Member of the Association of Professional Artists of Austria / Berufsvereinigung der Bildenden Künstler Österreichs

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Group Exhibitions

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2019.11 Nominated for "Kitz Art Award 2019", Kitzbühel, Austria_See nomination here

 

2019.11 “The South West Academy Open Exhibition 2019” Exeter Castle, United Kingdom_Online Catalogue

 

2019.11 "Eigene Sicht der Dinge 2019" Association of Professional Artists of Austria, Kunstsalon Schönbrunn, Wien, Austria

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2019.11 "VAO Visual Art Open 2019" Chester, United Kingdom_See finalist here

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2019.04 "Micro" Air Gallery, Manchester, United Kingdom

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2018.11 “The South West Academy Open Exhibition 2018” Exeter Castle, United Kingdom_Online Catalogue

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2018.02 “Printmakers at Town Mill Arts” Town Mill Galleries, Lyme Regis, United Kingdom

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2017 “Nonesuch Art of Paper Awards” Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada_Online Catalogue

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Education

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2003 - 2008 Bachelor of Arts & Design at the University of Arts and Design in Timisoara, Romania

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Artist Statement

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My work combines sculpture with painting. The sculptures are made entirely out of paper recycled from my own household. The main shape is built in a dry technique and only the last few layers of paper are added in wet technique. Between the last few layers of paper, I sometimes polish the shapes with sandpaper. Colour is added at the last stage and in the very end, the whole work is sealed with a protective lack.

In my shapes I am re-imagining and re-shaping my motives, hoping to awaken awareness, understanding, and desire to protect our environment. I always look for equilibrium, for space, the connection between the inner and outer world, the energy that keeps it all together.

I create sculptures because I like tactile objects. With the protective coat I use on my work (last layer of lack), my artwork becomes tangible for everyone. I would like people to come closer to my work, hold it in their own hands, feel its texture. What sensations are being awakened?

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