Biography

Paolo Colombo illustrates with exactness a lyrical series of moments in his paintings, each holding the intensity of a world. Working with watercolors and pencil drawings. Colombo balances his simple language with a highly technical visual method. Word-based and image-focused works are illuminated through fundamental forms such as the dot, the line, and the square. Paolo Colombo’s passion for texture together with an appreciation for Byzantine and folk arts is also alive in the works.

 

In his later watercolors, often comprised of two or more sheets butting against each other, the lettering and the painted stars and diamonds appear as embroidery, and in consistency with this, the texture of the paper resembles that of cloth.

 

The artist lives and works in Athens, Greece.

Selected Artworks
  • Paolo Colombo, Wisteria, 2024
    Paolo Colombo
    Wisteria, 2024
    Watercolor on Arches paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Lavender, 2023
    Paolo Colombo
    Lavender, 2023
    Watercolor on Arches paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Titanium Grey, 2023
    Paolo Colombo
    Titanium Grey, 2023
    Watercolor on Arches paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled Gold, 2023
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled Gold, 2023
    Watercolor on paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled Lavender, 2023
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled Lavender, 2023
    Watercolor on paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Blushing Aphrodite, 2021
    Paolo Colombo
    Blushing Aphrodite, 2021
    Watercolor on Arches paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Theodora, 2022
    Paolo Colombo
    Theodora, 2022
    Watercolor on Arches paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled, 2020
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled, 2020
    Watercolor on paper and on museum board
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled, 2020
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled, 2020
    Watercolor on paper and on museum board
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled, 2021
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled, 2021
    Watercolor on Arches paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled, 2021
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled, 2021
    Watercolor on Arches paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled, 2021
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled, 2021
    Watercolor on Arches paper and mixed media
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled, 2021
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled, 2021
    Watercolor on Arches paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled (Hedgehog), 2021
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled (Hedgehog), 2021
    Watercolor and color pencil on paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Untitled (Hummingbirds), 2021
    Paolo Colombo
    Untitled (Hummingbirds), 2021
    Watercolor and color pencil on paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Bisogna Scrivere, 1978
    Paolo Colombo
    Bisogna Scrivere, 1978
    Pencil on paper
  • Paolo Colombo, The Eye, 2018
    Paolo Colombo
    The Eye, 2018
    Watercolor on paper
  • Paolo Colombo, Clouds, 2021
    Paolo Colombo
    Clouds, 2021
    Hand knotted pure virgin wool
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