Michel Blazy

Michel Blazy

BornNationalityBased In
1966MonacanParis
Biography

Since his studies at the Villa Arson in the 90s, the artist has been working with organic materials and is interested in exploring the beauty of decay and the poetic possibilities of the passing of time as these materials are allowed to deteriorate over the course of an exhibition. The artist’s repertoire to date has included a large mushroom-like form made entirely of soy noodles; sculptures constructed of squeezed-out orange halves; paintings of mashed potato and beetroot purée; pizza paintings and pasta sculptures, and a sculptural grotto on which mung beans sprouted and grew over the period of display. Opening up the controlled environment of the museum to the unpredictability of natural processes and effectively creating a multi-sensory and ever-changing experience as these perishable materials physically change, Blazy’s installations encourage audiences to question notions of repulsion and disgust and re-think our assumptions about aesthetic beauty. ...

Selected Artworks
We Were the Robots
Michel Blazy
We Were the Robots, 2019
E133-4
Michel Blazy
E133-4, 2018
64.5 x 50cm
IBookgarden
Michel Blazy
IBookgarden, 2014
42 x 65 x 44cm
Sans titre
Michel Blazy
Sans titre, 2013
21 x 17 x 17cm
Corail
Le lâcher d'escargots
Michel Blazy
Le lâcher d'escargots, 2009
Fleurs de bain moussant
Michel Blazy
Fleurs de bain moussant, 2000
La vie des choses
Michel Blazy
La vie des choses, 1997
Sans titre
Michel Blazy
Sans titre, 2018
34 x 14 x 24cm
E133
E133
Gallery Representation
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