Valentina Brostean

Valentina Brostean was born in Novi Sad, Serbia. After spending over a decade in Turin (Italy, from 2011 until 2021.) she is now residing in Barcelona (Spain). Brostean holds a BFA in Graphic Design and an MFA in Illustration from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Novi Sad. Brostean is a multi-disciplinary visual artist with over 15 years of experience in the creative world- working both with traditional and digital mediums. Her bold eclectic style, often described as “new contemporary figuration” is specific for its use of courageous, unexpected compositions and unique, striking imagery. In her personal work, she has been strongly interested in exploring different aspects of human nature – subconscious, emotional states, dreams, as well as social relations and conditions between humans. Brostean is a master at deconstructing the obvious reality in order to reconstruct it again– the result of a perpetual journey, a constant search for identity, and the complexity of meanings. When it comes to the field of applied art, Brostean has specialized in editorial and fashion illustration, experimenting often with collage, using both traditional and digital tools as well. Her work has been published in numerous books, magazines,...

MFA 2009 (Master of Fine Arts degree), Academy of Arts Novi Sad/department for graphic design and illustration, Area of Specialization: ILLUSTRATION | GRAPHIC DESIGN / BOOK DESIGN

BFA 2006 (Bachelor of Fine Arts degree), Academy of Arts Novi Sad/department for graphic design and illustration

SOLO SHOWS:

2019 Krokodil center/ Engaging words, Belgrade, RS | Jednom smo bili mi | Digital collage series
2019 Kulturni centar LAB, Novi Sad, RS | U okeanu postojanja | Digital collage series
2019 Galerija Stepeniste, Sumatovacka | U okeanu postojanja | Digital collage series
2018 Zivi Atelje DK, Zagreb, Croatia | Drawings series “Only us, humans”
2013 “Amantes cultural center”, Torino, Italy - mixed media works “Samsara”
2012 “Dorothy Circus Gallery”, Rome, Italy - paintings “Last drop of innocence”
2012 “Galo Art Gallery”, Torino, Italy - paintings “visiONs OFF an empty mind”
2011 “Pagus Gallery”, Philadelphia, USA - serial of paintings ”Circle of life”
2011 “Fache Arts” Gallery Miami, USA - paintings and drawings, selection
2010 “Belgrade cultural center”, mixed media illustrations “Why ladybirds eat people?”
2009 “Fache Arts” Gallery Miami, USA - paintings and drawings “Stories from a Neverland”

GROUP SHOWS (SELECTION):
2016 “June box show” Baker + Hasseldenzgallery, CA, USA
2016 “Svelata- erotic extracts from Italian scene”, Gallery Cell 63, Berlin, Germany
2015 "Coexist or die show”, by “Arte in Barriera foundation”, Turin - Rome, IT
2015 "Storybook show", curated by Warholian journalist Micha...