture, and influences from different backgrounds interact to form a harmonious whole.
Rather than erasing differences, the artist celebrates them as an essential part of the composition.
A Practice Shaped by Travel and Encounters
Born in Belgium into a family with Belgian, Italian, Moroccan, and Iraqi roots, Myriam Besri grew up surrounded by multiple cultures.
This diversity has become one of the defining strengths of her artistic practice.
Her work draws equally from personal memories and the experiences gathered through travel. Every encounter, every culture, and every story becomes another element that may find its place within the composition.
Like a puzzle, her art reminds us that identities are not meant to oppose one another—they complement each other.
Between Popular Culture and Collective Memory
Myriam Besri’s paintings bring together characters who would never normally meet.
Salvador Dalí may stand beside Mario.
Jessica Rabbit may share the stage with the Pink Panther.
These unexpected encounters are not intended to provoke. Instead, they reveal the artist’s pleasure in creating new stories from images that already belong to our collective imagination.
Each work becomes a playful space where generations, artistic references, and popular culture meet with remarkable freedom.
A Celebration of Connection
Beyond its colourful characters and vibrant compositions, Myriam Besri’s work conveys a simple yet powerful idea: what brings us together is often stronger than what sets us apart.
Her paintings do not impose a message. Instead, they invite viewers to rediscover the pleasure of observation, recognising a familiar reference, a forgotten memory, or a personal emotion.
This accessibility never diminishes the depth of her work. On the contrary, it reminds us that art can be a place of transmission, curiosity, and dialogue.
Myriam Besri at Art Riviera Tour
Presented during Art Riviera Tour 2026, Myriam Besri offers a body of work that is generous, joyful, and deeply open to the world. Through her painted puzzles, she creates a powerful metaphor for contemporary society: different fragments that, once brought together, form a shared image.
Discover Myriam Besri in ART MAG International Issue 33
Myriam Besri is one of the artists featured in ART MAG International Issue 33, a special edition dedicated to Art Riviera Tour 2026.
Through an exclusive article published in both French and English, discover her artistic universe, where every puzzle piece becomes a symbol of memory, encounter, and dialogue between cultures.
Read also : Art Riviera Tour: The 11 Artists Honoured by ART MAG
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