Vir Elegans,
2026
Matias Machado
Painting : acrylic, pastel
100 x 100 x 1 cm 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
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100 x 100 x 1 cm 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Artwork location: France
This vibrant and bold artwork illustrates a fascinating fusion of geometric shapes and vivid colors. A humanoid silhouette emerges at the center, composed of abstract and angular figures. The shades of green in the background create a striking contrast with the warm tones of brown, red, and blue that form the character. Its face, fragmented into various sections, reveals stylized eyes that exude mystery and curiosity. The vertical yellow and white stripes, seemingly representing clothing, add a captivating visual rhythm. Signed in the lower right, this painting reflects a resolutely modern approach, blending Cubism and Surrealism. This work encourages reflection on identity and perception, engaging the viewer's imagination. Every element of this painting leans toward a bold harmony, distinctive of the artist's inimitable style.
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Originally from Bordeaux , France , Matias Machado is a contemporary painter whose work exists at the crossroads of abstraction, figuration, and urban culture. Rooted in graffiti, his visual language carries forward the street's vocabulary of bold forms, sharp contours, and layered shadows, while reinterpreting it through a painterly and timeless approach.
His compositions are built around tubular, sculptural shapes that suggest fragments of the human body. These forms are modeled through light and shadow in a way that recalls graffiti techniques , sprayed outlines, depth through transparency , yet they are arranged with a sense of balance and gravity inspired by Renaissance painting. The use of controlled lighting, muted atmospheres, and deliberate compositions evokes the solemnity and contemplative mood of classical works.
His figures exist in a suspended state, detached from any specific time or place. Reduced to essential forms, they resist clear narrative interpretation and instead function as icons of human presence. Everyday gestures and familiar postures are stripped of context, becoming symbolic and introspective. In this tension between abstraction and figuration, the viewer is invited to slow down and engage with the work on a more meditative level.
By merging the formal discipline of classical painting with the visual language of graffiti, Machado develops a singular practice where urban memory, pictorial rigor, and timeless atmosphere converge. His work seeks not immediacy, but duration , images meant to endure, to be contemplated, and to resonate beyond their surface.
Far from spontaneity or naïveté, Machado's work is the result of a deliberate and methodical construction process. Each composition is carefully thought through, from the placement of forms to the articulation of light and shadow. His paintings are built layer by layer, allowing volume, depth, and tension to emerge progressively. The shadows are not decorative; they function as structural elements, directly inherited from graffiti techniques, where depth and impact are created through controlled gradients and contrasts.
This rigorous approach is combined with a strong sensitivity to atmosphere. Machado pays particular attention to the way light shapes the scene, creating a sense of gravity and stillness that recalls the contemplative mood of Renaissance painting. The backgrounds often act as silent spaces, isolating the figures and reinforcing their presence, much like classical compositions designed to elevate the subject beyond the anecdotal.
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