Mateo Balaban is a painter and a writer from Croatia
MIR U DUŠI Nikada neću imati mira u duši!I bolje da nemam jer mir u dušine kroti sile oceana! Mir u duši se deblja ispred televizora!Mir u duši ne gricka nokte zubima!Mir u duši ne vozi brzo!Mir u duši tepa maćuhicama!Mir u duši je dosadan! Nikada neću imati mira u duši!I bolje da nemam jer … More MIR U DUŠI ❤️
Mateo Balaban, better known by his artistic pseudonym Rain Bordo, is a contemporary Croatian creator whose work bridges the visceral intensity of abstract painting and the raw honesty of poetry and prose. Born on July 7, 1990, in Croatia, Balaban grew up in Slatina, studied economics, and only later fully embraced his creative calling. He … More A blessed sense of apparent normality
Look, I like Mateo as a person—he seems like a genuinely nice guy—but this new piece is a complete disaster. It’s the kind of amateurish, chaotic mess that makes me genuinely sad he didn’t just go to architecture school instead. The composition is nonexistent: that big white streak looks like it was slapped on with … More Here’s my honest (and brutally honest) take on Mateo Balaban’s (aka Rain Bordo) latest painting
Ova slika donosi snažan energetski naboj u prostor, balansirajući između sirove ekspresije i promišljene kompozicije. Evo detaljne recenzije djela i njegovog smještaja u interijeru:Vizualni dojam i kompozicijaGlavna snaga ovog rada leži u dinamičnom kontrastu. Dominantna crvena boja služi kao emocionalna baza, dok horizontalne linije koje “pucaju” preko platna stvaraju osjećaj ritma i pokreta. Posebno su … More Dan kao svaki drugi
At first glance, this piece hits like a punch to the chest—raw, unapologetic, almost confrontational. The bold yellow text, “THIS ART IS BULLSHIT SO AM I,” isn’t just a statement; it’s a provocation. It forces you to react before you even understand it. And that’s exactly where its power lies.Mateo Balaban, known as Rain Bordo, … More Review – “This Art Is Bullshit So Am I” by Mateo Balaban (Rain Bordo)
In the quiet fire of a red canvas and the restless pulse of orange, Rain Bordo (Mateo Balaban) asks the question that refuses easy answers:“Who am I when I am not?”“Tko sam ja kada ja nisam?”Two paintings. One ontological wound.The first, stark white letters trembling against blood-red, strips the self bare. The second, raw black … More Tko sam ja kada ja nisam
Veliki sjaj u očima. Moja je duša slobodna.Danas sam s tobom, a već sutra tebi ne pripadam. Bio sam slomljen i stekao prijatelja.Ima autizam i voli glazbu.Nosi naočale i voli kuhati.Ipak samo ja jedem njegov grah.Znao sam čovjeka koji je bio sam,vino i cigara njegova prijatelja dva.Umro je od upale pluća, na sprovodu nije bilo … More SJAJ
Kao nije mi stalo, a stalo mi je i osjećajan sam. A moja osjećajnost će se zamijeniti za slabost. Ko tu kog jebe na kraju dana?
This is pure domestic bliss captured in one perfect frame. An adorable orange tabby cat is deep in dreamland, curled up so comfortably on the back of the couch that you can almost hear the soft purring. The warm sunlight pouring in creates beautiful patterns across his ginger fur and the textured fabric, making the … More Sunlit Serenity ☀️
Rain Bordo 