Artist Creates Unique Collages From His Personal Collection Of Rare Rock Concert Tickets

Internationally collected visual artist and music lover Patrick Willard, aka W4, creates unique art with his rare collection of thousands of rock concert ticket stubs, backstage passes and VIP laminates, which capture a million magical moments from a lifetime spent traveling the world as a music journalist and television personality.

Patrick Willard is a French-born American artist who resides in Miami Beach, Florida. He has lived an uncommon life that allowed him to enjoy countless musical experiences across the globe, attending over 4,000 concerts and music events over the course of his career. He kept every shred of music memorabilia and precious concert memories, which he uses in the creation of his unique art pieces. The artist fashions his artworks into rock n’ roll inspired designs such as skulls, guitars, motorcycles, angel wings, hearts and more.

“These artifacts reflect thousands of unique musical events that collectively trace the arc of my personal and professional life,” explained Willard. With the idea of preserving and sharing these moments with others, W4 decided to integrate them into a series of contemporary art pieces reflecting his own unique style and persona. The works quickly developed a huge collector-base of art aficionados and music fans alike, igniting global exhibitions in cities including New York, Paris, and Miami.

The artist’s original works were initially created on plexiglass, each numbered 1 through 8 for exclusivity and value. The various collage-style art pieces are signed and incorporate W4's signature design elements, which include concert tickets, backstage passes, hidden hippos, symbols and musical phrases and song lyrics written in Hindi. Due to high demand and increased interest, W4 decided to duplicate his original artworks through limited fine art prints, each signed, numbered, stamped, and certified by the artist. The limited edition works on paper are smaller versions of the original art pieces printed on high quality, fine archival paper.

W4 has exhibited at numerous art fairs and venues including Spectrum Miami during Art Basel Week, Atelier V in Paris, The Box Gallery in West Palm Beach, Bagatelle NYC, Liliana Botero Gallery and Silvana Facchini Gallery in the Wynwood Arts District, as well as Walt Grace Vintage Gallery to name a few. Learn more about Patrick Willard, aka W4, at http://www.patrickwillardw4.com/ where limited edition prints can be purchased online through his eStore; the artist also offers a line of art apparel and merchandise for fans and collectors to enjoy worldwide.