Cristiana Ilie

In her work, Cristiana Ilie explores and utilises experimental printmaking, photography, moving image, mixed media techniques in order to express philosophical concepts in visually colourful and abstract ways. Influenced by the process-driven nature of printmaking and attributes of chance and serendipity inherent in surrealist art and thinking, her works explore human nature, negotiating the contrast between subjective and objective views.

When finding a meaningful void of
explanatory and specific images, your self can instinctively fill it. From here, the imagery
of the artwork can be experienced as existing in itself, or as a representative image
which leads to a pataphysical perception, where a lot of imaginary solutions for the
unknown start to appear, in order to fill the absurdity of a void.
It is a response to a state.
It is a continuation of a concept.
It is analyzing the
philosophical nature of perception, existence and identity in an interactive way on a
personal inner level.

BA (Hons) Fine Art and Illustration
Coventry School of Art & Design

2017 Transference, Northampton
2016 From East To West With Love, Coventry
2016 Justified, Avenue Gallery, Northampton
2016 A Palm in a Grapefruit, Meter Room Studios, Coventry
2016 Notes to Self, University of Northampton School of the Arts
2015 Open Electric, Congleton, UK
2015 Lichfield Prize Finalist – Field of Vision, Lichfield
2015 Creation Began With Boom La La Loom and Doom Goes Boom, Coventry, London
2015 Young Romanians Collective, York
2015 Earlsdon Festival Arts Trail, Coventry
2015 Coventry University Drawing Prize, Rugby, Hinkley
2015 L’artishe Gallery, Printmaking Exhibition Swanage
2015 International Print Show El Minia University, Egypt
2014 International Mini Print Exhibition Bangor, Northen Ireland
2014 Nausea, Whitefriars, Coventry
2014 Alienation, Lanchester Gallery, Coventry