Michael Cheval is an immensely talented painter whose works leave this reviewer nearly speechless and

blubbering. At a loss, for conventional terminologies such as “outstanding”, “amazing”, and “spectacular” all

fall flat, I can only say that Cheval’s work is “beyond delicious”, “moutwatering”, “saliva-inducing eye

candy”… You get the gist.

Michael Cheval specializies in Absurdist paintings, portraits & drawings, paying obvious homages to the

surreal stylings of Salvador Dali and René Magritte & seemlessly blending in fantastic touches of magic

realism ala Michael Parkes.

Cheval’s definition of “absurdity” is inverted reality, reverse logic. It stems from neither dreams nor the

subconcious, which serve as inspiration to the surrealists, but is rather a intricate game of imagination

wherein all elements are carefully selected & tied together to construct a literary plot. Cheval’s works are

often metaphorical in nature & require a cunning eye in order to decipher his oft hidden allusions.

Michael Cheval was born in 1966 in Kotelnikovo, Russia. He developed his passion for art at an early age and

graduated from Ashgabad school of Fine Art in Turkmenistan in 1986. He started work as an independent

professional artist and began shaping his style & surrealistic direction.

In 1997, Cheval chose to immigrate to the United States, beginning a new epoch for the talented artist. In

1998, Cheval became a member of New York’s National Arts Club where he received the Exhibition Committee

Award in 2000. He became a member of the Society for Art of Imagination in 2002.

Michael Cheval has published two full-color art albums; Lullabies (2004) and Nature of Absurdity (2007).

For more information, visit
Michael Cheval’s official website

http://www.chevalfineart.com/

Don’t miss these great Cheval galleries:
Nature of Absurdity
Eternity of Absurdity
Illusions of Absurdity
Reality of Absurdity
Sense of Absurdity
Portraits by Michael Cheval
Drawings by Michael Cheval