Horea Ciontea

My sculpture explores the relationship between stone, movement, light and space. I approach each block of stone as a material with its own character, allowing its natural color, veining and weight to become part of the final work.

Through carving, cutting, hollowing and polishing, I create organic forms that appear to emerge from within the stone. I am particularly interested in the tension between mass and void, weight and balance, solidity and movement. Openings, separations and points of contact are not merely structural elements; they create moments of visual tension and invite light to become part of the sculpture.

My surfaces alternate between highly polished areas and traces of the carving process, creating a dialogue between refinement and raw material. I seek to transform the apparent permanence and heaviness of stone into a sense of movement, energy and inner transformation.

For me, sculpture is a process of discovering what the stone can become while preserving something of what it already is.

High School of Arts in Sibiu, Romania
Sculpture

University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Sculpture

Chianciano Biennale 2026
Chianciano Art Museum, Chianciano Terme, Italy
Selected Artist — Sculpture
15–29 August 2026