ABOUT
I wish to "immobilize" movement to better understand its essence, to contemplate every nuance of it.
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A Swiss visual artist born in Geneva in 1988, her encounter with Chinese art, both traditional and contemporary, awakened in Cécile Kaiflyn a growing fascination for the way these artists capture nature and landscapes with infinite poetry and elegance.
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This discovery led her to Beijing to study Mandarin, while training in traditional ancestral painting and calligraphy under Chinese masters.
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​As an artist, she believes in the constant pursuit of growth and improvement, which is why she loves exploring different styles, mediums, and anything that pushes her out of her comfort zone.
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Her work is inspired by lyrical abstraction and the philosophy of Chinese art, two movements that share the same intent: to capture the creative impulse of the gesture and immerse oneself in the very process of creation.​​
"What I seek to convey on the canvas is not the visible reality, but the very essence of the dynamic movement present in daily life. My work invites the viewer into a world unique to the artist's mind, a world that can only be shared through the medium."​
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Instead of simply reproducing the world as it is, Kaiflyn seeks to capture on canvas the forces and movements that influence our environment. Her gesture becomes a true performance, where the application of material on the canvas transcends the boundaries of a mere two-dimensional image.
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The aesthetics of movement, at the heart of her approach, relies on the study of resonance between volumes, textures, materials, and colors, shadow and light, as well as between the painted surfaces and those left untouched, marked by the gesture.
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The spontaneity of movement, the absence of control, and the impossibility of repeating an identical gesture are principles that give each piece a profound authenticity and uniqueness.
