Roberto Fabelo – Who is he?
Roberto Fabelo, born on January 28, 1950, in Guáimaro, Cuba, discovered his love for drawing during his childhood in his hometown. He would often sketch on random pieces of paper, and his passion for drawing, which he refers to as “graphomania,” was ignited. Over time, what began as a simple pastime turned into a consuming vice, as Fabelo found solace in letting his imagination flow on paper using various artistic mediums such as pencil, charcoal, and ink. His sketches became a reflection of his creative expression and artistic talent. Who would have thought that Roberto Fabelo became a multi-talented artist who works as a painter, draftsman, and sculptor. He completed…
Leningrad School of Painting
On our websites you will find many paintings you may recognize as works of art inspired by The Leningrad School of Painting (Russian: Ленинградская школа живописи). This refers to a group of Soviet painters, who from 1930 to 1950 founded in Leningrad the Reformed Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, unified by the Leningrad Union of Soviet artists. The history of the Leningrad School covers the period from early 1930 to early 1990s. It’s appearance was the result of the conflict resolution and reflect predominant trends in the development of Soviet art and artisanship at the turn of the 1920-1930s. It was accelerated in April 1932 by political offices of the Central Committee of the Communist Party…
Fine paintings & art for sale
Invest in Art. But be selective. With some names you can never go wrong like Chagall, Brancusi, Kazimir Malevich, Pirosmani, Canaletto, Kandinsky, Renoir, Moglidiani and Gudiashvili. Yes, we do have some of their original works. VIP access. But, we also have over 2000 original art objects available or access to, in many cases directly from the owners who often bought most of them from the artists or from the families of the artists themselves: the Pissarro family, Yuroz, Michal Zaborowski, Alexandra Nechita, R.C. Gorman, Robert Hagan, Nicolai Timkov, Fedor Zakharov, Vladimir Krantz, Dmitry Maevsky and many other excellent Russian Impressionists as well as impressionist-inspired original paintings and bronze sculptures, French, American and Russian…
The Instituto Cervantes exhibits a selection of works by Roberto Fabelo
Until May 11, the Instituto Cervantes in Madrid (Calle Alcalá, 49) is exhibiting Fabelo. Grafomanía, a selection of works by Roberto Fabelo, a Cuban artist who works in diverse languages such as painting, sculpture, and illustration, in its exhibition hall. Free admission until full capacity is reached. 144 drawings made on various surfaces, six paintings, and one sculpture constitute a journey through works of different formats, selected by curator Mario José Hernández, from strange and dreamlike images that combine elements of reality and fantasy with meticulous attention to detail in a symbolic interpretation. Using vibrant colors and intricate compositions in his paintings, drawings, and sculptures, he often depicts fantastic creatures,…
The Rooster – Roberto Fabelo
The rich imagination of Cuban artist Roberto Fabelo is brilliantly expressed in this large canvas, featuring one of his totemic animals, the rooster. In this painting titled “De madrugada al rocío” (2009), two children ride a huge rooster whose colorful plumage shines against an intensely lit cobalt blue sky. Other birds flutter around them in the magical hour of dawn, alluding to the title. At their feet, dreamlike vegetation shines as well. This artwork is in line with Fabelo’s other works, especially his famous “Viaje Fantástico” (2012), where a woman also migrates on a rooster. The play of scales, vivid palette, expressive charge, and surrealist legacy are combined in this…
