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RIKXECOM (RichaR GobouT)
Contemporary Visual Artist
Based in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Contemporary visual artist with a 50+ year practice spanning analog photography, digital imaging, and AI-assisted processes. Known for a hybrid methodology integrating RGB-based image construction, tactile abstraction, and algorithmic curation.
EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
2026
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County — Being Well, Well Being (Group Exhibition)
Dynamix 2026 — International Group Exhibition
Salon International d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France (Art Fair)
International Art Gallery, Paris, France — Group Exhibition
2025
Carrousel du Louvre — Art Shopping, Paris, France (Art Fair)
Florence Biennale XV — Fortezza da Basso, Italy (Art Fair)
Red Dot Miami / Art Basel Week, Wynwood (Art Fair)
South Palm Beach City Hall — Solo Exhibition (Permanent Installation)
2024
Artexpo New York — Pier 36 (Art Fair)
LA Art Show — Los Angeles Convention Center (Art Fair)
Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton, NY (Art Fair)
London Art Biennale (International)
Fotofestival Lenzburg — SYNTHESIS (International)
Boomer Gallery, London — The New Artist (Exhibition)
Mounts Botanical Garden — 16th Annual Exhibition
2023
Art Basel Miami Week — Wynwood / Red Dot (Art Fair participation)
Photoville, New York City (Exhibition)
Santa Fe Convention Center Art Gallery (Exhibition)
Exhibizone — International Juried Exhibition
SoloS — 10th International Solo Exhibition
Camelback Gallery, Arizona — Featured Artist
Circle Foundation for the Arts, Paris (Exhibition)
Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art — Juried Exhibition
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
CBS New York City — Featured broadcast segments (2023–2024)
Contemporary Art Magazine — Issue #64 (2025)
Observica Contemporary Art Magazine — Impulse Edition (2023)
Le Soleil de la Floride — Published article (Feb 17, 2026)
Gallerium — Exhibition publications (Aesthetics, Emotions)
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
International Color Awards — Beverly Hills, California
Verzasca Foto Festival Awards (International)
Artmajeur & Akoun — Artist Certification (2024)
Cultural Council for Palm Beach County — Short List (2026)
COLLECTIONS Permanent / Institutional
University of Kansas Medical Center — Harrington Archives
South Palm Beach City Hall, Florida
Camp Papillon, Québec, Canada
Private Collections _____________
Florida (Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach)
Québec, Canada (Montréal, Lévis, Stoneham)
New Brunswick, Canada
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE__________
Independent Artist (RIKXECOM) — 1975–Present
Studio Practice Established — 1979 (operational from 1982)
Analog Aerial Photography & Commercial Postcard Production — Early 1980s
Transition to Digital & Hybrid Practices — 1990s–2010s
Early Adoption of AI-Assisted Image Systems — 2022–2023
TECHNICAL PRACTICE
Analog Photography (35mm, Kodachrome)
Digital Imaging & Post-Processing
Mixed Media & Acrylic Techniques
AI-Assisted Generative Image Curation
RGB-Based Image Structuring Methodology
EDUCATION & FORMATION
Early Visual Arts Training — Québec (les arts plastiques)
Vocational Training in Electronics — 1977–1979
Lifelong Self-Directed Practice in Photography and Visual Arts
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Founder of a hybrid analog–digital–AI artistic methodology
Developed tactile works accessible to visually impaired audiences
Practice informed by long-term exploration of perception, light, and abstraction
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RIKXECOM RichaR GobouT engaged at one time or another with various visual art groups, which play a significant role in broadening RIKXECOM's artistic exposure and enhancing recognition within the art community.
ASMP
APA
NAMPA
ICP
SFGA
Camelback Gallery Scottdale, Arizona
Allied Artist A
Miami Art Week
American for the Arts
Cultural Council of Palm Beach
FEP Federation of European Photographers, Brussels, Belgium.
Europe, Espace Art: 17 Blvd de la Gare, France.
ECAS EC Europa E.U.
RPS Royal Photographic Society, Arnos Vale, Bristol, England
Artifact Gallery, New York
Circle Foundation for the Art, Paris, France
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Some of my private collectors:
Private Collection Montreal, Canada
Private Collection New Brunswick, Canada
Private Collection Stoneham, Canada
Private Collection Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Private Collector Boca Raton, Florida
Private Collector Boynton Beach, Florida
Private collector Levis Quebec Canada
Private collector New Brunswick, Canada
technique engaged in creative work
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RIKXECOM RichaR GobouT
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Artist formed first by childhood art pedagogy (les arts plastiques), then by electronics, then by five decades of image systems, culminating in early generative authorship.
RIKXECOM is a contemporary visual artist whose practice spans photography, abstraction, material experimentation, and digital transformation. Within the evolving history of electronic and generative image-making, he occupies a distinctive position as both an early generative art pioneer and an artistic AI futurist. His work is defined not simply by the adoption of emerging tools, but by the integration of those tools into a broader artistic language rooted in light, perception, and the transformation of image into consciousness.
Technique & Tools
A hybrid practice combining traditional, digital, and AI‑assisted methods:
Traditional & Digital
Film and digital photography
Acrylic spray techniques
Mixed media and custom digital workflows
Drawing tablets, LCD pads, Wacom, XPPEN, Corel Pro Suite, DxO, InPixio, ArtRage, OpenCanvas, OBS, Mirage, and more.
1977–1979: Vocational electronics training (3 years pre-studio)
1975–2025: Professional visual art practice (50 years)
Studio opened in started in 1979 opened for business in 1982 now relocated in Palm Beach County, Florida since 2022
Total: over 50 years in visual art
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AI & Algorithmic Curation
Curated 47 works from 2,200+ outputs, applying a 50+year RGB mastery to algorithmic selection.
Treats AI as a tool not an autonomous creator maintaining full artistic intentionality.
Early Adopter 2023: January–March 2023 unrestricted algorithmic access.
Curated 47 works from 2,200 total generative outputs.
Selection methodology: Artist-directed RGB color-channel sequencing identical to 43 years of traditional photographic practice.
All works authenticated prompt signature markers confirmed impossible under post-2024 systems.
RGB Continuum Methodology
Core principle across all mediums: artist‑directed RGB decision‑making.
Unifies film, digital, acrylic spray, and AI curation into one continuous artistic identity.
Eco‑Conscious Practice
Non‑toxic acrylic inks
Recyclable framing materials
Energy‑efficient high‑SEER computers
Automated, low‑waste workspace
Sustainable canvas and digital‑first workflows
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For RIKXECOM, digital refinement is not a secondary corrective step but an extension of tactile authorship the digital equivalent of layering, metal texturing, pigment modulation, and surface manipulation.
Through contrast, sharpness, tonal structure, color temperature, transparency, blending, and depth control, he translates physical sensibilities into electronically mediated form.
In this process, digital tools do not replace touch; they extend it, allowing surface, resistance, softness, tension, and visual depth to be articulated through a contemporary language of light, structure, and signaL.
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Exhibitions & Recognition
Work featured across, Television ~ Magazines ~ Galleries ~ International Exhibitions ~ Art Fair events ~ Permanent Exhibitions
Highlights include:
CBS New York City, Architectural Digest segment May 21st, 2023, + August 20th, 2023, twice same year, and again the following year in 2024 two other view to about 5+ million viewers
Verzasca Foto Festival Awards (international)
Observica contemporary art magazine, Impulse Edition 2023 (international)
Santa Fe Convention Center Art Gallery Show 2023
SoloS - 10th International Solo Exhibitions 2023 (international)
Camelback Gallery Featured Artist, Arizona 2023
London Art Biennale 2024 (international)
Fotofestival Lenzburg - SYNTHESIS 2024 (international)
Exhibizone Juried International exhibition 2023 (international)
Exhibition at Photoville, New York City 5 burrows 2023
Curves - juried international group exhibition (international)
Mounts Botanical Garden 16th annual 2024
Aesthetics exhibition Publication, Gallerium & The Book of Arts
Curves exhibition in 14 countries (international)
London, England the New Artist 5th Edition Boomer Gallery UK 2024 (international)
Gallerium Emotions exhibition & Publication (international)
Historical Collections at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Paul R. Harrington, MD, The Harrington Archives.
Laguna, California
Vancouver, Canada (international)
HMVC Gallery New York the Sweet Life Exhibition
TSX - HMVC Time Square Jumbotron Outdoor TV Display
Artifact New York 2023
NYC4 PA Photographic Art "Luminosity"
Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art, Juried Exhibition (international)
Circle Foundation for the Arts, Paris France (international)
Commercial Art Design custom designed for USMobile 2024
International Color Awards, Beverly Hills California
Certification: Artmajeur & Akoun, World Leader Art Market
Information Montpelier France, Europe 2024
2024 RIKXECOM Artist Value Certification $2800 EUR $3230.00 USD (65X50CM, 25.59"X19.69"INCHES)
Miami Art Week 2023 "Coeur de Bijoux"
Art Basel Miami 2023, Booth 100 RIKXECOM (Art Fair)
ARTSY NET Online Art Brokerage N.Y. 2024
Creation Station 2024, Palm Beach, Florida (Art Fair)
LA Art Show Los Angeles Convention Center 2024 "Teardrop"
"RIKXECOM BEE ONE" Juried & published 2023 Juried and in gallery exhibition in Palm Beach, Florida Cultural Council event called "The Pollinators" Starting on April 19th, 2024.
CBS Broadcast Television, New York City, "Peace Sun" March 31st, 2024, two consecutive years.
Artexpo 2024, New York Exhibition Pier 36, more than 200 International Galleries and artists, (Art Fair)
2024 RIKXECOM Contemporary Abstract
Solo Show Exhibition on Global Painting Conclave (international)
Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton New York 11968 (Art Fair)
CBS Broadcast Television, New York City, September 29th,
Donated Art Fundraising Auction Kids Summer Camp Papillon 2024 (international) (permanent exhibition)
Basel Miami Art Week Wynwood Red Dot December 2024
(Art Fair)
SOLO Art Exhibition South Palm Beach February 2025
South Palm Beach City Hall 2025 (permanent exhibition)
Carrousel Du Louvre 9 Artworks Art Shopping Paris, France October 2025 (international) (Art Fair)
Biennale XV Fortress De Basso " The Eye" Florence, Italy October 2025 (international) (Art Fair)
Basel Wynwood Village Red Dot Miami 2025 "Intrepid des Bois" (Art Fair)
Cultural Council the Short List 2026 "RIKXECOM Pastel Flowers"
Paris, France 16e Salon International d'art contemporain "RIKXECOM Calm Water" 2026 (international) (Art Fair)
Published in Contemporary Art Magazine issue #64, 2025
Artistonish Page 71 " RIKXECOM Dark Sun Up " (international)
Exposition Collective a l'International art Gallery, Paris France 2026 (international) (Art Fair)
Cultural Council Exhibition Being Well, Well Being" (Feb 6 – Apr 4, 2026), Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, featuring RIKXECOM Monarch + 10 nature works
Published article in the newspaper " Le Soleil de la Floride " February 17th, 2026 (international)
Dynamix 2026 group exhibition, RIKXECOM RicKART #133 (international)
Dubai show 2026 [on hold] (international) (Art Fair)
Permanent Exhibition National & International
2025 Permanent Exhibition in South Palm Beach, Florida City Hall "RIKXECOM Colors Swirl" gallery canvas
2023 Historical Collections at the University of Kansas Medical Center, Paul R. Harrington, MD, The Harrington Archives. "RIKXECOM Cypress" #3 of 13 collections gallery canvas
2024 Camp Papillon in Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Quebec, Canada "RIKXECOM Butterfly" 2 artworks both are butterfly on aluminum high gloss with aluminum frame.
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Some of my private collectors:
Private Collection Montreal, Canada
Private Collection New Brunswick, Canada
Private Collection Stoneham, Canada
Private Collection Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Private Collector Boca Raton, Florida
Private Collector Boynton Beach, Florida
Private collector Levis Quebec Canada
Private collector New Brunswick, Canada
More details technique engaged in creative work.
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Film and Digital incorporating traditional techniques, this combination allows for a diverse range of visual elements in creative projects.
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software using a computer as a tool to assist in painting and creating digital art software that simulates traditional painting techniques.
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Digital LCD Creative Design drawing tablet with an LCD screen offers a more natural and precise way to create digital art. It allows for direct stylus input on the screen, making the creative process more intuitive.
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Digital Drawing digital pen essential tool for precise and fine control over the artwork. It mimics the feel of traditional drawing tools.
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Digital Board graphics tablet/interactive display that aids in creating artwork.
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Corel Suite pro a suite of software for graphics and design, including CorelDRAW and Corel Painter, used for digital illustration and design.
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InPixio software suite for editing and enhancement, for refining and editing used in multimedia projects.
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DxO software known for image optimization, correction, and enhancement, for refining visual elements.
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NCH Suite Software provides a range of multimedia tools, including video and audio editing software. These tools can contribute to multimedia projects involving film and digital media.
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OBS Studio is open-source software for live streaming and video recording. It's a popular choice for content creators who want to incorporate live elements into their multimedia work.
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Hipaw Mirage software designed for creating animated images from static and dynamic element to my multimedia projects.
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ArtRage 7 digital painting software that simulates real-world painting tools and textures, to create digital paintings.
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Faber-Castell color pencil, EcoPencil Supersoft, iskn Repager tablet using thick 3.8mm leads and a Vinyl Eraser.
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OpenCanvas digital painting software that offers a wide range of brushes for artistic effects.
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Drawing tablet XPPEN Artist 22R pro graphics + Slide N Scan film and slide scanner, Pixillion image file converter
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Zoner Studio X & OpenCanvas7 software, Mirage 64 bits.
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Wacom Intuos pro Expresskeys 8192 precision graphics creative flow with multi-touch gestures.
My utilization of diverse set of tools and software to bring is artistic visions to life. These tools and stages help me achieve the desired results, whether it's creating digital paint, or producing multimedia content that incorporates elements of still frame paused film and digital media.
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