PERCEPTION

The word that I think of when I have to describe my artistic work is "Perception".

My art involves a strong visual experience, in which "The Virtual Space" is the key to analysis and, finally, is itself the reason / subject of "the artistic communication".

The fascination of this illusory game with utopian, pronounced character, dominates any other concept and everything is subordinated to the way of viewing the world.

This game has its roots in areas as diverse as the innovations in the geometry of perspective to, simple, and sometimes mundane, visual proposals, or strong and fascinating as the striking images of film and contemporary 3D creations, or to those belonging to the visual repertory of advertising and the media.

I am talking about perspective, the geometric science of the late Italian Renaissance, with an exciting proposal to develop the artistic universe based on physiological logic, that of optical perception that generated a new dimension of pictorial space, the third dimension, implicit spiritual.

The dichotomy: Reality - Utopia echoes the concept of "Creation" by repeating, even rudimentary, a process of imagining and real-ization.

It is a form of transcendence, in which painting becomes a portal for passage into virtual space.

The image is ready to manifest and presents itself as an existential proposal, based on a partial sensory perception coupled with mental associations.

The artistic elements are, thus, the building materials of an imagined universe.

They sometimes represent new, unknown details and some other times, a reconfiguration of "reality".

Any technical approach is refined in this direction, assuming adjustment and waiver requirements in favor of a result that exceeds, in my situation, the pleasures of other artistic experiences.

Technical difficulties make the game even more interesting.

BIOGRAPHY

Born at February 8, 1958, in Bucharest, Romania.

STUDIES

1984        MFA: University of Bucharest, Fine Arts Institute “Nicolae Grigorescu”, Bucharest- Romania

                Monumental Art, Restoration and Art Teaching

1977        Fine Arts College “Nicolae Tonitza”, Bucharest- Romania

EXTRAS

2002        Seneca College, Toronto- Ontario- Canada

                Diploma: 3D Digital Animation- Maya

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2013        “The Catto Gallery” - London - Great Britain

2011        “GoldArt” Gallery - Bucharest - Romania

2010        “The Catto Gallery” - London - Great Britain

2009        “Loch” Gallery – Toronto

2007        “Loch” Gallery – Toronto

2007        “The Catto Gallery” - London - Great Britain

2006        “Whistler Village Art Gallery” - Whistler – Canada

2005        “Loch” Gallery – Toronto

2004        “The Catto Gallery” - London - Great Britain

2003        “Peterson Fine Art” Gallery - Toronto – Canada

2003        “Inselstuw” Gallery - Poel Island – Germany

2002        “Peterson Fine Art” Gallery - Toronto – Canada

1999        “Inselstuw” Gallery - Poel Island – Germany

1998        “Auf Zeit” Gallery - Wismar – Germany

1998        “Inselstuw” Gallery - Insel Poel – Germany

1998        “Kunst Stucke Grunewald” - Berlin – Germany

1997        “Inselstuw” Gallery - Insel Poel – Germany

1993        “Gijzenrooy” Gallery - Geldrop – Holland

1992        “Caminul Artei” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2012        “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery

2011        “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery

2010“        International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery

2010        “Best of Contemporaries” - Loch” Gallery

2010        “Olympics” - “Whistler Village Art Gallery” - Whistler - BC – Canada

2009        Introductory Show - “Arcadia” Gallery – New York

2008        “Best of Contemporaries” - “Loch” Gallery

2008        “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery

2007        “Best of Contemporaries” - Loch” Gallery

2007        “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery

2006        “Whistler Village Art Gallery” - Whistler - BC – Canada

2006        “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery

2005        “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Loch” Gallery

2004        “Contemporary Realism” “Whistler Art Galleries” - Whistler - BC – Canada

2004        “Realism II” - “Robert Kidd” Gallery - Birmingham - Mi – US

2003        “Caesarea” Gallery - Gallery Center - Boca Raton - Florida – US

2001        “International Art Fair Toronto”- with “Peterson Fine Art” Gallery

2000        “Caesarea” Gallery - Gallery Center - Boca Raton - Florida – US

1998        “FORM A(R)T ‘98" – Glinde (Hamburg) – Germany

1997        “Espace Terre-Paix” - Sheraton Hotel - Bruxelles – Belgium

1997        “Le Club” - World Trade Center - Bucharest – Romania

1996        “Espace Mitro” - Vernon – France

1996        Graphic Arts Exhibition” - National Theater’s Gallery Bucharest – Romania

1996        “Grafica” Exhibition - Parliament Palace - Bucharest – Romania

1995        “L’Art et la Culture Roumaine” - Vicherey - Vosges – France

1995        “South America’s House” - Bucharest – Romania

1995        “Bucharest Fine Art Exhibition” - National Theater’s Gallery - Bucharest – Romania

1994        “Tatarescu Centenary” - Tatarescu Museum - Bucharest – Romania

1993        “Erotica” - “Simeza” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania

1992        “Tirol” Exhibition – Austria

1991        “Crescent” Exhibition- Vien – Austria

1990        “Romanian Cultural Institute” - Paris – France

1990        “Botanique- Salle d’Animation” - Bruxelles – Belgium

1990        “Young Romanian Artists” - I.S.E.L.P. - Bruxelles – Belgium

1990        “Youth National Fine Art Exhibition”- Bucharest – Romania

1998        “National Art Exhibition - Mihai Eminescu” - “Dalles” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania

1988        “National Art Biennial” - National Art Museum - Bucharest Romania

1987        “National Fine Arts Museum” - Bucharest – Romania

1986        “Youth National Fine Art Exhibition” - “Dalles” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania

1985        “Dalles” Gallery - Bucharest – Romania

1984        “Pontica”-Fine Arts Exhibition - Constanta – Romania

Works in private, museum and corporate collections in: Canada, USA, Great Britain, Romania, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Turkey, Columbia, Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, Australia, India, Mexico and others.

ARTISTIC RELATED ACTIVITY

2002-2004    Teaches art at Max the Mutt- Animation School- Toronto.

2001              Works as a concept artist, texture artist and matte painter at DKP-Toronto.

Since 1999    He established residence and studio in Toronto - Canada

1991-1992     Associated Professor - Fine Arts Institute “Nicolae Grigorescu” - Bucharest - Romania.

Since 1987    Works in his studio as a visual artist, organizing and participating at solo and group exhibition and projects                    of restoration and creation of monumental art.

1984-1987    Curator-Conservator - National Archeology and History Museum - Constanta – Romania.

1979-1980    Designer - Cartoon animation - “Animafilm Studio” - Bucharest – Romania

OTHER ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

2001            Concept art, textures and matte paintings for Dungeons and Dragons, interactive movie and other matte paintings for advertisement shorts.

2000            Paintings for the set of the American movie Serendipity.

1998            Restoration - Mural Paintings - University Central Library - Bucharest – Romania.

1997            Researches for the restoration - Mural Paintings - University Central Library - Bucharest – Romania.

1997            Restoration - Mural Paintings - Economic Studies Academy - Bucharest – Romania.

1995            Post stamp - Detail of mural painting from Central Military Museum - Bucharest – Romania.

1993            Design and Mural Paintings - Central Military Museum - Bucharest - Romania.

1990-1991   Mural Paintings - “Gheorghe Pastia” Theater - Focsani – Romania.

1987-1988   Design and Mural Paintings - Central Military Museum - Bucharest Romania.

1985            Design and Mural Paintings - Marine’s Museum - Constanta – Romania.

Member of UAP - the Romanian Artist’s Association - Painting department - since 1990.

Member of CARFAC - Toronto - since 2002.

Other works and design on architectural and public spaces as well as cooperation in projects of monumental art (murals, mosaics, wall decorations, stylistic integration in architecture) and restoration of ancient mural paintings.