Gisela Tabú #3

(Image property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València, All Rights Reserved)

This is my newest piece. Measuring 60 x 80 cm, I painted it with acrylic paint on canvas. It is part of a series. The first Gisela Tabú I painted at Omnia Caelum Studios Miami back in 1998.

I should give a little background…

Gisela was a character I developed for a play (musical comedy) that I wrote in 1993, which was presented in Miami. While working with the actress to develop the character we joked and played around with what would be prohibited, or taboo, when interacting with Gisela. We decided it was everything, so we called her Gisela Tabú (taboo in Spanish).

The first painting, which is in a private collection in the US, is basically a portrait of Gisela, the character of the play, and symbols of her interactions in the play. The play was called “Alas” (“Wings”).

(Although not a very good picture…lamentably it is the only one I have…this is «Gisela Tabú» the original, from 1998. Image property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València, All Rights Reserved)

“Gisela Tabú #2” has also been sold, to a collector in Portugal.

(“Gisela Tabú #2”, image property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València, All Rights Reserved)

I consider the paintings to be “Contemporary Expressionism” and, as in many of my paintings, the “characters” exist in a pop-abstract (sometimes surreal) background.

Here are some details of GT3:

(Images property of FBC, Omnia Caelum Studios València, All Rights Reserved)

Cheers…

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  1. Avatar de equipsblog equipsblog dice:
    16/05/2026 a las 19:23

    I enjoyed making Gisela Tabus acquaintance. Good intro to some of your repeat characters.

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  2. Avatar de Basia Korzeniowska Basia Korzeniowska dice:
    16/05/2026 a las 19:46

    At first glance your paintings are very joyful, but then you look and what you see gets darker and more interesting. me gustan!

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  3. Avatar de vermavkv vermavkv dice:
    16/05/2026 a las 20:45

    What a fascinating and deeply creative artistic journey. The story behind Gisela Tabú makes the work feel far more than a painting series—it feels like a living character that has evolved across decades, carrying history, theatre, symbolism, and emotion within each canvas. The idea that “everything” became taboo around Gisela gives the character such an intriguing psychological and artistic presence.

    What stands out most is how naturally your background in storytelling and performance seems to flow into your visual art. These paintings do not feel static; they feel theatrical, expressive, and emotionally alive. The combination of contemporary expressionism with pop-abstract and surreal elements creates a world that feels both playful and mysterious at the same time.

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