Elisabeta Stan

Visual Artist and Designer | Exploring Color and Motion through Abstract Organic Minimalism and Digital Art

I've always been attracted to belle arts, architecture, the lives of artists and I've been drawing and painting since I can remember. During my doctoral studies at the University of Art in Cluj (2013-2017), I discovered a closer understanding of purist philosophy and the simplicity of abstract art through the works of Mondrian, Malevich, and Kandinsky (the pioneers of abstract art), with whom I resonate in a special way. Inspired by several architects and designers of the 20th-21st century such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, Mies van der Rohe, as well as painters like Rene Magritte, Mark Rothko, and Yayoi Kusama, I shape a minimalist, personal neo-modern style that is less oriented towards rigorously exact, geometric, sharp or straight forms (such as Mondrian or Malevich), but rather towards natural, fluid, energetic, or harmonious organics, closer to the works of Juan Miro, Hadid, and Kusama.

I always find multiple conceptual interpretations around the same subject interesting. Various levels of reading art pieces create depth and content through reflection. Some of my works linger on the idea of space representing modern lo...

2013-2017
University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca
Visual Arts PhD

2011-2013
Babes-Bolyai University
Master's Degree in Media Production, Communication Sciences Field

2009-2011
University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca
Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

2006-2009
George Enescu National University of Iasi
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Design (BFA) - Design

2013 'Young students' entrance design, permanent solo exhibition, Faculty of Political, Administrative and Communication Sciences (FSPAC) Hq 1 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2014 Cafeteria mural decorative project, permanent solo exhibition, FSPAC Hq 2 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2017 'Young art show 10', collective exhibition | Trebatice, Slovakia
2017 'Hypermodernity and Design', Solo exhibition, Casa Matei | Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2019 Hallway mural illustrations, permanent solo artworks, FSPAC Hq 2 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2019 Window illustrations, permanent solo artworks, Centrul Regional Bucuresti (CRB) al Bancii Transilvania, etaj 1 | Bucharest, Romania
2021 Eastern European Game Art Showcase, collective exhibition | online
2021 Bucharest Gaming Week, collective exhibition | Bucharest, Romania
2021 DevPlay Conference, collective exhibition | online
2022 Decorative mural designs for several study spaces inside Hq 1, collaborative artworks | Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2022 Decorative mural designs for several study spaces inside Hq 2, collaborative artworks | Cluj-Napoca, Romania