Leo Rebolledo (1980), architect and oil pastel painter, challenged artistic norms with his unconventional technique, forged at an early age in Chile. Pushing oil pastels to the limit, Rebolledo achieves captivating textures, light, and color in his works, similar to oil on canvas. Combining classical tradition with contemporary elements of magical realism and symbolism, he creates meticulously composed scenes that reveal dreamlike worlds where the everyday becomes mysterious and poetic. Featured in prestigious publications such as American Art Collector, Fine Art Connoiseur, Create! Magazine, and The Guide Artist, Rebolledo was elected a 2023 member of the American Artist Professional League and Poets Artists, a leading international group of figurative artists based in the United States. His works have been exhibited in prestigious galleries such as the Salmagundi Club in New York and the European Museum of Contemporary Art (MEAM) in Barcelona, ​​among others. One of her most notable works was recently added to the Lunar Codex project, the largest art collection to be deposited on the surface of the lunar south pole thanks to the SpaceX and NASA Polaris mission, scheduled for launch in September 2025. She currently resides in New Haven, Connecticut, where she continues to perfect her innovative oil pastel technique.

 

 

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"My pictorial approach consists of creating a complex narrative through enigmatic and disturbing, often dreamlike scenes, endowed with great psychological expressiveness.
My works are the result of subconscious impulses that I try to capture in images; an attempt to unleash a dreamlike beauty, a sense of apparent reality. They are recognizable and endearing places, charged with symbolism, where characters converge, suggesting disturbing and mysterious situations.
My realist technique is influenced by a classical aesthetic, in search of a universal and timeless language and beauty through a contemporary vision reflected in the themes and narrative of my compositions.
Through my art, I seek to open windows to my visions, encouraging the viewer to generate their own questions and answers, to complete an open story by exploring the depths of their own subconscious.
By presenting an unfinished story, I invite the viewer to join me on this journey, to explore the mystery of the unknown and embrace the beauty of the enigmatic."