“Firefly” I saw a firefly.I liked its flight,it lit up my eveningsoaked with tears. I liked the changein its flight through the air.Now it’s here, now it’s there,surely looking for happiness. Surely. For a moment, I even liked the tears,glimmering in the midst of a dark night.Hey! Maybe the firefly toosaw the reflection of the … More Firefly
Reflection on Vrbnik Art Weekend 2025 – two days of pure beauty on the island of Krk 🌞🎨🍷 This article in Vrbnički Vidici brings a wonderful story of a two-day festival of art, poetry, music, and togetherness that lit up the old town of Vrbnik on the island of Krk in June 2025. 🌊 Vrbnik … More Vrbnik art weekend
🎨🔥 O M G 🔥🎨I just walked into the gallery and… I CAN’T BREATHE 😭💥 The COLORS!! The CHAOS!! The EMOTION dripping from every brushstroke 💦💦💦 It’s like my soul just got slapped in the face by BEAUTY and I’m not okay 😩🎭💘I’m SWEATING 🥵 shaking 😵💫 crying 🥹 and maybe… just MAYBE… gonna C🌪️M … More OMG
Jebi ga, gle, imaš dvije jebene opcije. Ili ćeš dati umjetnost u podrum i nikome nećeš pokazati ili ćeš pokazati, a onda ide uz to sve što te sljeduje: ismijavanje, odbačenost, prihvaćenost, radost, veselje, tuga, podsmijeh, da ti netko kaže: ovo je drlog prijatelju moj, da ide članak u novine. Da ti ukradu sliku. Mislim. … More POSLUŠAJ
Critical Analysis of the Painting by Mateo Balaban, Known as Rain Bordo Mateo Balaban, known by his evocative pseudonym Rain Bordo, continues to expand the lexicon of contemporary emotional abstraction with this visually electrifying and psychologically loaded painting. This work—an explosive fusion of chaos and control—presents a visceral confrontation between the internal world of the … More Rain me up
🎲 “The Gambler No. 2” and The Gambler Series — A Review That Rolls Beyond the Surface 🎨 In the silent theatre of abstraction, The Gambler No. 2 enters like a whisper laced with risk — vibrant, ambiguous, and curiously hypnotic. Mateo Balaban, known as Rain Bordo, doesn’t just paint — he plays fate on … More Gambler No 2
Book Cover Review – TEMELJ by Rain Bordo📘🔥 A Rebel’s Reflection in a Cracked Mirror The cover of TEMELJ by Rain Bordo is unapologetically raw. It doesn’t whisper — it confronts. A man stands on top of a toilet seat, his back turned to the viewer, enclosed in a narrow, graffiti-stained restroom stall. This isn’t … More Temelj
Deep Critical Analysis of the Painting by Mateo Balaban aka Rain BordoTitle unknown – Concentric Radiance with Fractures — At first glance, this painting by Rain Bordo assaults the viewer with its unapologetic energy — a centrifugal burst of color, light, and fracture. With surgical intensity, Mateo Balaban (Rain Bordo) invites us into a visual … More Some painting by Mateo
The painting by Mateo Balaban, known as Rain Bordo, is a visceral eruption of emotion and movement—an abstract force that captures the human condition in its rawest, most unfiltered state. Hung against a weathered, textured wall, the contrast between the aged, stoic background and the dynamic canvas reinforces the work’s central tension: the coexistence of … More Rain me up
In Kapi Kiše (translated as Raindrops), Mateo Balaban — internationally known by his evocative artistic name Rain Bordo — delivers a visceral explosion of color and motion that straddles the emotional space between chaos and calm. At first glance, the canvas seems wild, almost aggressive, with streaks of red, amber, turquoise, cobalt, and magenta radiating … More Raindrops
