Natacha Couvelaire

► ARTISTIC INTENT

My work explores an archaeology of light in which images emerge through successive strata. Through the sedimentation of multiple translucent layers, I allow buried memories to surface, their construction evoking the technique of glazing. These unveilings give rise to a vibrant materiality where fragments of forgotten civilizations, architectures, and ancient worlds seem to persist.

Light acts here as an excavation. It reveals the survival of these vanished territories. I create immersive universes in which the gaze plunges through time. These presences, these traces that endure, whose echo draws us into a vertiginous shift, as though something within them had always been known to us.


► PROCESS AND UNIQUENESS

- Life-size scale: Each piece is drawn directly in its final format, with no enlargement during printing. This approach preserves the absolute accuracy of proportions.

- Creation: No photography, no artificial intelligence. The process relies on composition, sedimentation, and the architecture of layers.

- Uniqueness: All creations are unique pieces (1/1), produced on high-quality art supports (Diasec, Perspex, Chromaluxe) and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.

► BACKGROUND

Introduced to cr...

- Ecole Supérieure d’Art Moderne, Paris
- Ateliers des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
- Atelier Catherine Baschet, silk painting, Paris
- Atelier Marylise Carbonnel, ink & gouache, Paris

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PRESS

► Digital Art & Painting
2018 - 2026 | Art Capital, Grand Palais, Paris
2015 - 2025 | Salon d’Automne, Paris
2025 | Festival Biennal d’Art Contemporain "Jours de Lumière", Saint-Saturnin
2024 | ArtExpo New York, Pier 36, New York
2016 | The National Art Center, Tokyo
2016 | Salon d’Automne International, Saint-Pétersbourg
2014 | Salon d’Automne International, Tel Aviv

► Press & Publications
2012 | The New York Times, April 14
2001 | International Herald Tribune, September 29
ArtPress - n° 68
Fashion Daily News - n° 251
Journal du Textile - n° 1725

► Ink & Gouache | Early Works
Théâtre Paul Éluard, Choisy-le-Roi
Salon de Montrouge, Montrouge
Travaux sur Papier, Villeparisis
Grands et Jeunes d’Aujourd’hui, Grand Palais, Paris