Stéphane
Dafflon



PORTFOLIO
CV
PRESS


Born in 1972 in Neyruz, Switzerland.
Lives and works in Geneva.

Stéphane Dafflon produces rigorously geometrical canvases which dialogue freely with their ambient space. Initially he works with industrial design software, then transforms the results into acrylic canvases or wallpaintings. From design he takes techniques, tools, models and, most of all, ways of making his forms effective in the real world.

Stéphane Dafflon’s pictorial work is always designed with a specific place or architecture in mind. It is incorporated within his work and his actions change the audience’s perception of it, visually and physically.

Stéphane Dafflon has also been creating abstract sculptural works, not restricting himself to paint. His titles admit of no superfluous interpretation, bear no hidden meaning: they simply state the medium and a number: AST, acrylique sur toile (acrylic on canvas); PM, peinture murale (wall painting); SAI, sculpture sur acier inoxydable (stainless steel sculpture), etc.

Different materials such as wood, translucent Plexiglas and stainless steel are used to produce these three-dimensional works. Painted or shimmering, these 3D objects echo the shapes of the paintings hung on the walls causing reflections, interacting with the surroundings and opening the space out to unexpected perspectives.




ARTWORKS

AST471
2023
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm
AST469
2023
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm
AST468
2023
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm
AST467
2023
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 120 cm
AST466
2023
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm
AST465
2023
Acrylic on canvas
120 x 120 cm
SCHA013
2017
Oiled oak, magnets
125 x 65 cm
AST297
2017
Acrylic on canvas
150 x 120 cm
AST246
2015
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 90 cm
AST223
2013
Acrylic on canvas
133 x 80,3 cm
AST222
2012
Graphite and gouache on paper
52 x 42 cm
AST29
2013
Acrylic on canvas
132.9 x 75.2 cm
AST217
2013
Acrylic on canvas
155,4 x 48,8 cm
AST216
2013
Acrylic on canvas
132,9 x 152,4 cm
Untitled
2007
Graphite on paper, frame
42 x 32 cm



EXHIBITIONS

Pastel Shadow
Air de Paris, Romainville
2024
U+25A6
FRAC Île-de-France, Paris
2015
Swing
Air de Paris, Paris
2013
Stéphane Dafflon
Kunsthalle Friart, Fribourg
2011
Turnaround
MAMCO, Geneva
2009