Mathieubdt: The Artisan of pixels and emotions

Imagine for a moment a scene worthy of a Scorsese film: a workshop bathed in subdued light, where shadows dance on the walls. In the center, a man hunched over his screen, his fingers flying across the keyboard as if he were composing a visual symphony. This is where we meet Mathieubdt, the Strasbourg pixel magician.

Having left school a few years ago with a background in communications and design, Mathieubdt has carved out a unique path in the world of digital art. Today, he has become the go-to guy to give music a face. His thing? Transform notes into images, melodies into posters, rhythms into album covers. It's as if he has the gift of synesthesia, but instead of seeing colors while listening to music, he creates entire visual worlds.

But be careful, we're not talking about simple cute drawings or hastily retouched photos here. No, Mathieubdt's universe is populated by fascinating and disturbing creatures. Imagine robots with metallic skin, reflecting a world as cold as they are, solitary automatons who seem to carry the weight of the world on their steel shoulders. It's as if Blade Runner had a child with a Pink Floyd album, all lulled by a Kraftwerk melody.

What is striking in Mathieubdt's work is this obsession with the "bizarre strange". It doesn't just create images that are pretty or pleasing to the eye. No, he seeks to disturb, to provoke a visceral reaction in the viewer. It's as if each of his creations were a small arthouse film, inviting the viewer to delve into a complex and intriguing visual story.

And let’s talk about these visual stories! Mathieubdt is not content to place his characters against any background. With him, the setting is not a simple background, it is a character in its own right. Each element, from the smallest bolt to the largest building, participates in the story. It's as if each image is a frozen scene from a movie that only exists in our imagination.

Mathieubdt’s inspiration? She comes straight from New Hollywood. Scorsese, Coppola, De Palma... these directors who knew how to capture the essence of the human soul on film. Quest, duality, doubt, solitude... so many themes that resonate in every pixel of his creations. It's as if each frame is a micro-film, capturing the very essence of these cinematic masterpieces.

But make no mistake, Mathieubdt is not simply nostalgic for the past. His genius lies in his ability to marry the old and the new. He draws his inspiration from the aesthetics of old illustrations, film photos, airbrush paintings, but reinvents them with today's digital tools. The result ? Images that seem to come from another time, with this worn, grainy and desaturated appearance which adds an extra layer of emotion to his creations.

Ultimately, what makes Mathieubdt strong is his ability to build bridges. Between music and image. Between the past and the present. Between human and machine. Between emotion and technique. Each of his creations is an invitation to a journey, a journey to the heart of the strange, the beautiful, the disturbing.

So the next time you come across an album cover that makes you shiver, that intrigues you, that fascinates you, take a good look. Perhaps you will have the chance to discover a creation by Mathieubdt, this magician from Strasbourg who transforms music into images and pixels into emotions.