- Le Chevallier is an abstract painter whose work is characterized by great subtlety of tone and an extraordinary sensitivity to surface texture
Characterized by a rigorously limited palette and extremely tactile and sensuous surfaces, these works were beautiful and meaningful, without being decorative.
Domenic Cretatra
Professional Artist and Art Professor, California State University at Long Beach
December 1991
-Le Chevallier takes an aggressive approach to his work by literally assaulting the canvas with scratches and scrapes
To achieve the desired texture in his work, Le Chevallier mixes his medium with sand, wax, marble dust and other objects such as old towels and wood chips, producing a visual feast for the eyes and mind.
Frank Salata
Writer, The Union News, Long Beach, California
October 1990
-While in Long Beach, California, my goal was to develop a personal visual language, with what I learned in Spain. I began working on minimalist paintings using a limited palette of earth colors. This type of painting gave me a chance to concentrate and develop the textural qualities of my work. Through textures the viewer is seduced into the painting to be viewed as an object with his own life and space. I started with a basic idea and the paintings developed from intuition. The adding of textures and materials contributed specifically to each individual painting.
Georges Le Chevallier
1991
-The works combines a minimal aesthetic with aged, distressed, and varied paint surfaces. Le Chevallier seems to pursue his painterly notions in a series format. He is an independent and poetic artist, who brings his own cultural background to contemporary Pacific Rim painting.
Tom Krumpack
Professional Artist and Art Professor, California State University at Long Beach
December 1991
