Mateo Balaban is a painter and a writer from Croatia
This is such a striking design! 🎨 The artwork on the shirt is based on an original painting by Mateo Balaban, also known as Rain Bordo, a talented artist from Croatia whose work blends raw emotion with abstract symbolism. The central heart motif — dynamic, textured, and intense — reflects his signature style that speaks … More Rain Bordo Design
PART I — A Meeting of Winds What is the self, if not the battlefield of possibility? A question fit for dusk, Mateo. Or should I say Rain Bordo? Names are like wet paint, Emanuel. Let them dry and they’re already false. And yet we rely on names to speak—to even begin. Is this not … More A CONVERSATION BETWEEN IMMANUEL KANT AND MATEO BALABAN
Title: Sunset Ballerina Artist: Mateo Balaban aka Rain BordoMedium: Acrylic on canvasStyle: Abstract Expressionism with lyrical abstractionTheme: Empathy, inner light, transition ✦ Visual Composition & Technique Mateo Balaban’s painting confronts us with a vertical canvas that pulsates with warmth and emotional ambiguity. The first immediate observation is the division of the work into horizontal bands … More Rain Bordo World
Vrbnik art weekend – Petak 20.6.2025. – An evening of poetry followed by a performance by the Intermezzo ensemble. The poets were: Marina Valković, Marija Maksica Volarić, Marinka Matanić Polonijo, Marija Trinajstić Božić, Marino Turčić, Franciska Rubinić Gržetić, Ivana de la Cruz (Orlić), Borivoj Malčić Šenoa, Mateo Balaban. Moderator of the evening: Mirjana Komadina.
📖✨ Večer poezije & kazališna predstava u Vrbniku📅 20. lipnja 2025.📍 Trg Opjica, Vrbnik🕢 19:30 h – Pjesnička večer🎭 21:30 h – Predstava ansambla Intemezzo U sklopu manifestacije Vrbnik Art Weekend, Trg Opjica postaje pozornica riječi, emocije i umjetničkog izraza. Večer započinjemo u 19:30 h pjesničkom večeri – slavljenjem riječi, jezika i poezije u ambijentu … More We’re finally going somewhere!
Mateo is a much better person after drinking coffee.
I DISAPPEARED She left while scrubbing the toilet bowl.She left while singing in the car.She left while hanging a picture on the wall.She left while picking out new shoes.She left while choosing new furniture.She left while buying a pen.She left when I asked: “Hey, how are you?”She left while driving her mom to a check-up. She … More I DISAPPEAR
There is no official explanation for why the painting by Mateo Balaban, known as Rain Bordo, is partially hidden behind the plant in this interior scene. However, in interior design, artworks are sometimes intentionally placed behind plants or furniture to create a sense of depth, soften the visual impact, or introduce an element of intrigue … More Hidden behind the plant?
The painting by Rain Bordo, displayed in this serene, light-filled bedroom, brings a radiant burst of emotional energy to the interior space. His signature style—vivid, abstract, and raw with feeling—infuses the room with a sense of joy and profound empathy. The composition, structured around intersecting lines and fields of luminous color, evokes a sense of … More Painting…ah…
Rain Bordo 