Polyptych (4 x 1) This series, entitled [Viva La Vida], began in the late 2000s and consists mainly of polyptychs on paper. Viva La Vida] could be affiliated with Pop Art or Naïve Art. The artist celebrates life in a very colorful way. It's a free mechanism for associating ideas on paper. Sometimes based on a particular theme (in this case, Asia, especially Japan), the artist lets his intuition unfold as the work progresses. We can refer here to the following artists: James Rizzi, John Alcorn and Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Patrick Gourgouillat uses acrylics, felt-tip pens, graphite, pencils, ballpoint pens...