Matias Machado - Les têtes

Who is Matias Machado? Originally from Bordeaux, France, Matias Machado is a contemporary painter whose work explores the human condition through an increasingly abstract and deconstructed lens. Moving beyond classical figuration, his current style focuses on sculptural, tubular forms , fragments of a mutating humanity rendered with raw intensity. Machado’s technique mirrors a form of urban archaeology. He builds his compositions layer by layer, superposing gestural marks, graffiti elements, stencils, and cryptic text to create dense visual tension. His figures are no longer individual portraits, but silent archetypes , symbolic presences reduced to their absolute essence. Each canvas is the result of a slow, meditative process of construction and destruction. By using light and shadow to carve out these ambiguous forms, Machado captures a precarious balance between the chaos of the street and a timeless, contemplative stillness. His works stand as memory maps where classical rigor meets the unbridled energy of the urban landscape. Canvas Informations : ORIGINAL PAINTING , SHIPPED ROLLED IN A TUBE Technique: mixed media : acrylic painting , oil pastel , spray , markers , charcoal Dimensions: 90x90cm approximately Support: Cotton canvas 380g/m2 primed Signature: Hand-signed on the front and back of the canvas (see photos) , CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY included The paint is sent rolled up in a tube, leaving you free to choose how to display it (mounted on a stretcher, displayed under glass, etc.)

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