Michael Elion (b.1975) is an artist/architect. He obtained his architecture degrees at the University of Cape Town and the Architectural Association (AA) in London, and a Master of Philosophy (aesthetics) in Paris. He has worked with world renowned architects and artists in Paris (Xavier Veilhan), (Pierre Huyghe), Rome (Massimiliano Fuksas) and Berlin (Daniel Libeskind) and has produced giant artworks that engage with the urban environment.
The Michael Elion Company (Pty) Ltd is a design and fabrication company specializing in the production of precision crafted artworks and large-scale installations.
A Problem With Beauty, hand grenade sculpture by Michael Elion, 2012
Painting by Michael Elion, 2012. Eggshell enamel on Masonite
PINK STREET, Urban artwork by Michael Elion next to the Picasso Museum, Paris 2008.
HALO floats above the French National Archives in Paris, October 2009
I LOVE YOU ! Urban artwork by Michael Elion. Stainless steel, faceted Egyptian crystals & sunlight
RAINBOW, artificially generated rainbow outside Commue1 gallery, Cape Town. Sept 14 - Oct 14 2012
Microscopic digital photographs of flies for RAW - exhibition during FIAC art fair in Paris 2007.