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Florin Mihai

Romania

My artistic practice blends photography, drawing, and gilding into a unique mixed media technique th...

About the artist

Florin Mihai

Joined In 2018

(3 Followers)

About the artist

Florin Mihai

Joined In 2018

(3 Followers)

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My artistic practice blends photography, drawing, and gilding into a unique mixed media technique that transforms real-world scenes into evocative visual statements. Working primarily with black ink on my own photographs, I meticulously enhance these compositions by hand, using accents of gold and silver foil applied onto stretched canvas. This approach bridges the realms of traditional image-making and contemporary material expression.

The subject matter of my work ranges from urban skylines, industrial architecture, and quiet suburban corners, to natural landscapes, forests, still life, and street scenes. I am drawn to moments of stillness, symmetry, and light everyday environments elevated through composition and surface treatment. The gilded elements lend both luminosity and a sense of timelessness, highlighting select architectural lines, reflections, foliage, or sky. This gives my pieces a graphic clarity and tactile richness while preserving the emotional imprint of the original photographic moment.

Each piece is printed and worked manually, resulting in a distinctive fusion of photorealistic detail and abstract surface play. My use of metallic leaf is not merely decorative, it invites the viewer to pause and reflect, reve...

1990 - 1992 Graduate photography course of Art School - Piatra Neamt, Romania

2025 - Group Exhibition, Autonom Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2024 - Group Exhibition, Sestri Art Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2023 - Group Exhibition, "Lascar Vorel" Art Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2022 - Group Exhibition, Cupola Public Library, Piatra Neamt.
2021 - Group Exhibition, Rawissant, Piatra Neamt.
2019 - Group Exhibition, Sestri Art Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2018 - Group Exhibition of Photography "Time" RotarAct Club, Rotary International / District 2241, Romania.
2017 - Group Exhibition "City Days" Piatra Neamt.
2015 - Group Exhibition "City Days" Piatra Neamt.
2009 - Group exhibition "Human Art Expo", April 2009, Jurmala, Latvia.
2009 - Artist-in-Residence, Camac - Centre D'Art, Marney sur Seine, France.
2009 - Group exhibition, "Vii si Vie", February - March 2009, "George Apostu" Cultural Center, Bacau.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Human Art Expo", Bucharest, December 17, 2008, Romania.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Salonul de iarna", UAP-Neamt Gallery, Piatra Neamt, Romania.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Next Step", Gabrichidze Gallery, September 20, Brussels, Belgium.
2008 - Group exhibition, "Lights - Shadows", 2008, "7 Pietre" Gallery, Piatra Neamt.
2008 - Personal exhibition, "Dialogues in black and white" at the Piatra Neamt Local Council.
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