Mateo Balaban’s “Rain Bordo” doesn’t just hang on a wall—it detonates across it. This piece is pure adrenaline translated into paint, a visual symphony where electric greens clash and dance with deep magentas and burgundies in a way that shouldn’t work but absolutely does.
What sets this work apart is its remarkable duality. Up close, it’s all raw energy and spontaneous gesture—thick impasto layers, aggressive mark-making, drips and splatters that feel like they happened seconds ago. Step back, and suddenly there’s structure: a garden mid-bloom, perhaps, or a landscape caught in a fever dream. Balaban walks that tightrope between abstraction and suggestion with the confidence of a seasoned tightrope walker.
The color palette alone is worth the investment. That particular shade of acidic green vibrating against burgundy creates an optical tension that changes with the light throughout the day. Morning sun will pull different notes from this canvas than evening ambiance—you’re essentially getting multiple paintings in one.
In this staged environment, notice how “Rain Bordo” commands the space without overwhelming it. The blue frame—a bold choice—acts as a cooling agent, a breath before the storm. Against neutral walls, flanked by that sculptural mid-century furniture, the painting becomes the room’s beating heart.
This is a statement piece for collectors who understand that great art should provoke, energize, and reward repeated viewing. Balaban has created something that feels simultaneously contemporary and timeless—a piece that would have held its own in a 1950s New York loft just as confidently as it does in today’s design-forward spaces.
For the serious collector seeking work that bridges abstract expressionism’s legacy with contemporary vitality, “Rain Bordo” represents both an aesthetic triumph and a sound investment in an artist who understands the power of unbridled creative force.
Rain Bordo 