luigi ballarin

A cosmopolitan man from Venice, a painter very fond of the East. Luigi Ballarin discloses with his painting places and surroundings full of brightness, with intense and unforgettable colours and atmospheres, ancient traditions remaining unchanged. Where does he lead us? To the immense spaces and the incontestable fascination of the Arabian world. The subjects of his paintings - women wrapped up in burkas, the concentrated expression of religious people, the vivacity of souks – represent the vastness of such a culture which is far for us, but which is made closer by the painter through the view of his soul, giving the shape of his own truth. The Arabian scenery created by Luigi Ballarin rise through a sudden shining, which - through rarefied colours and subtle shape concordances – transforms the smooth flowing of a pose into a suggestive painting expression. It almost seems that the shapes become intoxicated by the energy of colours.