Guillaume Dénervaud

Guillaume Déner​vaud was born in 1987 in Fribourg, Switzerland. He studied at the École des Arts Appliqués, Geneva, and at HEAD (Haute École d'Art et de Design).

Guillaume Déner​vaud's Art Style 

Dénervaud frequently creates works characterized by dense yet harmonious arrangements of ambiguous motifs, suggesting elements reminiscent of plant matter, machine parts, or cellular structures.

For example, his exhibition "Ozoned Station" at the Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art New York presents visions of systems and environments that blur distinctions between the organic and the built, the microscopic and the galactic, and the future and the past.

Dénervaud finds inspiration in the worldbuilding techniques employed in fantasy and science fiction, as seen in the works of Mark von Schlegell, Renee Gladman, and Hayao Miyazaki. His paintings and drawings frequently reference the transfer of energy and the evolution of life forms, exploring the possibility of life regeneration after catastrophic events. To bring these bio-machinic fantasies to life, Dénervaud utilizes architectural drafting stencils, now considered obsolete due to computer-aided design programs. He infuses vibrant color into his creations using pigments derived from a variety of organic materials, including insect exoskeletons, minerals, and plants.