Fractal Flowers

Since 1978, Miguel Chevalier (*1959) has been working exclusively with the computer as an artistic medium, making him one of the pioneers of digital and virtual art. For his series Fractal Flowers he finds inspiration in the colors, complex shapes and structures from the world of plants. They form the basis of his digital creations that cannot be found in nature as such, thus producing a fascinating combination of nature and artifice. The flower forms were created fractal-mathematically with the help of artificial intelligence. They were then produced as sculptures with a 3D printer and made as drawings by a computerized robotic arm.

Born in 1959 in Mexico City. Resides in Paris since 1985.
Since 1978, Chevalier has focused exclusively on computers as an artistic means of expression. 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 centers, galleries, and public spaces around the world. He has been awarded several architecturally-based commissions. Miguel Chevalier’s digital works are in constant metamorphosis, plunging us into a magical, poetic, and very contemporary universe.