Roxana Luiza Stamate

I work in the field of security and intelligence, where much of my professional life revolves around research, analysis, understanding complex situations, and making sense of an ever-changing world. It is a field that has strengthened my analytical nature, attention to detail, and curiosity about people and the forces that shape their experiences.

Outside of my professional work, drawing has always been one of my greatest passions and a completely different way of expressing how I see the world. I have been drawing since childhood, and art gives me the freedom to move beyond analysis and communicate through emotion, imagination, and visual storytelling.

I am particularly drawn to portraiture and the human figure, exploring not only physical features but also what may exist beneath the surface. My work increasingly combines realism with symbolic and surreal elements, reflecting themes such as identity, resilience, vulnerability, inner strength, and transformation.

After taking a long break from drawing while focusing on my education and career, I recently returned to art and rediscovered how important this part of myself is to me. Today, my analytical and creative sides coexist: one helps me understand the world around me, while ...