Graffmatt | Contemporary Artist: Artworks & Biography
Graffmatt
- France
Painter / Sculptor
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Outside my studio, city walls are an opportunity for me to give them a soul and offer a moment of exchange with passers-by.
Born to an artist painter for a mother and a father who manages a graphics company, Matthieu Lainé aka Graffmatt, grew up in a family of creators; and so naturally he chose to turn to an education dedicated to graphic arts too. A professional artist since 2013, set up in the Savoie town of Chambéry, Graffmatt produces his works alongside his main job as a computer graphics designer.
His passion for painting came about thanks to Street Art and the hip-hop culture. Needing to immerse himself fully in his world, Graffmatt accompanies his pictorial work by listening to urban music. The choice of musical style is reflected in his works, certain sounds leading him to use dark shades, while other push him towards bright colours.
Fascinated by the Street Art artists and their productions, Graffmatt takes to the streets to produce in situ many photographic reports. He then uses shots as sources of inspiration without trying to reproduce an exact copy. On the contrary, through acrylic paints, Posca pens, aerosol sprays and brushes, the artist decomposes the pictures to reassemble them in line with his own interpretation.
A keen enthusiast for the cardboard supports, the painter likes the flexibility of its format – that he can adapt however he wants – as well as the writing stamped on it. Figurative and expressive, his works are produced two-fold, described by the artist as such: “first the dynamic elaboration of an abstract/graffiti background, then more detailed and calmer work, thus contrasting with the background.”
- France :
- Russian Federation (the) :
- 2015Exhibition at the Museum StoreChambery, France
- 2014Exhibition at La ConciergerieLa Motte-Servolex, France
- 2013Becomes a professional artistChambery, France
- 2009Becomes a graphic designerLa Motte-Servolex, France
- 1986BirthSaint-Jean de-Maurienne, France
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(33 Artworks)
33 Artworks
Graffmatt
Ideal hosiery
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Yellow sky
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Rolling tags
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Tradesman van
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Simple things
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Graffiti obsession
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Enjoy the ride
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Nearness
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Temptation
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Around you
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Greenpark
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Urban sketch
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Frame of mind
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Vandal Art
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
BLUE HOUSES
19 x 19 cm1,980 CNYGraffmatt
Woman portrait II
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
MORNING MIST
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Urban Levitation
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Fort Hamilton Diner
80 x 80 cm29,800 CNYGraffmatt
I don't mind
13 x 13 cm1,160 CNYGraffmatt
Street truck
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
The diamond desire
19 x 19 cm1,980 CNYGraffmatt
Angel delight
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Truck in the mist
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Purity
25 x 25 cm3,780 CNYGraffmatt
Glow the end
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Graffiti bomb truck
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Urban van
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Storm & Traffic
80 x 80 cm29,800 CNYGraffmatt
Sunset town
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
IMPASSIVE
36 x 36 cm5,880 CNYGraffmatt
Voyage fantôme
19 x 19 cm1,980 CNYGraffmatt
Architectural manipulation
19 x 19 cm1,980 CNY