Augustin RăZvan Radu

My artistic practice is rooted primarily in oil painting, supplemented by acrylics and drawn studies that serve as conceptual blueprints for larger visual investigations. Central to my work is the exploration of memory, collective trauma, societal structures, and the silent narratives embedded within human and architectural forms.
Working predominantly in series, I examine moments of historical and personal inflection. From the bullet-pitted facades of the 1989 Romanian Revolution to the claustrophobic isolation of pandemic architecture, my canvases capture space not merely as physical structures, but as witnesses to time and power. Subsequent series—exploring themes ranging from religious iconography and socio-political uniforms to contemporary notions of beauty and survival—further reflect a continuous inquiry into how human vulnerability manifests beneath rigid institutional or cultural surfaces.
Through a dense, deliberate application of paint and a nuanced handling of texture and light, I seek to create a space of confrontation and quiet contemplation—where the canvas functions both as an archive of historical resonance and an open mirror for the viewer.

2016 Master of Fine Arts, Painting, National University of Arts, Bucharest,Romania
2014 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, National University of Arts, Bucharest, Romania

SOLO EXIBITIONS:
2022 Through the Looking Glass Dana Gallery, Iasi
2021 Mirrors 2.0.21 Senso Gallery, Bucharest
2019 The imminence of life in the sensitive shell ArtHalle Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2019 LSD GMP Solutions, Bucharest, Romania
2018 S.O.S. 1001Arte Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2018 PAN - PAN (Sincere Flight Security Instructions), Theodor Costescu Palace, Drobeta Turnu-Severin, Romania
2018 Presummer Mood AHK Romania
2016 CS 1.9.89 Jecza Gallery, Timisoara, Romania


GROUP EXIBITIONS:
2022 Tris de pictura Senso Gallery, Bucharest
2022 Why a story rather than the field of it? Senso Gallery, Bucharest

2020 What's next? National Library Bucharest, Romania
2019 Portretul ilegalistului la 30 de ani 1001 Arte Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2019 Distant closeness, intimate expanse FIVE Plus Art Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2019 Filth La Borna Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2018 Work in Progress ArtHalle Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
2018 National Salon of Contemporary Art - National Museum of Art, Bucharest, Romania
2018 Grup 47 Caminul Artei, Bucharest, Romania
2018 Bestiar 2 1001Arte Gallery, Bucharest,...