Ivan-Condrache Laurentiu

Laurențiu Ivan-Condrache, a contemporary artist from the heart of Transylvania, channels his creativity through abstract painting, exploring soulful depths and transforming them into images of haunting beauty. Living in a rich artistic environment, with Western influences and supported by patronage, Condrache weaves his art with the aesthetic history from Michelangelo to Warhol, all inspired by Croce’s philosophical spirit.

His works are more than mere decorative pieces; they are unique creations, imprints of time, witnesses to emotions. In a world of rapid consumption and mass production, Condrache emphasizes the value of unique pieces, each carrying a part of his soul and capturing the precise moment of its creation. These works become bridges to the soul, visual dialogues that transcend the limits of time and space.

“Art does not reproduce the visible; rather, it makes visible what is not seen.” — Paul Klee

For Condrache, art is not just an expression but a spiritual journey, a form of immortality. Each painting is a manifesto of the desire to endure, to leave a visual legacy that remains beyond the passing of time. Through strong contrasts and vibrant colors, his paintings symbolize the ongoing struggle to preserve beauty in...

My name is Laurentiu IVAN-CONDRACHE (artist name Condrache), born 1980, in Tecuci, Galati County. I graduated in 2000 the Gheorghe Tattarescu High School of Fine Arts from Focsani, the painting section. One year before I had my first personal exhibition called The Night of the Fairies hosted in the People's Athenaeum Mr. Gheorghe Pastia from Focsani. I attended the military schools from Sibiu and in 2008 I graduated from the Faculty of Psychology. Since 2015 I have decided that my purpose is to be a visual artist. Until this decision I painted and drew, but not all my time was always assigned to art, having participated in various group exhibitions.

I have participated in various exhibitions organized by the Association of Plastic Artists form Targu Mures, Romania. I have started to have personal and group exhibitions in 1998. In 2017 I had tree personal exhibitions and I am not stopping ...
*1998 Group exhibition of the Focsani Art High School at the Cultural House Leopoldina Bălănuţă.
I participated with 9 artworks in ink. Focsani, Vrancea , Romania
*30.11.1998 Personal Exhibition in Focsani within the Athenaeum People's "Maior Gheorghe Pastia", Exhibition titled Night of Fairies, Focsani, Vrancea,Romania
* 2000 Collective exhibitions in Bucharest at different Ministries.
*2002 Personal exhibition in Sibiu within the Artillery School Ioan Voda .
*2010 Personal Exhibition in Focsani at the Cultural House Leopoldina Bălănuţă, Vrancea , Romania.
*2014 Personal Exhibition at the Army House in Focsani, Vrancea , Romania
*2016 Collective Exhibitions at the Unirea Gallery in Targu Mures, Romania
*2016 Participation at the Annual Art Gallery of Modern Art at the Unirea Gallery in Targu Mures, Romania
*23-30.07.2017 Painting Camp "Casa Raditoiu" Sovata, Mures, Romania
*2016 Collective Art Exhibitions in Medieval Citadel in Targu Mures, Mures, Romania
*02-10.09.2017 Painting Camp ...