Paul A. B. - "Flora "

The act of painting as a form of meditation offers a contemplative method to explore the complexity of reality. Through artistic creation, one can undertake an inner journey that fosters reflection on reality and what determines it. Beyond the study of form, one can observe chance, spontaneity, and the intrinsic capacity of matter to shape itself: a kind of will to expansion and self-organization.

My painting turns a respectful gaze toward the great masters of the past, seeking to fuse their example with contemporaneity.

Over the years from 1997 to today, the works have been exhibited in several group and solo shows, such as “Pearls of the Mediterranean - an art encounter with contemporary masters” at the Cultural and Scientific Center of the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Rome in 2014, the group exhibition “Journey in the Aegean” at Palazzo Ferrajoli in Rome in November 2016, and the collective “Festina Lente” – Parkinson’s National Day at the MAXXI Art Museum in Rome. Moreover, the works have been awarded and selected for several prestigious competitions, such as the COMBAT PRIZE 2012 among the finalists, the 6th Edition “Città Amica” Biennial of Art Metropolis of Turin in 2016, or the 9th and 13th editions of the international painting and sculpture competition FIGURATIVAS 2017 with the works “INSIDE” and “Awakening.” In 2019, my own work “The lesson” was selected for the 13th edition of the ARC Salon competition.