Bio
I am a self-taught artist. I started in 2021 looking for a way to express my emotions, as an artistic experiment during the pandemic, combining the pyrogravure technique with fire and various other materials.
The fragility is strengthened by the strength of the wood, and the beauty changes depending on the angle of the viewer. In order for the work to be completed, I used fire to create a story through its flames. Also, by burning, fire changes and transforms the work. In order to control the fire, its intensity and the speed of its movement on the wood, I myself must have good self-control. In each work I combine techniques and substances so that I can control and master the burning times as well as the burning intensity so as not to cause damage to the work.
Each work is an experiment and a lesson in self-control in equal measure. In this way, I combined my knowledge of psychology and chemistry so that, through the complexity of my knowledge, I could express my emotions, my experiences and exceed the limits. In order to improve my technique, I studied new art techniques at Metafora Studio Arts in Barcelona, which I combine with my technique to improve and diversify my artistic expression.
I came back to Romania to learn to combine my art with technology and continue to evolve as an artist. I learned and I continue to learn the language of art on my own and I continue to develop my own technique, the message conveyed through art and the mode of exposure through continuous learning and the combination of various techniques and working methods.
I received every award, mention or expositions in exhibitions after participating in competitions. I fight, I struggle and I want to break barriers and walls of preconceptions.
I showed that it is possible, by breaking down your own fears, to find a place to convey your message through art and to preserve your unicity. Fire is my partner because it awakens fear and is misunderstood as you and me. Stay here to know it better. I, in the end, remain only a human.
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Born 1985, Bucharest, Romania
I discovered the secret of pyrography and burned wood in 2021, during the pandemic, as a way of expressing personal emotions. The role of fire in my art is not to destroy, but to tell a story and transform.
EDUCATION:
2008 - Bachelor's degree in psychology at Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest,
2011 - Master's degree in Cognitive-Behavioral Psychotherapies Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest,
2023 - Block 4 and 5, Training Program at Metafora Studio Arts, Barcelona
CERTIFICATION:
2023 - Professional Training Diploma for Curator, National Institute for Cultural Research and Training, INCFC, Bucharest,
MEMBERSHIP:
May 2024: Europeana Network Association, ENA, Europeana Foundation from Netherlands, Funded by European Union.
EXHIBITIONS AND ARTISTIC RECOGNITION
May 2024 - Sep 2024 - Present Share, Tag or Dye by Allkimik. The international exhibition, "Share, Tag or Dye" in the third edition, has been seen in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi, Timisoara, Roma and Barcelona.
Feb 2024 - Certificate Award: Global Art Virtuoso Elite Artistic Career Achievement Award by Contemporary Art Collectors, Madrid, Spain.
Oct 2023 - Group Exhibition for generative artworks made following the NextGeneration program. Organized by the Elite Art by UNESCO Association at ARCUB.
I have exhibited a new form of artwork of “Dark Angel” and “Rocks or what do you want to see “
Sep 2023 - Present Share, Tag or Dye by Allkimik. The international exhibition, "Share, Tag or Dye" in the second edition, has been seen in Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi, Timisoara and Barcelona.
I have participated due to an open call with a work of mine ("My Angel") presented in a maze of printed cyanotype works.
Jun 2023 Barcelona Open Art at Art Number23 Collective exhibition of the selected artists based on the open call made by the gallery Art Number 23 from Barcelona.
I have exhibited "Self-portrait on a Dry Note" and "Phoenix-Perspectives".
Jun 2023 Barcelona Open Studios at Metafora Art Studio
I have been selected to present 2 of my works done in my period of study: "Burned Heart, piece of a puzzle" and "Angel or Demon".
Sep 2022 — Oct 2022 Bucharest Share, Tag or Dye by Allkimik The international exhibition, "Share, Tag or Dye" in the first edition, has been seen in Bucharest.
I have participated due to an open call with a work of mine ("Discover me -Self-portrait") printed on textile.
2022 and 2023 Luxembourg Art Prize at Pinacotheque, Private Museum. The Luxembourg Art Prize is an annual international artistic prize organized by the Pinacotheque, a private museum located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Every year, the Prize aims to discover talents, amateur or professional, regardless of age and nationality.
I have been offered an official certificate to acknowledge the artistic achievement for my mixed art ("Love in Peace", "For better or for worse", "Gifted Rose" and "Running to freedom").
PUBLISHED:
Apr 2024 - Contemporary Art Collectors Magazine - The Luxury Collection of Contemporary Artistry, Issue No 1 Spring 2024.
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS:
May 2025 — Digital Storytelling Festival - Online creative workshops by Europeana Foundation, EU;
May 2024 — Digital Storytelling Festival - Online creative workshops by Europeana Foundation, EU;
May 2024 — RAD Curatorial - Curating Change discussion series, by RAD Art Fair, Bucharest;
Oct 2023 - “Workshops on Contemporary art and its publics”, dialogue exercise for mapping artistic area from Romania and Norway, by Praksis, Oslo and Art Encounters Foundation, Timisoara;
Oct 2023 - Nov 2023 “Competitiveness for artisans “ to develop marketing and promotion skills for artisans, by Bridge Language Study House Association, Cluj-Napoca;
Sep 2023 — Oct 2023 NextGeneration - Research, creation and education program in Generative Art at Elite Art Club by UNESCO, Bucharest.
