Mateo Balaban is a painter and a writer from Croatia
Reflection on Vrbnik Art Weekend Featured in the Magazine Krčki Val It is wonderful to see that Vrbnik Art Weekend 2025 has been featured in the latest issue of the magazine. This recognition is not only a testament to the event’s growing significance but also to the vibrant cultural life of Vrbnik and its community. … More Magazine Krčki Val
The artwork by Mateo Balaban, also known as Rain Bordo, is a visual explosion of raw emotion, layered textures, and chromatic intensity. Painted in a style that blends abstract expressionism with urban chaos, the composition invites the viewer into a realm of energetic brushstrokes, hidden symbols, and a tension between order and disorder. The vertical … More Rain Bordo design 16161
🌟 Art Meets Fashion: A Review of Mateo Balaban’s Tote Bag Design 🎨👜 This tote bag, designed by Croatian artist Mateo Balaban (Rain Bordo), is more than just an accessory — it’s wearable art. The abstract expressionist painting printed on the bag bursts with energy, intertwining layers of color, gesture, and emotion. The dynamic swirls … More Rain Bordo fashion world
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
