b. 1995 in Laon, France. Lives and works in Paris, France.
Biography
A maker of images and objects, Malo Chapuy draws his inspiration from the old masters, making images and objects using the medieval techniques of tempera and gilding on wood. With a fondness for anachronisms, Chapuy also embraces other types of material, painting holy figures on anti-Covid protective visors, for example, which he transforms into stained-glass windows, using plastic instead of lead. Or he alters late Gothic and early Renaissance compositions by inserting wind turbines into the background of a miracle scene inspired by Giovanni di Paolo. In this kind of way, Malo Chapuy works with time warps, employing a wealth of artistic quotations and creating playful links between religious episodes and contemporary events.