William Mapan
artist, based in France.
The French artist William Mapan (b. 1988), based in Paris, blends traditional artistic methods with computer programming to create works merging the digital and physical worlds. Fascinated by technology from an early age, Mapan shifted toward art after studying computer science and visual arts at Gobelins, the school where he now teaches creative coding and generative art. His creative process begins with hand-drawn sketches and diverse graphic explorations. which he then transforms into algorithms. For William Mapan, the computer acts as an extension of the human hand, enriching artistic expression. Mapan's work emphasizes humanity, manual gestures, and personal identity through introspective digital creations. Influenced by Abstract Expressionism and Impressionism, he cites artists like Paul Klee, Etel Adnan, Helen Frankenthaler, and Matisse among his inspirations. William Mapan intertwines emotion and personality in his notable series, including Anticyclones, Sketchbook A&B, and Distance, created for LACMА. William Mapan's work is in public and private collections internationally, including LACMA, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Toledo Museum of Art, Museum of Art+Light, Manhattan, Kansas, the Alan Howard Family Office, and the Kanbas Collection.
From , June 2026
