Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality... So I paint!
It all started when I attended a charity bal back in my hometown many years ago.
That was the first time my work was being displayed outside my friends and family circles, so after receiving that much appreciation then and on other similar events it seemed natural to put myself out there for the world to see my art.
*There is no abstract art, you must always start with something. Later on you can remove all traces of reality.
This has stuck with me and is what I relate to the most.
Wether it’s spontaneous or intentional my work is deeply personal. Expressing through art is my way of communicating all the elusive feelings that I otherwise keep hidden. Right then, in the process of creation the boundaries become non-existent and I let myself be exposed, vulnerable and even controlled by the art that unfolds. What surfaces looks to me like an emotional battle, one that leaves room for individuals to insert their own feelings and find their subjective winners. I use different techniques, textures, contrasting colors and bold strokes in paintings that most often become figurative due to my need of understanding the bases of human emotions. I was able to construct and deconstruct the human figure in the aimed attempt to get to the most intrinsic part of one’s self and found the most rewarding “AHA” moment in the expression of the stripped down minimalist figure.
Upon reflection, I feel that Art is the triumph over chaos.
Even though painting wasn't my main degree during college, it is what drove me to start an artistic career.
So far I have received a lot of appreciation for my work at home, and hope this will also happen worldwide.
Personal exhibitions:
2015 - "Creative explorations" - Ioan Sima Museum of Art, Zalau, Romania
Group exhibitions:
2012 “Arts National Showroom” U.A.P. Gallery, Alba Iulia, Romania
2012 Double exhibition "Reinterpreted Reality & Stir of Echoes" Casino Centre of Urban Culture, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2012 "Ion Andreescu National Bienalle" 8th edition, Ion Andreescu Galleries, Buzau, Romania
2012 "Artisti salajeni la un salajean acasa" Ioan Sima Museum of Art, Zalau, Romania
2011 "UAD Gala" 7th edition, Grand Hotel Italia, Cluj-Napoca, Romania / "Ephemeral Shapes" Collection
2006 "Graduates Exhibition" Romul Ladea Highschool, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2005 "Charity Ball" Lions Club International, Zalau City Hall, Romania
Thank you for taking the time to get to know me a little!
I hope you will find my work interesting, at least... and never forget that artists gaze upon reality and create their own impressions. The viewer gazes upon the impression and creates his own reality. Either way, Art is the triumph over chaos!!!
Yours friendly,
Alexandra Dumitrescu
