"AndrBel’s work illustrates a fascinating balance between mathematical exactness and interpretive feeling. His chromatic choices are equally bold, with primary hues dominating the canvas, which accentuates the structural order within his composition, the interlocking shapes are angular and organic, reminding one of architectural drawings and schematics. The smooth texture exudes control, implying a smooth transfer from the computer-like clarity of a digital creation to the soft focus of a painted artwork. There is a traditional medium of oil on canvas, which echoes layering in the more contemporary approach. Although the canvases are of varied sizes, they all declare a substantial presence, reflective of the magisterial qualities of his subjects. The broken mask-like faces are emotionally complex in a structural manner, conveying warmth without losing compositional rigor. Bel’s works are evocative and intellectual simultaneously, meticulously crafted to a point where oil painting is transformed into a hybrid fusion of abstraction and cognition."

Lou-ann Albiol-Ducos (ALMINE RECH)

(Almine Rech: Contemporary & Modern Art Gallery)

"The artistry of AndrBel's portfolio remains intact owing to the blend of the analytical and emotive, from the intellect to the senses. 'Cantante di Lecco' demonstrates this brilliance. The sculptural aspects realistic blend portentous attitude with deep self-contemplation. Rendered with opaque red, flamboyant blue, shimmering white and yell pulps the face into planes suggesting emotional multiplicity with each plane a different state of being. At the same time, the architectural reflection bound the eye conceives a reality free inner world loop—the gaze. Beneath this painting lies his other portfolio works which ruthlessly full of symbolic complexity and compositional precision. This is a very impressive piece, both technically and emotionally."

Lou-ann Albiol-Ducos (ALMINE RECH)

(Almine Rech: Contemporary & Modern Art Gallery)