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Cris Orfescu
 Highlights Cris Orfescu was born in 1956 in Bucharest, Romania. He moved to Los Angeles, United States in 1991 where he lives and works at this time. Cris has been painting for 35 years experimenting with different media. He has been involved in a variety of projects: digital art, murals, acrylic and oil painting, faux painting, trompe l’oeil, graphics, animation, web design, logo design, and a backdrop for a TV show. But, most important for his artistic development is the art – science interference. Cris dedicated the past 23 years experimenting and perfecting a new form of art, NANOART, which express the transition from Science to Art through Technology. Education Cris studied drawing and architecture in private, and attended different fine art workshops. But mostly, he is a self-taught artist. He has formal education and a Masters degree in Materials Science. Exhibitions THE 5th INTERNATIONAL BIENNALE OF CONTEMPORARY ART - December, 2005, Florence, Italy AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS - October 2005, Beverly Hills, California, USA SNAP TO GRID - Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Sptember-October 2005, Los Angeles, California, USA THE 2nd LATINO ART BIENNALE – August-September 2005, Museum of Latino Art, Pomona, California, USAWORLD MARKET CENTER debut – July, 2005, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA HERMOSA BEACH ART WALK – June - July 2005, Hermosa Beach, California, USA AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS - May, 2005, Beverly Hills, California, USA NANOART and PHOTOGRAPHY - April 2005, Los Angeles, California, USA TWO MEN SHOW - February 2005, North Hollywood, California, USA SALA DALLES group exhibition, 1971, Bucharest, Romania Invited to exhibit in Montreal, Canada and Barcelona, Spain. Awards, Honors, Residencies, and/or Commissions
First Place award in the New Media category - "AFFAIRE IN THE GARDENS" art show - Beverly Hills, California, USA Finalist - "BEYOND BOUNDARIES 2004" competition, Rome, Italy Honorary Best in Show award – Backstreet gallery competition, Santa Monica, California, USAFirst mention in a national collage competition, Bucharest, Romania South End Racquet and Tennis Club, Torrance, California – commission Dr. Chaya Horrowitz, Manhattan Beach, California – commission Julian Kovacs, Toluca Lake, California – commission Dr. Raffaele La Ferla, Redondo Beach, California - commission Dr. Larissa Malinovskaya, Torrance, California – commission Van and Jerry Callaghan, Redondo Beach, California – commission Judy and Carey Gordon, Los Angeles, California – commission Felipe Bautista, Los Angeles, California - commission Public or Institutional CollectionsA.P.Smiley & Sons, Los Angeles, California La Casa Decor, Los Angeles, California South End Racquet and Tennis Club, Torrance, California Caleb Technology Corporation, Torrance, California Bibliography “Abstract Images of Nanotechnology”, article published Friday, April 8, 2005 in Pasadena Star News | |
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