My approach as a textile artist and painter consists in including the nature in my creations and painting with the light...
Geneviève Levivier’s approach combines the sensibilities of a contemporary visual artist with personal innovative technologies. By mixing the artistic gesture, organic materials, pigments and eco-friendly self-invented paint binders and bio-sourced fibres, with sometimes digital process, Levivier defends a creation freely inspired by a mix of textile know-how and pictorial techniques.
Playing with light and relief's effects, the rich sensory artistry of her work literally shines through, such as textile stained glass, and demonstrates Levivier’s ability to perform a material metamorphosis as living materials (eggshells, flowers, wood) that have lived one life are reborn.
The abstract colored or monochrome interlaces composing her works make echoes to the aesthetics of nature in its wild and poetic aspect. By integrating real roses and old species of medicinal plants to pigments and fibres, she reinterprets the art history theme of the Vanitas, as well as the symbols of tapestry, embroidery or lace, with a sense of surprise and poetry of the materials in her painting-tapestries or textile sculptures.
Her work proposes a contemplative vision through a meandering alchemy of materials, openworks and projected shadows wich together evoke a play of light and natural elements, refer to the intrinsic link between man and nature, and offer a unending contemplative vision.
After having created for 10 years, with her studio A+ZDesign®, the most refined and surprising textiles for the most prestigious fashion houses - Dior, Alaïa, Gaultier, Balenciaga... - Geneviève Levivier is nowadays devoted to the creation of her contemporary tapestries and artwork in harmony with a place or a theme, the surrounding architecture, the living nature and the natural light, performing the idea of Synaesthesia through her unique way of transforming materials. As such, her work, recognizable at first glance, has received significant international recognition. She’s regularly invited to present solo or group exhibition - Museum of Sculpture of Sao Paulo, Triennale of Milan, Universal Exhibition of Milan, Hong-Kong Design Week, Museum of Design Gent,
Swiss and New-York Galleries…
Geneviève Levivier’s approach combines the sensibilities of a contemporary visual artist with personal innovative technologies. By mixing the artistic gesture, organic materials, pigments and eco-friendly self-invented paint binders and bio-sourced fibres, with sometimes digital process, Levivier defends a creation freely inspired by a mix of textile know-how and pictorial techniques.
Playing with light and relief's effects, the rich sensory artistry of her work literally shines through, such as textile stained glass, and demonstrates Levivier’s ability to perform a material metamorphosis as living materials (eggshells, flowers, wood) that have lived one life are reborn.
The abstract colored or monochrome interlaces composing her works make echoes to the aesthetics of nature in its wild and poetic aspect. By integrating real roses and old species of medicinal plants to pigments and fibres, she reinterprets the art history theme of the Vanitas, as well as the symbols of tapestry, embroidery or lace, with a sense of surprise and poetry of the materials in her painting-tapestries or textile sculptures.
Her work proposes a contemplative vision through a meandering alchemy of materials, openworks and projected shadows wich together evoke a play of light and natural elements, refer to the intrinsic link between man and nature, and offer a unending contemplative vision.
After having created for 10 years, with her studio A+ZDesign®, the most refined and surprising textiles for the most prestigious fashion houses - Dior, Alaïa, Gaultier, Balenciaga... - Geneviève Levivier is nowadays devoted to the creation of her contemporary tapestries and artwork in harmony with a place or a theme, the surrounding architecture, the living nature and the natural light, performing the idea of Synaesthesia through her unique way of transforming materials. As such, her work, recognizable at first glance, has received significant international recognition. She’s regularly invited to present solo or group exhibition - Museum of Sculpture of Sao Paulo, Triennale of Milan, Universal Exhibition of Milan, Hong-Kong Design Week, Museum of Design Gent,
Swiss and New-York Galleries…
EXHIBITIONS :
2020:
- MUSEUM VAN BUUREN, TEXTILE & VEGETAL IN SITU MADE ON MEASURE INSTALLATION. in the frame #Van BuurenSolidaire program, august 2020
- LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL , virtual tour : "Ceci n'est pas..." curated by ADORNO DESIGN GALLERY,
- BALTHASAR, solo show in the frame of Brussels Design.
- MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2020, Belgium is Design @FuroriSalone online official selection
2019:
- UNIX Gallery, New-York, Chelsea : Textile Revealed - New-York Textile Month Festival, curation Li Edelkoort
- Eindhoven Dutch Design Week WORTHPROJECT #WorthProject Laureates 2018
- Plexus Palace Gallerie, Montreux, Suisse (Eggshell Alchimie II -solo)
- Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux, Suisse, 2019
- Plexus Palace Gallerie, Montreux, Suisse (Eggshell Alchimie I -solo)
- Museum Design Gand : "Maakbar - Generous Nature"
- Abbaye de Villers-la-Ville, Belgique, exposition solo in situ de 17 Tapisseries Eggshell Alchimie créées pour le lieu
- Milan Design Week 2019, Superstudio Piu, Worth Project # Laureates 2018
- Milan Design Week 2019, Belgium is Design : "Generous Nature"
2018:
- BIP , Place Royale, Bruxelles : "Brussels Textile Design : A Contemporary Show" .
- Espace 155, Woluwe Saint-Lambert, Bruxelles : " Brussels Design September"
- Galerie AP, Vevey, Suisse, 2018 (solo)
- Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux, Suisse, 2018 (solo)
- Salon Création de la Province du Brabant Wallon, Court-Saint-Etienne, 2018
- Château du Lac, Genval 2018 (solo)
2017-2016-2015 :
- 60 Innovations Wallones 2017 - Innovatech Belgique
- Maison & Objet, PROJECT, Paris 2017 (stand solo)
- 50 Innovations Wallones 2016 - Innovatech Belgique
- So Flex - Architect@Work & Innovathèque Paris
- Exposition Universelle Milano 2015 , Pavillon officiel of France, Milano
- Pallazzo delle Steline, Milan 2015 -Textifood – Futurotextiles
- Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Lille 2015 - Textifood – Futurotextiles
- Musée du Textile de Bourgoin Jailleu, France - Des artisans du Luxe , in collaboration with Anna-Barbara Aumuller
- Opéra Royal de Liège, Liège, 2015- Rook & Raven Galery, London - Worth Project Exhibition
- Gallerie Joseph Braque, Paris - Worth Project Exhibition
- Palais des Congrès, Liège 2014 - Métamorphoses (stand solo)
2014-2013_2012:
- HONG KONG Design Week, Belgium is Design, 2014 - Tales of Heroes
- MUBE, Musée de la Sculpture de Sao Polo, Belgium is Design, 2014 - A Materia das Nuvens
- Centre Wallonie Bruxelles, Belgium is Design, Paris 2014 - A Materia das Nuvens
- Théâtre Royal de Namur, Namur 2014 (solo)
- BE MANOS, Bruxelles 2014 - Brussels Design September 2014, in situ installation (solo)
- Maisons d’Exception, Paris 2014
- TRIENALE di MILANO, Belgium is Design, Milano 2013 - The Toolbox
- Maisons d’Exception, Paris 2013
- The Dominican, Bruxelles 2013 - Brussels Design September 2013, in situ installation (solo)
- Fedustria - Fédération Belge du Textile - Brussels Design September 2013.
- Galerie Jacob Norden Fine Antiques, Sablon, Bruxelles -Trough the mirror of time , 2013 (solo)
- Canevas Collection, RTBF Collection, Bruxelles 2012
- Métamorphoses, Val Saint Lambert, Liège 2012 (stand solo)
- EUNIQUE art fair, Belgium is Design, Karlsrhue 2011
- Designer - RDV / Whitehotel, Bruxelles 2008 - in situ in the lobby (solo).
PUBLIC COLLECTION :
COLLECTION D'ART DE LA PROVINCE DU BRABANT WALLON
"EDEN - EGGSHELL ALCHEMY" , large circle Textile Mobile, has been acquired in 209.
AUCTION :
"INFINITY - EGGSHELL ALCHEMY" : sold at the auction directed by CORNETTE DE SAINT CYR for the "Fonds Erasme" 2019 .
This circle Textile Sculpture has been the point of a vivid auction, and being acquired by a famous private collection.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS :
Lausanne - Gruyère - Londres - New-York - Abu Dhabi - Paris - Bruxelles - Karlsrhue - Liège - Hotel BE MANOS, Bruxelles .
GALLERY:
Geneviève Levivier’s artwork is permanently represented in SWITZERLAND by PLEXUS PALACE ART GALLERY in MONTREUX.
Ongoing Art Projects & Exhibitions with :
Swiss Gallery, Institution , Architect.
New-Yorker Institution, Architect, Designer, Gallery.
2020:
- MUSEUM VAN BUUREN, TEXTILE & VEGETAL IN SITU MADE ON MEASURE INSTALLATION. in the frame #Van BuurenSolidaire program, august 2020
- LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL , virtual tour : "Ceci n'est pas..." curated by ADORNO DESIGN GALLERY,
- BALTHASAR, solo show in the frame of Brussels Design.
- MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2020, Belgium is Design @FuroriSalone online official selection
2019:
- UNIX Gallery, New-York, Chelsea : Textile Revealed - New-York Textile Month Festival, curation Li Edelkoort
- Eindhoven Dutch Design Week WORTHPROJECT #WorthProject Laureates 2018
- Plexus Palace Gallerie, Montreux, Suisse (Eggshell Alchimie II -solo)
- Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux, Suisse, 2019
- Plexus Palace Gallerie, Montreux, Suisse (Eggshell Alchimie I -solo)
- Museum Design Gand : "Maakbar - Generous Nature"
- Abbaye de Villers-la-Ville, Belgique, exposition solo in situ de 17 Tapisseries Eggshell Alchimie créées pour le lieu
- Milan Design Week 2019, Superstudio Piu, Worth Project # Laureates 2018
- Milan Design Week 2019, Belgium is Design : "Generous Nature"
2018:
- BIP , Place Royale, Bruxelles : "Brussels Textile Design : A Contemporary Show" .
- Espace 155, Woluwe Saint-Lambert, Bruxelles : " Brussels Design September"
- Galerie AP, Vevey, Suisse, 2018 (solo)
- Fairmont Le Montreux Palace, Montreux, Suisse, 2018 (solo)
- Salon Création de la Province du Brabant Wallon, Court-Saint-Etienne, 2018
- Château du Lac, Genval 2018 (solo)
2017-2016-2015 :
- 60 Innovations Wallones 2017 - Innovatech Belgique
- Maison & Objet, PROJECT, Paris 2017 (stand solo)
- 50 Innovations Wallones 2016 - Innovatech Belgique
- So Flex - Architect@Work & Innovathèque Paris
- Exposition Universelle Milano 2015 , Pavillon officiel of France, Milano
- Pallazzo delle Steline, Milan 2015 -Textifood – Futurotextiles
- Musée d’Histoire Naturelle, Lille 2015 - Textifood – Futurotextiles
- Musée du Textile de Bourgoin Jailleu, France - Des artisans du Luxe , in collaboration with Anna-Barbara Aumuller
- Opéra Royal de Liège, Liège, 2015- Rook & Raven Galery, London - Worth Project Exhibition
- Gallerie Joseph Braque, Paris - Worth Project Exhibition
- Palais des Congrès, Liège 2014 - Métamorphoses (stand solo)
2014-2013_2012:
- HONG KONG Design Week, Belgium is Design, 2014 - Tales of Heroes
- MUBE, Musée de la Sculpture de Sao Polo, Belgium is Design, 2014 - A Materia das Nuvens
- Centre Wallonie Bruxelles, Belgium is Design, Paris 2014 - A Materia das Nuvens
- Théâtre Royal de Namur, Namur 2014 (solo)
- BE MANOS, Bruxelles 2014 - Brussels Design September 2014, in situ installation (solo)
- Maisons d’Exception, Paris 2014
- TRIENALE di MILANO, Belgium is Design, Milano 2013 - The Toolbox
- Maisons d’Exception, Paris 2013
- The Dominican, Bruxelles 2013 - Brussels Design September 2013, in situ installation (solo)
- Fedustria - Fédération Belge du Textile - Brussels Design September 2013.
- Galerie Jacob Norden Fine Antiques, Sablon, Bruxelles -Trough the mirror of time , 2013 (solo)
- Canevas Collection, RTBF Collection, Bruxelles 2012
- Métamorphoses, Val Saint Lambert, Liège 2012 (stand solo)
- EUNIQUE art fair, Belgium is Design, Karlsrhue 2011
- Designer - RDV / Whitehotel, Bruxelles 2008 - in situ in the lobby (solo).
PUBLIC COLLECTION :
COLLECTION D'ART DE LA PROVINCE DU BRABANT WALLON
"EDEN - EGGSHELL ALCHEMY" , large circle Textile Mobile, has been acquired in 209.
AUCTION :
"INFINITY - EGGSHELL ALCHEMY" : sold at the auction directed by CORNETTE DE SAINT CYR for the "Fonds Erasme" 2019 .
This circle Textile Sculpture has been the point of a vivid auction, and being acquired by a famous private collection.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS :
Lausanne - Gruyère - Londres - New-York - Abu Dhabi - Paris - Bruxelles - Karlsrhue - Liège - Hotel BE MANOS, Bruxelles .
GALLERY:
Geneviève Levivier’s artwork is permanently represented in SWITZERLAND by PLEXUS PALACE ART GALLERY in MONTREUX.
Ongoing Art Projects & Exhibitions with :
Swiss Gallery, Institution , Architect.
New-Yorker Institution, Architect, Designer, Gallery.