Alina Negrea

             
My name is Alina Negrea,I was born in 1996 and I live in Brașov, Romania,a town situated at the foot of the mountaints. Since childhood I’ve leaned towards the artistic side, drawing and painting becoming a refuge for the reserved and introverted child at that time. I’ve decided to deepen the painting field in 2019 and began attending different courses.
I paint with oil colours, although I’ve tried other mediums including acrylics. I don’t have a well defined painting process, an idea can come from a simple thought or perhaps a lucid dream. I am aware of my thoughts and I wake up to note everything down. Even though I use photographs as a reference point, I run them through my own filter and try to add new elements or alter them completely. I juggle in this way, with abstract elements that come in completion of the final work.
I am in the search for my own personal aesthetic and I don’t think I have a style at the moment. This is my vision and my ability to transpose a subject to the painting surface at this time. I try to take the beauty and the kindness from this world and simultaneously draw attention to the downside that comes along with them.
      Although I don’t have academic studies, I’ve invest...

EXPERIENCE
              Magda Vacariu Art School Brașov 2019-2020, drawing and painting study
       ALPAY EFE, workshop in person, Sevillia, Galeria Roja , 2022
       STEVE FORSTER (New York Academy of Art) , workshop online, 2022 
       ALPAY EFE, workshop in person, Berlin, Gallery Good, 2023 
       STEVE FORSTER (New York Academy of Art), workshop online,painterly portraits – 2023 

Solo exhibitions:

-Speak your truth- Centrul Cultural Apollonia,Brasov - 13 October- 13 November 2024

  Colective exhibitions FII ARTA(III edition) , Casino Sinaia 6 may-11 june 2023- one of my works has been selected for permanent exhibition at Regal Casino Sinaia.
      Blue Bienale Oxymoron- group exhibition
 01.10- 05.11.2023 , Brasov Opera/Kronart gallery Brasov
Emotions ( 3 exhibitors) - Casino Sinaia -2 feb-17 march 2024
Tempus Vernum- Galeria 9, 15 march-19 april 2024