Miguel Chevalier French, b. 1959

Overview

... references from the history of art and reformulating them using computer tools, his works investigate and explore recurrent themes such as nature and artifice, flows and networks, virtual cities and ornate designs.

(b. 1959 Mexico City, Mexico) Miguel Chevalier wide-ranging and artistic vision has been shaped by a broad education and extensive travel. In 1980, he graduated from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and went on to study at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. After graduating, Chevalier was awarded the Lavoisier Scholarship and went on to study at the Pratt Institute, New York. In 1994, he became an artist in residence at the Kujoyama Villa, Kyoto, Japan. 

 

Since 1978, Chevalier has focused exclusively on computers as an artistic means of expression. He quickly secured a spot on the international scene as a pioneer of virtual and digital art. Chevalier continues to be a trailblazer and has proven himself to be one of the most significant artists on the contemporary scene.

 

Miguel Chevalier's œuvre is experimental and multidisciplinary. Taking references from the history of art and reformulating them using computer tools, his works investigate and explore recurrent themes such as nature and artifice, flows and networks, virtual cities and ornate designs. His images are a rich source of insights into oneself and our relationship with the world.

 

Since the 1980s, Miguel Chevalier began tackling the question of the hybrid, generative and interactive image. He has created many projects variously incorporating generative and interactive virtual reality installations projected on large scale, shown on Leds screen or LCD screen, sculptures created with a 3D printer or with laser cut, holographic imagery and other forms. Miguel Chevalier has produced exhibitions and installations for museums, art centres, galleries and public spaces around the world. He has been awarded a number of architecturally- based commissions. 

 

Miguel Chevalier lives and works in Paris, France.

Works
  • Miguel Chevalier, Liquid Pixels (Blue & Black), 2024
    Miguel Chevalier
    Liquid Pixels (Blue & Black), 2024
    Virtual reality artwork - 60 minute video on a mediaplayer
    Displayed vertically on the wall on a 75’’ LCD screen in a wooden frame
    Screen: 168 x 96 cm (66 1/8 x 37 3/4 inches)
    Frame: 184 x 112 x 16 cm (72 1/2 x 44 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches)
  • Miguel Chevalier, Nemophila Libertia d’Elsa Triolet, 2022
    Miguel Chevalier
    Nemophila Libertia d’Elsa Triolet, 2022
    Unique Virtual reality artwork
    Video 60 minutes presented on a 75 inch screen vertically within wooden frame
    Screen: 168 x 96 cm (66 1/8 x 37 3/4 inches)
    Frame: 184 x 112 x 16 cm (72 1/2 x 44 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches)
  • Miguel Chevalier, Digital Abstraction, 2021
    Miguel Chevalier
    Digital Abstraction, 2021
    Unique virtual reality artwork - Video 60 minutes presented on a 46-inch LCD screen mounted vertically on the wall
    101.6 x 57 cm
    40 x 22 1/2 inches
  • Miguel Chevalier, Méta-Cités 2, 2012
    Miguel Chevalier
    Méta-Cités 2, 2012
    Acrylic glass sculpture in Fluro orange acrylic glass box
    32 x 43.5 x 30.5 cm
    12 5/8 x 17 1/8 x 12 inches
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