Was born in 1969 in Toulouse, where he still lives and works.
Laurent Minguet is fond of multidisciplinary creation associating artistic approach and design. A fan of acrylic on canvas from an early age, he learns alone and paints only with a brush, perfecting a hyperrealist style inspired by automobile silhouettes. From 1995 onwards, he oriented his work towards urban landscapes and exhibited for the first time in 1998 in Toulouse, with the British sculptor Paul Day.
For several years, he then devoted himself to his work as a designer specializing in urban furniture, and was responsible for more than 150 models in numerous European cities. His furniture can be found in the La Défense district and the OECD gardens in Paris, as well as on the site of the Lisbon World Fair.
However, in 2003, 2005 and 2009, he held three successive painting exhibitions in Tahiti, where he lived for several years. His work is inspired by Polynesian themes that he sometimes combines with his urban vision.
Today, Laurent Minguet has moved away from design to devote himself entirely to painting. His latest series, entitled Wood City, uses cherry or walnut wood as a background, the grain of which offers a dynamic that is reinforced by large monochrome coulures. The superimposed urban landscapes then suggest several prisms of reading.
Exhibitions:
2023
Happyland – Solo show – Galerie Artima – Paris
Urban Art Fair – Paris
AAF London – Galerie Artima
2022
Duo with Tony Soulié – Toulouse
Noir & Blanc – Group show – Galerie Artima – Paris
Galerie Fabrice Galvani – Exposition collective – Toulouse
Art ride – Wheels and waves – Biarritz
2021
Art Cars – 24 h. Le Mans 2021
Matières sublimées – Group show – Galerie Macadam – Le Cannet
2020
Cosmos – Group show – Galerie Artima – Paris
Urbanessence – Galerie Hors Ligne – Toulouse
2019
Carré Rouge – Grand Marché – Toulouse
Arts urbains/Regards croisés – Duo with street artist Soone – Galerie 3.1
Urbanessence – Solo show – Galerie Artima – Paris
AAF Hong Kong – Galerie Artima
La Box – Galerie Ephémère – Blagnac
2018
Trentotto Original – Solo show – Toulouse
Rêves de ville – Solo show – Galerie Artima – Paris
Winter show – Galerie Artima – London
2017
Summer show – Galerie Artima – Paris
Group show – Galerie Art Nou – Begur – Spain
Wood city #2 – Solo show – Galerie Artima – Paris
Pigment – Group show – Galerie Toison d’Or – Bruxelles
2016
Collection Particulière – Group show – Galerie Artima – Paris
L’esprit en la matière – Group show – Galerie Toison d’Or – Bruxelles
Wood city – Solo show – Galerie Artima – Paris
2009
Galerie des Tropiques – Solo show – Papeete – Tahiti
2005
Galerie des Tropiques – Solo show – Papeete – Tahiti
2004
Galerie des Tropiques – Solo show – Papeete – Tahiti
2002
Festival des artistes Polynésiens – Papeete – Tahiti
1998
Galerie Fabrice Galvani – Group show – Toulouse
1996
Galleria Chicco Travella – Group show – Bergamo – Italy
1995
Galerie de l’ESC – Group show – Toulouse
Education:
Ecole Supérieure d’Industrie de Toulouse