Biography
A proud Catalan, Denis Ribas was born in Perpignan in 1954. During his childhood, his father, a famous mountaineer and writer, transmitted him his passion for nature. Denis Ribas dropped out of Perpignan School of Fine Arts, to the despair of his then teacher. He became a professional Track & Field athlete, acquiring in stadiums the sense of effort, perseverance and resilience. After many years working in very different domains, he finally could not resist to his wife`s calls for starting a painting career. He likes to confess: "Behind the success of a man there is the shadow of a woman".
Ribas’s vivid landscapes, with their clear Impressionist and Fauvist influences, depict the Provençal countryside with a magical mix of raw energy, power and tenderness. The Catalan artist attributes his sense of perseverance and resilience to his former career as a professional track and field athlete. His decision to pursue painting, on the other hand, he attributes to the encouragement of his wife, admitting: "Behind the success of a man there is the shadow of a woman". Certainly, his success is undeniable.
Ribas’s artistic process involves no preceding sketches or subsequent finishing touches; instead each work is the result of a single intense and emotional outburst of creativity. His particular technique, using top-quality linen canvas and paints exclusively from Bruno Charvin (including the shade dedicated to him, "Jaune Ribas"), produces tableaux that can fetch thousands of pounds and are exhibited all over the world, from the United Arab Emirates to the USA and China.
Ribas’s vivid landscapes, with their clear Impressionist and Fauvist influences, depict the Provençal countryside with a magical mix of raw energy, power and tenderness. The Catalan artist attributes his sense of perseverance and resilience to his former career as a professional track and field athlete. His decision to pursue painting, on the other hand, he attributes to the encouragement of his wife, admitting: "Behind the success of a man there is the shadow of a woman". Certainly, his success is undeniable.
Ribas’s artistic process involves no preceding sketches or subsequent finishing touches; instead each work is the result of a single intense and emotional outburst of creativity. His particular technique, using top-quality linen canvas and paints exclusively from Bruno Charvin (including the shade dedicated to him, "Jaune Ribas"), produces tableaux that can fetch thousands of pounds and are exhibited all over the world, from the United Arab Emirates to the USA and China.