Stéphane
Dafflon

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