Artist Statement
My best known works are abstract cityscapes painted in primary colors, using principles of non-Euclidian geometry. The source of inspiration is science - multiple space-time dimensions, matrix theory, multivariate statistics, psychology... Recurring themes are time and timelessness, personal perception and personal space, the peripatetic history of individual and collectivity. The paintings tell stories, impregnated with lyrical undertones and ironical self-references. The intensity of color belies an emotional intensity, as a way of bringing timelessness into ephemeral existence.
The central theme of my paintings is the problem of space - physical spaces, psychological spaces, vast interior spaces, spaces in need to transcend the visual, and the temporal. A painting that is narrative, completely recognizable visually, limits itself. Painting is a reference to something that transcends the immediate experience and understanding.
The multi-dimensional approach of my work is a direct reaction to the way our civilization understands the universe. Advances in physics suggest that we might be living in an 11-dimension world. I believe that we see not only with our eyes, but also with our beliefs, intuitions, norms, ideas. As an artist, I represent the mind and spirit of my time, I explore my liberty by pushing against the boundaries of my cultural constrains. In the process of defining the problem of a multi-dimensional space, I attempt to develop a new language, a new technique conducive to a new solution of painting.
As a painter, I am a story-teller, a preserver and a maker of memories.
Painting writes with brushes the poetry of the world.
Biography
I am a Romania-born artist living now for over 14 years in the U.S, and
for more than 10 years in Storrs, CT. I studied painting at the School
of Arts, in Bucharest, Romania. After getting a B.A. and a License in
psychotherapy from the University of Bucharest, I completed a M.A. in
psychology at Syracuse University. Since 2000, I returned full time to
painting. Here are some of the selected exhibitions where my work has
been represented:
2010 Mansfield Paintings, solo show, Mansfield Public Library, Mansfield,
CT
2009 Faber Birren Color Show, group show, Stamford Art Association, Stamford,
CT
2008 Personal Exhibition, Windham Hospital, Willimantic, CT
2008 New Paintings, solo show, Vanilla Bean Cafe, Pomfret, CT
2007 New Cityscapes, solo show, Chip Research Center, Ryan Refectory,
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2006 Cityscapes from Provence, solo show, Mansfield Community Center,
Mansfield, CT
2006 Provence, solo show, Chateau de St. Esteve de Neri, Ansuis, France
2005 A Walk in The Campus, solo show, Chip Research Center, Ryan Refectory,
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
2005 Sunflowers, solo show, Mansfield Community Center, Mansfield, CT
2004 Fall Salon, group show, University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2004 New Members Show, group show, Kathryn Schultz Gallery, Cambridge,
MA
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