 I am a
young romanian artist, currently living and working in Bucharest,
Romania. After pursuing my fine arts studies in the quiet Savannah
(Georgia), on the east coast of the United States of America,
followed by a great encounter with the french Alps in Grenoble, I am
now finishing my painting bachelor at the Bucharest National Arts
University.
Over
the years I have undertaken projects in many different medias and
techniques (such as video art, photography, graphic arts, sound art,
art in public spaces), but I am nevertheless commited to what one
would consider being the "traditional" arts, mainly those
of painting, drawing, engraving and sculpture. For the moment I am
going back and forth between very contemporary approaches and common
themes (such as still lives, landscapes or portraits, which I am
showing here). My paintings are usually the result of a fiery war,
which I attend as an active spectator, and of the countless
transformations occuring during work. What I often propose myself is
almost meant not to reach a purpose, and not infrequently I am afraid
that if I add anything else, the canvas will be destroyed. This makes
me think of something I have read in the notes written by an artist I
very much appreciate, the italian sculptor Alberto Giacometti : „
This is not to realise the vision I have of things, but to understand
why we fail. (...) I'm indifferent to the difference between a
successful and an unsuccessful thing. A successful painting, a failed
painting, a successful drawing, a failed drawing , this doesn't mean
anything. The failure is of interes to me just as much as the
success."
I wanted to share this with you because it somehow states what I
consider will remain forever my conviction, mainly that the
importance lies in the working process, and not in the finality of
the art object.That my art will change according to my life, and the
different styles as well, trying to remain as sincere as possible
towards my art.
Having
that in mind, I let the paintings speak for themselves.
Birth date:
21.12.1987, Bucharest, Romania
Education:
2010-2011:
Erasmus scholarship at l'Ecole
Superieure d'Art de Grenoble,
Grenoble, France
2009- present: enrolled in Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
Major at The
National University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania
2007- 2008: enrolled in Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Major
at the
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah,
GA, USA
2002-2006: attended High School of Fine Arts "Nicolae Tonitza"
of
Bucharest, Romania
International
Personal Exhibitions
-
London: - ‘ Through the Looking Glass” at the
Romanian cultural institute of London, UK
-
Liverpool: - CORNERSTONE GALLERY, Hope University,
UK
+ Artist in
residence for 2 weeks at the Hope University of Art and Performance
-
Southampton : - TURNER SIMS Concert Hall, UK
-
Venice: personal exhibition organized by the Instituto
Romeno di Cultura e
Ricerca
Umanistica, IT
Personal
Exhibitions in
Bucharest, Romania
2010:
- personal exhibition at the
National Bucharest Opera House, a 'Design Youself'
project
-- personal exhibition at Melenia Art Gallery
2009:
–‘Running in Circles’ personal exhibition at LEADS center,
opened by master Viorel
Marginean
- HARD ROCK CAFÉ Restaurant – artist painting live for 2
weeks
- ‘Habeas Corpus’ personal exhibition (painting, graphics,
photography, sculpture, short videos) at the LEADS CENTER for
Business & Networking & Culture
2008:
- ‘ORIZONT’ GALLERY
2007:
- BAKU ART GALLERY (Gallery Foundation)
2006:
- Romanian National Theatre, on the occasion of the 4th edition of
the "Book Festival"
-- Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE)
2005:
- Romanian National Theatre, on the occasion of the 3rd edition of
the "Book Festival"
2004
: - Metropolitan Center for Youth- inauguration of the center
1998
: - “Tandarica” Theatre
International
Art Residencies / Workshops
2010: -
participation in "The Old School" Art Residence in Gorna
Lipnitsa village,
Bulgaria
-participation in the workshop and exhibition R.I.V.E.R, Lodz,
Polonia; proiect
cofinanced
by the European Union Programme “Culture 2007”, co-organisers:
Academy of
Humanities and Economics in Lodz (Poland) – Centre for
Professional
Training in Culture (Romania)
International
Group Exhibitions
2012:-
“Greek-Romanian”exhibition at Melenia Art Gallery,
Bucharest, Romania
2011:
-
participation at the 4th
edition of « Young Art Show », Trebatice, Slovakia
- "Rythmes" ehibition at the Gallery of
ESAG university, Grenoble, France
- exhibition of the Art Residence "The Old School" at
the Hungarian Cultural
Institute of Sofia, Bulgaria
2010:
- “The Urban Mountains” collective project, at the Town Hall of
Grenoble, Rhone
Alpes, France
2008:
- “Rumanien in Goslar”, Goslarer Museum, Goslar (Germany)
2006: - “A
Window onto Romania” exhibition, at the London International
Gallery of
Children’s Art – Romanian organizer of the exhibition, London
2004: - exhibition of the “Fine Arts Tonitza High
School's” pupils-special attendance,
Bratislava
2003: -
exhibition of the “Fine Arts Tonitza High School's” pupils in
Vienna, Vienna
Group
Exhibitions in Romania
2011:
- International
Mail Art exhibition « Imaginary
and illusion »,
Alba Iulia
- "How
was it possible?"- exhibition
following the painting camp with the theme of
"The destiny of romanian jews during
the Second World War", at the Romanian
Peasant's Museum
2010:
- “Talented Artists Samples” at
Melenia Art Gallery , Bucharest
- “Romanian
Painters at Balcik” at the
Central Military Museum, Bucharest
- exhibition of the
International Art Camp « Dan Platon »,
Vth edition, at the Art
Museum in Ploiesti
- 'RIVER-independent
expressions' , Respresenting the Identities and the Voices of
European Riverains, at The Ark (centre for contemporary
art)
- National Hall of Fine Arts ‘Contemporary Attitudes’ –
3rd edition, with
exhibitions at : Giurgiu, Constanta
- “Poet’s Dream”, Romanian Youth Center, Bucharest, Bucharest
2009:
- “Balkanic Art Inspirations”, Cotroceni
National Museum, Bucharest
- “Balkanic Art Inspirations”, Melenia Art
Gallery, Bucharest
- “October, Remember, December”, Anaid Art
Gallery, Bucharest
- exhibition and auction “Pay it Forward”, at
Vernescu House, Bucharest
2007
- “ Sports” exhibition, at the Comedy Theatre of
Bucharest, organized by the “Arte
e Arta” Foundation
- "Body, Mind & Spirit" exhibition, at the
Romanian Commercial Bank
2006: - International Caragiale Exhibition, Ploiesti
- “Duality” exhibition, at the Metropolitan Center
for Youth (Photography), Bucharest
- “Woman” exhibition organized by the “Arte e
Arta” Romanian Foundation, Bucharest
2003
- exhibition“ Cervantes and Shakespeare”, Bucharest
- exhibition “Closer to Jesus”, Bucharest
Art
Camps in Romania
2011 :
-
participation in the International Art Camp « Inter-Art Aiud »,
XVIth edition.
Aiud, Alba county
2010 - participation
in the International Art Camp « Dan Platon », Vth
edition, Breaza
2008: -
participation in the „Mircea Popitiu Art Camp”, Sacaramb
Hunedoara
2006- participation to
the traditional event “Europe Days in Rusciori”, annually
organized by
European House of Arts in association with “Kinderbauernhof”
Foundation,
Sibiu, Romania
Honors
and awards
2010: - Honorary member of the artistic literary movement
“Image-Poesie” founded at Turin (Italy) in 2007
2007: - awarded Best Artist Statement and Honorable
Mention in the “Women Equity” Contest – American Association of
University Women – Georgia, US
awarded
Third Place in the 2007 FOUNDATION STUDIES PORTOFOLIO AWARDS
COMPETITION– Foundation Studies Department- Savannah College of
Arts and Design, Savannah, US
2006: - awarded International Student Scholarship at the
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia, US
Excellency
prize in the INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL CARAGIALE
Award
for Single Creations At The XXIV-th EXHIBITION of International
Contest in Macedonia
Honorable
Mention (section: Painting) in the National Contest of Visual Arts,
Architecture and History of Arts, Timisoara
Honorable
Mention in the National Festival of Arts for High School students,
Photography section, The Society for Culture, People and Friendship
2004: - Honorable Mention (section: Graphic) in the
National Contest of Visual Arts, Architecture and History of Arts,
Arad
2003: - First prize - "Against Drug Addiction
Campaign" - contest organized by the Cultural Home of
Romanian Internal Affairs
2002:
- First prize at the contest "Spring of New Allies"
NATO campaign in Romania
First
prize at the contest " illustration of the book <<Color
of Magic>> by Terry Pratchett”
2001:
- First prize in the National Drawing Contest "Constantin
Brancuşi"
1997:
- First prize at the “The village of children in the Village
Museum” exhibition
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