This Page, above, A Newfound Hope, acrylic on canvas, 60 x 75 cm Following Page, Virtuous, oil and acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 inches
Even if the canvas is covered with colors and movements that take a form independently of his will, even if time seems to stand still and the work manifests itself, born before his fascinated eyes, the act of creating is not a happening. There is nothing scenic or theatrical about Gabriell's practice. Rather, it is a manifested transcendence, a definition of beauty, without subjectivity. "At times, I have the impression that the painting already
contains, in the invisible, the imprint of its destiny, in other words that it is already painted at a higher level of consciousness. The message of the work seems to me to be predetermined and guided by a Force greater than myself."