Manuel Rubalo

Manuel Rubalo

Born in 1958 in Paris, France, Manuel Rubalo has dedicated himself to painting. He loves the contact with oil paint, which he applies on the canvas with a knife, the most suitable tool to transcribe his agile, spontaneous, and candid movements into a palette of always powerful tones and mastered energy. With a lively, frank and spontaneous gesture, between figuration and imagination, the artist transposes reality, in a style flirting with a lyrical abstraction. The flowers blaze, the skies shine, and the elements of reality unite in a shimmer of color and light.

Artist Statement:

I chose oil painting with a knife for its frank expression, the gestures, and the contact with the material. Today I enjoy painting by forgetting the technique, by letting go. I thus managed to surprise myself! It's when I no longer control what happens. I devote my life entirely to painting.

I am inspired by nature, like Provence, where the light is so beautiful and the vegetation is lush. The bouquets leave me with an infinite freedom of expression. The Venetian atmosphere allows me to free my imagination. In the sea, I try to express the depth and the vastness of the landscapes.

Finally, modestly, I try to interpret the beauty of our world.