Franco Salas Borquez

The Shore by Franco Salas Borquez - Contemporary seascape painting, dark tones

2025

Birth is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 80 × 80 × 4 cm (31.5 × 31.5 × 1.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and ...

Fragment is a unique graphite on Figueras paper drawing by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 97 × 53 cm (38.2 × 20.9 in). The artwork is signed, sold framed un...

Extreme currents is a unique silver ink on Canson paper painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 50 × 70 cm (19.7 x 27.6 in). It is sold framed under an a...

The primordial ocean is a unique mixed technique, pigments and charcoal fixed on canvas, painting by contemporary artist Franco Salas Borquez, dimensions are 70 × 140 cm unframed (27...

Born in 1979 in Chile, on the island of Chiloé, into a family of sailors, Franco Salas Borquez has kept a certain relationship with the sea, both nurturing and dangerous. The dark and raging sea, the one that commands respect. As a child, he distinguished himself as a chess player, until he became national champion at 13 years old. The discipline is almost considered a sport in Chile. His talent as a player makes him represent his country in many tournaments. “I trained four hours a day. " But the young man is also "absolute" passionate about drawing. So much so that he decides to embark on a career as an artist. It was in France, where he first landed as a language assistant, that his career took off. His first sea paintings quickly spotted him and opened the doors of institutional collections to him in 2010. Affirming an increasingly contemporary pictorial approach, Franco Salas Borquez works his works with a sort of memorial archive of oceanic images...

Acrylic on canvas. I live by the sea and it has become one of my recurrent themes. :: Painting :: Modern :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by t...

Acrylic, Oil on Canvas Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request. About this artwork 60 x 120 x 4,5 cm 2024 Acrylic on canvas In this painting, I've soug...

Charlotte Elizabeth has been working with paint professionally for over fifteen years. Elizabeth’s training in theatre design preceded a busy career as a Theatrical Scenic Artist in ...