From graffiti on trains to the global art scene: Nicolas Party’s pastel revolution

Swiss artist Nicolas Party has seen his work featured in major exhibitions across three continents this year. In an interview with Swissinfo, he explains why he abandoned oil paints, how a chance encounter with Picasso transformed his approach, and why working directly with pastels on walls became his signature technique. Party has earned an international reputation for a visual language that is instantly recognisable: bold colours, simplified forms, and compositions that carry the clarity of…