H arnessing the boundless creativity of childhood, Don’t forget to live my life, executed in 2019, presents an enthralling image from the hand of the Spanish artist Edgar Plans. Central to this imagined work is the figure of the artist’s hero, a masked mouse, standing against an immense backdrop filled with entrancing doodles and sketches unfolding across the surface. Acting as an extension for the artist’s hand, the mouse gazes at his self-portrait, adorned with a crown, the artistic hero gazes upon the vast and tantalizing universe he has created. An unbridled cosmos containing a wide array of referential elements to pop culture and his own practice, Edgar Plans, places graffiti, street art, comic books and illustrations, as foundational elements for his transformative practice. Inhabited by sketches of his Lil’ Heroes the monumental wall of drawings directly quotes the late creations of Jean-Michel Basquiat, through an exercise brimming with referentiality, reverie and an unbridled sense of freedom.

Echoing the contemporary Faux Naif movement, the artist seeks to assess a pure artistic expression. Reminiscent of the unrepentant style of the art brut of Jean Dubuffet and the vibrant childlike ideations of Joan Miro, Plans develops a unique visual strategy through the blending of a masterful practice drenched in the effervescence of pop culture. Don't Forget to live my life presents us with a visual vocabulary that entrances us through its spontaneity. The intricate layering of graffiti and chalk demonstrates a refined practice that references Plans’ historical influences and ingenious improvisation.

Captivating the viewer with utter spontaneity in Don’t forget to live my life, Edgar Plan’s work has been met with critical acclaim. His recent venture into the metaverse, through the creation of NFT’s of his Lil’ Heroes, has catapulted him to the forefront of virtual painting, while enjoying solo exhibitions in the Moscow Museum of Art, and a recent show in Almine Reich in Paris. Tackling his imagination and boundless creativity, Don’t forget to live my life presents an ingenious window into Edgar Plan’s astounding illustrative world on an impressively grand scale that rivals his painterly ambitions as an artist for the new generations.