Lionel Machris
(Germany)
PHOTOGRAPHY
 
DETAILS
Mix Media, 24 Carat Gold on Aludibond with burned colors
One-of-a-kind
W30 cm x H40 cm (W11.80 x H15.74 inches) 
2018
 
DESCRIPTION
The spectacular "Providence" by Lionel Machris is framed with a black shadow gap frame.
This work has in 2022 won the Art World Tour 2023 of the World Wide Galleries ( www.worldwidegalleries.com ) and was exhibited in LA ( Art Lab Gallery Los Angeles - January 2023 - February 2023 ), Artbox EXPO New York 17-16 April ( Broome Street, NY 10013, USA ), Basel Art Week 15.- 18. June 2023, Swissart Expo, Zürich 6.-10. September, Thompson Gallery, Zug 18 September - 13 October, Casa del Arte Gallery, Palma de Mallorca 27 October - 17. November and last but not least at the Miami Art Weeks in December 2023.
 
BIOGRAPHY
 
LIONEL MACHRIS (FROM VISUAL FORESIGHT TO SENSITIVE STAGING)
His pronounced artistic talent and interest in painting and sculpture ultimately led him to photography. After graduating from school (high school diploma in artistic photography), he trained as a photographer, and at the same time attended the Hamburg HFBK (Hochschule für bildende Künste) in painting and graphic arts.
In 1989, he moved to Paris. Following in the footsteps of his photographic idols Helmut Newton and Man Ray, he worked as a freelance photo assistant for various international fashion and cosmetics photographers and began to intensify his interest in the experimental representation of photography. In 1992, he lived in Milan, where his career began. He worked for many magazines (Vogue, Elle Germany, Madame Germany) and prestigious clients (Calvin Klein, Boss, Garnier, Unilever, Beiersdorf), photographing campaigns for fashion and cosmetics, portraying personalities, celebrities, singers, actors, athletes. In parallel, he always devoted himself to artistic photography, had his first small exhibitions and various publications in art books, received awards for his concepts, participated in various group exhibitions, and had a lively exchange with other artists.
In 2010, he experimented with the material gold for the first time. His work "The Graceful" was the first of its kind. Enthusiastic about its power in representation, he concentrated on the job with the high-quality material until today.
For his unique pieces, he uses exclusively 24-carat gold, which is printed after a special treatment with a printing process in which the colors are burned onto the gold. With this technique, he manages to preserve the character of the gold and its luminosity. Each piece is a unique work of art that only fully develops its effect in reality.
Lionel Machris draws his inspiration from life, the questions of what lies behind it, and the observations of how it is dealt with. It is the respect for being, the respect for everything that surrounds us and makes us what we are. Respect for what we do not know. These thoughts are the content of his works.
Currently, Lionel Machris lives in Hamburg, Germany, and Provence in France.
 
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