Alexandra Dumitrescu

*There is no abstract art, you must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.
This has stuck with me and is what I relate to the most.

Wether it’s spontaneous or intentional my work is deeply personal. Expressing through art is my way of communicating all the elusive feelings that I otherwise keep hidden. Right then, in the process of creation the boundaries become non-existent and I let myself be exposed, vulnerable and even controlled by the art that unfolds. What surfaces looks to me like an emotional battle, one that leaves room for individuals to insert their own feelings and find their subjective winners. I use different techniques, textures, contrasting colors and bold strokes in paintings that most often become figurative due to my need of understanding the bases of human emotions. I was able to construct and deconstruct the human figure in the aimed attempt to get to the most intrinsic part of one’s self and found the most rewarding “AHA” moment in the expression of the stripped down minimalist figure.

They say artists gaze upon reality and create their own impressions. The viewer gazes upon the impression and creates his own reality. Either way, Art is the triumph over chaos!!!

2006 - 2009 - Art and Design University in Cluj-Napoca
2002 - 2006 - Romul Ladea Fine Arts Highschool in Cluj-Napoca

Personal exhibitions:

2015 - Creative explorations - Ioan Sima Museum of Art, Zalau, Romania

Group exhibitions:

2012 ­ - Arts National Showroom - U.A.P. Gallery, Alba Iulia, Romania
2012 - Double Exhibition - Reinterpreted Realities & Stir Of Echoes - Casino Urban Cultural Center, Cluj-Napoca
2012 - Ion Andreescu National Biennale VIII-th Edition - Ion Andreescu Galleries, Buzau
2012 - Artisti salajeni la un salajean acasa - Ioan Sima Art Museum, Zalau
2011 - U.A.D. Galla XVII-th Edition / Ephemeral Shapes Collection - Grand Hotel Italia, Cluj-Napoca
2006 - Graduates Exhibition - Romul Ladea Highschool, Cluj-Napoca
2005 - Charity Ball - Lions Club International - Zalau City Hall