No. 99549355

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Matias Machado - Le Hipster
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€ 120
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Matias Machado - Le Hipster

Canvas Informations : /!\ ORIGINAL PAINTING 1/1 SHIPPED ROLLED IN A TUBE /!\ highly textured Technique: oil , pastel , acrylic Dimensions: 95x95cm approximately Support: Cotton canvas 380g/m2 primed Signature: Hand-signed on the front (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.) Who is Matias Machado? Originally from Bordeaux, Matias Machado first discovered art through graffiti — a raw, instinctive practice that shaped his deep connection to gesture, rhythm, and color. From those early explorations on urban walls, he retained a taste for spontaneity, imperfection, and freedom — qualities that now define the essence of his painting. After joining the Beaux-Arts of Bordeaux (EBABX) in 2013, Machado’s work evolved from street-based expression to a more complex and layered visual language. His studio practice merges abstract expressionism, contemporary cubism, and a strong sense of intuitive composition. Yet, beneath this sophistication lies something deeply human: a deliberate return to the naïve, spontaneous, almost childlike impulse of drawing. In Machado’s paintings, color and line move with instinct rather than precision. His figures are fragmented, distorted, or reassembled — echoing the freedom of a child’s first marks on paper. What might appear as a “child’s drawing” is, in fact, a conscious search for authenticity: an attempt to unlearn control, to strip painting down to its emotional core. Through this process, Machado transforms visual chaos into structure. His use of oil, acrylic, spray paint, and oil pastels allows multiple layers to coexist — violent gestures beside tender traces, heavy impastos alongside transparent washes. Each work becomes a playground of emotion and contradiction, where vulnerability meets vitality. The “childlike” style that characterizes his recent works is not a regression but a reclamation of innocence — an act of resistance against over-intellectualization. By embracing imperfection and spontaneity, Machado reconnects painting with its most essential dimension: the joy of creating freely. Now based in Ireland and exhibiting regularly in Paris, Matias Machado continues to develop a body of work that vibrates between abstraction and figuration, chaos and order, instinct and reflection. His paintings invite viewers to rediscover the beauty of the imperfect — a visual world where energy, emotion, and honesty take precedence over rules.

No. 99549355

Sold
Matias Machado - Le Hipster

Matias Machado - Le Hipster

Canvas Informations :
/!\ ORIGINAL PAINTING 1/1 SHIPPED ROLLED IN A TUBE /!\ highly textured

Technique: oil , pastel , acrylic

Dimensions: 95x95cm approximately

Support: Cotton canvas 380g/m2 primed

Signature: Hand-signed on the front (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.)

Who is Matias Machado?

Originally from Bordeaux, Matias Machado first discovered art through graffiti — a raw, instinctive practice that shaped his deep connection to gesture, rhythm, and color. From those early explorations on urban walls, he retained a taste for spontaneity, imperfection, and freedom — qualities that now define the essence of his painting.

After joining the Beaux-Arts of Bordeaux (EBABX) in 2013, Machado’s work evolved from street-based expression to a more complex and layered visual language. His studio practice merges abstract expressionism, contemporary cubism, and a strong sense of intuitive composition. Yet, beneath this sophistication lies something deeply human: a deliberate return to the naïve, spontaneous, almost childlike impulse of drawing.

In Machado’s paintings, color and line move with instinct rather than precision. His figures are fragmented, distorted, or reassembled — echoing the freedom of a child’s first marks on paper. What might appear as a “child’s drawing” is, in fact, a conscious search for authenticity: an attempt to unlearn control, to strip painting down to its emotional core.

Through this process, Machado transforms visual chaos into structure. His use of oil, acrylic, spray paint, and oil pastels allows multiple layers to coexist — violent gestures beside tender traces, heavy impastos alongside transparent washes. Each work becomes a playground of emotion and contradiction, where vulnerability meets vitality.

The “childlike” style that characterizes his recent works is not a regression but a reclamation of innocence — an act of resistance against over-intellectualization. By embracing imperfection and spontaneity, Machado reconnects painting with its most essential dimension: the joy of creating freely.

Now based in Ireland and exhibiting regularly in Paris, Matias Machado continues to develop a body of work that vibrates between abstraction and figuration, chaos and order, instinct and reflection. His paintings invite viewers to rediscover the beauty of the imperfect — a visual world where energy, emotion, and honesty take precedence over rules.

Final bid
€ 120
Maurizio Buquicchio
Expert
Estimate  € 1,000 - € 1,200

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