Bafoussam, 2024
Matthieu Delfini

Painting : acrylic

120 x 120 x 2 cm 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch

€4,000 4 000 €

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Dimensions cm • inch

120 x 120 x 2 cm 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth

Framing

Not framed


Tags

Landscape

Everyday life

figurative

Africa

Cameroun

Movement

Urban scene

City

Beige

Navy blue

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Artwork location: France

This work is an immersion in the vibrant tumult of Bafoussam, a city where every street resonates with a frenetic cadence, between morning mist and bursts of bright colors. I wanted to capture this unique atmosphere, where horns intermingle with voices, where the crowd presses in a ceaseless ballet, where each facade tells a story, impregnated with dust and life.

The warm, contrasting hues reflect the energy emanating from this urban scene: the brightness of daylight breaking through the mist, the shifting shadows of passersby, the density of a landscape shaped by human activity. Here, the city never sleeps; it pulses, exuding its raw, authentic character.

Through this painting, I wanted to convey not only a view of this great Cameroonian city, but also its sensation: that of a city that shakes you up, that envelops you, that tells thousands of stories in an instant.

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Independent artist • France

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Matthieu Delfini, Bafoussam
France ʉۢ 1993

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My work is primarily figurative, rooted in a painting of life and sensation, of impression. Whether through a travel journal, a mural, or a scene of everyday life on canvas, I seek to capture the urgency of a moment: the sparkle of water, the light on a face, the atmosphere of a sleeping street. Raw emotion, seized in the moment, is my true subject. I enjoy playing with contrasts: the precision of drawing against the spontaneity of color, classical composition juxtaposed with a contemporary subject. This tension creates the essential dynamism of my vision.

My journey began with an exploration of landscapes. Those of my native south, in particular, shaped my appreciation for natural spaces—seas, mountains, fields, cliffs—their colors and structures. Through calm horizons, bathed in vibrant and meditative colors, the space invites contemplation and escape. These landscapes, sometimes real, sometimes imagined, are for me a way of translating subtle emotional states and atmospheres conducive to reflection. Underlying them is the theme of freedom, a concept deeply rooted in my being. The paintings invite us to break free from all temporal constraints, escaping to a world on the border between reality and dreams.

Gradually, fascinated by the richness of body language, I began to explore gestures, postures, and physical attitudes—all silent micro-expressions that tell stories, convey tensions, connections, solitude, and even introspection. My process aims to capture what cannot always be expressed in words: the states of awareness of the world. My subjects often evolve in timeless spaces where color transmits impressions and triggers a sensory resonance in the viewer.

I want the works to resemble open-ended visual narratives, where the viewer is invited to project their own perception and feelings. Far from imposing a single interpretation, I seek to create a space for dialogue that questions our relationships with others, with the world, and with ourselves. Through this process, I strive towards a quest: to grasp the essence of what connects human beings, beyond geographical, social, or cultural boundaries.

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