30 years in retrospective

Sergio Gutierrez was born in Colombia, where he studied electronic engineering in Medellín. In 1991, he moved to San Francisco, where his passion for transforming discarded computer components into art was ignited. Chiseling his first ceramic microchips was exhilarating—each piece felt like a hidden artifact with untapped potential. This fascination with repurposing materials has been a driving force throughout his artistic journey.

Ceramic microchips made into a cross

Later, in San Francisco, he developed what would become the Liquid Metal Jewelry Collection—a distinctive, patented jewelry mesh made of ball chain links that move fluidly, contouring to the body like a second skin. This collection would go on to define his artistic career. LMCOLLECTION.com

Simultaneously, he perfected a technique for grinding down microchips and enhancing them with artistic liquid solder, turning them into intricate art pieces. In 1996, after relocating to Miami, he expanded this vision by incorporating these microchip artworks into antique objects such as decanters, candle holders, knives and others, blending past and future in a unique way. His innovative approach earned him patents for the techniques he developed, solidifying his work as both artistic and groundbreaking.

Transformed Microchip into an Art form on a metal box

Glass sword made with microchips

Decanter with microchip incrusted in the center

Panther cane with microchips on the handle

A New Artistic Chapter

Beyond fashion, Sergio has ventured into mixed-media wall art and sculptural guitars, where his ball chain mesh takes center stage as the protagonist of each piece. His work is a fusion of precision and abstraction, with structured geometric patterns interacting against textured, ethereal or cosmic-like backdrops. These backdrops incorporate a never-before-treated fabric material, an invention of Sergio’s, further redefining mixed-media art.

By bridging design, technology, and fine art, Sergio continues to push creative boundaries, offering pieces that are both visually captivating and structurally innovative.