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Born in 1967, Fabian grew
up outside Buenos Aires in a turbulent world of political upheaval
during the post-Peron military regime. Such a childhood could not fail
to impact on every area of his life including his artistic ethos,
especially when taken in conjunction with his unconventional upbringing.
At the age of 9 he became fascinated with the paintbrush, and using
watercolors and tempera he painted portraits of his friends and family.
His mother, Edua Herreria, a beautiful Brazilian women, met his father,
a handsome and charismatic ladies’ man, Antonio Perez, in the late
1950’s, in Campana, a small city outside Buenos Aires. They married and
had four children of whom Fabian is the youngest.
Edua was the creative force in Fabian’s life and Antonio was the
inspiration for his work. Fabian witnessed his father’s unorthodox and
often difficult life, portraying him in his paintings as “the cool guy”
outside nightclubs and bordellos. Antonio owned a number of brothels and
illegal nightclubs in Campana, and was frequently chased and closed down
by the police. Nevertheless the young Fabian was constantly exposed to
beautiful women who could seduce a man “simply by lighting a cigarette”.
Today we see these “ladies of the night” exquisitely portrayed in many
of Fabian’s paintings - memories of his youth and the nightlife he
observed.
At the age of 16 Fabian was faced with the loss of his mother and 3
years later the loss of his father. The sadness and despair he
experienced left him confused and searching for answers. In 1984 he had
crossed paths with the greatest inspiration of his life - Sensei Oscar -
who later became his teacher, master, close friend, and father figure.
Heartbroken and alone, he therefore found strength and a degree of inner
peace through the study of martial arts.
Then in 1987 Fabian set off on a journey that was to last until the the
present day. After six months in Rio he took up residence in Padova,
near Venice, where he stayed for seven years, studying with Oscar and
painting daily before moving on to Okinawa, Japan. He finally decided to
experience a different side of life in the USA, and in Los Angeles he
worked as a busboy and a model, and ran odd jobs for Universal Studios.
With his days full, he painted throughout the night and considers this
the most creative period of his life.
In 2001 two art publishers and gallery owners saw and fell in love with
an exhibition of Fabian’s work. They met Fabian two days later and they
formed a partnership to promote, market and develop Fabian’s career as a
fine artist. The collaboration was an overwhelming success; every
painting Fabian created was sold immediately and the demand for his work
exploded. Today his work is published by DeMontfort Fine Art in the UK.
Fabian wishes not to categorise his style as he does not want to limit
himself or his work. His art is simply the passionate expression of his
strong romantic feelings. Inspired by what is known in martial arts as
the Muga (empty mind), Fabian finds himself in this almost meditative
state of mind when he is at work, and the purity of his creativity
flows. He now resides in Beverly Hills, California, where he paints,
plays soccer, trains and teaches martial arts to close friends. He still
travels the world for inspiration. |
