Lluís Ribas, 1949 | Figurative painter

Spanish artist Ribas was born in Masnou, Spain, a coastal town in the Maresme district near Barcelona.

Ribas spent hours on the beach tracing his first drawings in the sand. His mother dreamed of a life for him that would be less difficult than that of a fisherman. At nine years of age he began studying drawing and painting with Jose Maris Martinez.

He entered the “Escuela Massana” in Barcelona when he was 13. At the age of 25, Ribas held his first one-man exhibition which immediately earned him international acclaim.

Since then, Ribas has continued to show his works in some of the most prestigious galleries in Europe and the United States. To date, five books have been published about his paintings.

Lluís Ribas is one of the best known luministas of contemporary Spanish art.

His profound knowledge of the secrets of light, shade and opaqueness are present throughout his work. His female forms are classics - brilliantly executed and exquisitely drawn.

His palette contains a wide range of colors which give his paintings their great beauty.

The son of fishermen parents, Ribas learned the vicissitudes of a life dependent upon the sea at an early age. In spite of this, he always felt an affinity for the beach as it represented a point of departure for the horizon that marked the beginning of an adventure across the waters.

As a young artist, Ribas chose the sea, with its continuous harmonic movement as another favorite theme, which he translates to his canvas with an emotional precision few have mastered.

For Ribas, time is not important. He is an artist who prefers to work slowly - continuously defying his vision in a never-ending search for aesthetic. Although his successful career already spans more than twenty years, Ribas does not produce the quantity of paintings that others may, but each canvas is highly desired by galleries and collectors alike. Ribas is not a prolific painter. His disciplined manner of painting requires years of planning for an exhibition.

Il pittore Spagnolo Lluís Ribas è nato a Masnou, Spagna, una città costiera nel distretto di Maresme vicino a Barcellona. Ribas ha trascorso ore sulla spiaggia rintracciando i suoi primi disegni nella sabbia.

Sua madre sognava per lui una vita meno difficile di quella di un pescatore. A nove anni inizia a studiare disegno e pittura con Jose Martinez Maris. Entrò nella "Escuela Massana"di Barcellona quando aveva 13 anni.

All'età di 25 anni, Ribas tiene la sua prima mostra personale, che subito gli è valso il plauso internazionale.

Da allora, Ribas ha continuato a mostrare le sue opere in alcune delle più prestigiose gallerie in Europa e negli Stati Uniti.

Ad oggi, sono stati pubblicati cinque libri con i suoi dipinti.

La sua profonda conoscenza dei segreti della luce, ombra ed opacità sono presenti in tutta la sua opera.

Le sue forme femminili sono dei classici - brillantemente e squisitamente disegnati. La sua tavolozza contiene una vasta gamma di colori che danno ai suoi dipinti una grande bellezza.

Figlio di pescatori genitori, Ribas ha imparato le vicissitudini di una vita dipende dal mare in tenera età.

Nonostante questo, ha sempre sentito una certa affinità con il mare in quanto ha rappresentato un punto di partenza per l’orizzonte che ha segnato l’inizio di un’avventura attraverso le acque.