[2] In 1997 he created his first alter ego, a caricatural self-portrait inspired by the character of Pinocchio which allows him to represent himself in his works.
In summer 2011, the story of Moya civilization was depicted on the walls of the La Malmaison art center in Cannes.
[9] In 2019, Moya exhibited several large-format paintings, a series of neo-classical portraits in reference to the house of Borboun, as well as videos showing his virtual universe, at the Royal Palace of Caserta for one month.
The magazine Avenue Montaigne announced: "In collaboration with the French artist Patrick Moya, Baby Dior presents a resolutely pop capsule.
Inhabited by the singular and plural aesthetics of the visual artist-performer from Nice, the creations feature a cheerful pink rabbit celebrating the Chinese zodiac sign of the year 2023".
[15] On June 16 of 2023, the inauguration of Christian Estrosi, the mayor of Nice, a resin sculpture 240cm high was officially installed on Place du Pin.
He uses computers in his art, making 3D images and videos until 2007, when he discovered the "Second Life" environment where he built his new Moya Land, which allowed it so spread to the virtual frontier.
Moya is one of the very few modern artists to be commissioned to paint a Catholic church,[22] dedicated to Saint Jean Baptiste in Clans.
Moya's maxim has been "to please everybody while remaining avant-garde; to be everywhere without wasting oneself; to touch each medium while staying perfectly recognizable".
[23] He credits his time as a nude model for his healthy degree of exhibitionism and narcissism that gets duplicated as his cartoon alter ego.