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Artist of the Week: Nicolas Lefeuvre

Untitled no 1 of series Land(e)scapes, 2019, Chinese ink and gold powder on paper, 30 x 38 cm, Nicolas Lefeuvre (b.1975). Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Jean-Francois Cazeau, 2020.

Nicolas Lefeuvre was born in France in 1975 and now lives and works in Lisbon (Portugal). After completing his studies studies at Beaux-Arts in Rennes (France) and his architecture/product design qualification at Camondo in Paris, Lefeuvre left to travel around Asia for almost a year. In 2001, he opened a creative studio and gallery in Singapore, providing design services and art direction for brands and hosting art exhibitions. In 2004, he became the Creative Director for Chanel, a role which sent him to Tokyo, Japan, where he had his first solo show. After five years in Japan, Lefeuvre moved to Hong Kong with his job, at the same time starting an independent music label in China. He is now fully dedicated to his art and creative direction, and has exhibited his work from Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taipei and Paris. His portfolio includes many international luxury brands.

Nicolas Lefeuvre. Courtesy of the artist, 2020. Photo credit: Milk Magazine.

Lefeuvre works mostly with ink, on paper and using objects, and his work is an invitation through ink sceneries of mental travels. With a real desire to run away from superficiality, from bling and sequined dresses, Lefeuvre’s world is a world of beauty and holiness. His art is anchored in his reality: memories, numbers, letters, ideograms, superstition. “There is no how and why in what I am doing. It is all about graphic intentions translating experiences”, he says.

“Upcycling”, 2019, Performance Art using everyday objects, found at Merci: wooden knife, natural sponge, recycled paper bowl, etc. The canvas is made of Merci’s linen sheets, sewn together with gold thread and embroidery, a nod to Kintsugi. Courtesy of the artist, 2020.

The Land(e)scapes series presents a true inner quest, a search for the aesthetic. After Singapore and Tokyo, Lefeuvre settled down in Hong Kong and China in 2013, a new playground that was a catalyst for metamorphosis.

He created his Land(e)scapes series few years later, following his previous series “The State I am in”. Making up his own language, he reinvents himself constantly and discovers new sensations whilst floating in the space betwen body and mind.

Land(e)scapes involves very personal works, sensual and exploratory, where gold and indigo conjure up the lights of an unattainable city. Lefeuvre’s technique is executed according to the artistic rules of applying gold pigment on white paper. Gold powder from Japan is so light and lacking in density that its nature is virtually infinitesimal.

“Land(e)scapes are those daydreams but also an invitation to discover new territories which could be yours”.

Untitled no 6 of series Land(e)scapes, 2019, Chinese ink and gold powder on paper, 30 x 38 cm, Nicolas Lefeuvre (b.1975). Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Jean-Francois Cazeau, 2020.

Lefeuvre is currently exhibiting his series Land(e)scapes at Galerie Jean-Francois Cazeau in Paris. His next solo show will take place in Shanghai in March 2020 at Gallery Art CN.

Lefeuvre is represented by Gallery Jean-Francois Cazeau (Paris-San Remo), www.galeriejfcazeau.com. For more information about the artist, you can contact his gallery, follow him on Instagram @N17 or visit his website: www.nicolaslefeuvre.com.

Untitled no 6 of series Land(e)scapes, 2019, Chinese ink and gold powder on paper, 30 x 38 cm, Nicolas Lefeuvre (b.1975). Courtesy of the artist and Gallery Jean-Francois Cazeau, 2020.

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